KJV King James Version
These [are] the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, [even] sixteen souls.
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Genesis 46:18
These [are] the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, [even] sixteen souls.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
WEB World English Bible
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
ASV American Standard Version
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These are sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she beareth these to Jacob—sixteen persons.
Surrounding context — Genesis 46
15 These [be] the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters [were] thirty and three.
16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
18 These [are] the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, [even] sixteen souls.
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
21 And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
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אֵ֚לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childזִלְפָּ֔הH2153 · zil.pahZilpahאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנָתַ֥ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָבָ֖ןH3837 · la.vanLabanלְלֵאָ֣הH3812 · le.ahLeahבִתּ֑וֹH1323 · batdaughterוַתֵּ֤לֶדH3205 · ya.ladto begetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֵ֙לֶּה֙H428 · el.lehtheseלְיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobשֵׁ֥שׁH8337 · sheshsixעֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240 · a.sartenנָֽפֶשׁ׃H5315 · ne.pheshsoul
Cross-references
Genesis 29:24And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid [for] an handmaid.Genesis 30:9-13When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.Genesis 35:26And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these [are] the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.Exodus 1:4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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