KJV King James Version
And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
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Genesis 46:8
And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
WEB World English Bible
These are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
ASV American Standard Version
And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these are the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Jacob’s first-born, Reuben.
Surrounding context — Genesis 46
5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
7 His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
8 And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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וְאֵ֨לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseשְׁמ֧וֹתH8034 · shemnameבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelהַבָּאִ֥יםH935 · boto come (in): comeמִצְרַ֖יְמָהH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptיַעֲקֹ֣בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobוּבָנָ֑יוH1121 · benson: childבְּכֹ֥רH1060 · be.khorfirstbornיַעֲקֹ֖בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobרְאוּבֵֽן׃H7205 · re.u.venReuben
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 33:6Let Reuben live, and not die; and let [not] his men be few.1 Chronicles 2:1-55These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,Exodus 1:1-5Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.Genesis 29:1-30Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.Numbers 2:10-13On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben [shall be] Elizur the son of Shedeur.Numbers 26:4-11[Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.1 Chronicles 8:1-40Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,Numbers 1:20-21And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;Numbers 1:5And these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the tribe of] Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.Exodus 6:14-18These [be] the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these [be] the families of Reuben.Genesis 35:22-23And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard [it]. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:Genesis 49:1-33And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you [that] which shall befall you in the last days.
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