The Pulpit Commentary — Genesis — Section 554

"Expectation" (Gesenius); Zephon (Numb. Benjamin ; a plausible explanation of which :nvi. 16)-and Haggi,-ff Festive" (Gcse- is that Benjamin's sons died early, anrl were nius)-Shuni, - ff Quiet" (Gesenius)- and replaced in the list of heads of families by two Esbon,-ff Toiling" (Murphy) ; named Ozni of Bela's sons who had been named after them (Numb. xxvi. 16)-Eri,-" Guardin~" {Gese- {Keil, Murphy, Inglis, et alii). In the same nius) - and Arodi, - " Wild Ass ' {Gese- table of mishpachoth the names of Becher, nius), " Rover" (M IIIJ>hy), "Descendants" Gera, and Rosh have been omitted, and that (Lo.nge); styledArod (Numb. xxvi. 17)-and probably for a similar reason-that they died Areli-ff Lion of El" (Murphy), "Son of a. either without issue, or without a number Hero" (Gesenius), "Heroic" (Lange). of descendants large enough to fonn inde- Ver. 17 .-And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, pendent families. -"Prosperity" (Gesenius)-and lshuah,- Ver. 22.-These a.re the sons of Re.chel, ff Even," "Level" (Gesenius)-and Isui,- which were born to J"acob: a.11 the souls " Even," " Level" (Gesenins) : they ma7. were fourteen. have been twins-and lleriah,-" Gift ' Ver. 23.-And the sons of Dan; Huehim (Gesenius), " In Evil " (Murphy) - and - " Those who make haste" (Gesenius); de- Serah-" Abundance" (Gesenius), " Over- signated Shuham in Numb. xxvi. 42. flow" (Murphy)-their sister: and the sons -Ver. 24.-And the sons ofNaphtali; Jah- of lleriah; Heber, - "Fellowship" (Gese- zeel,-" Allotted by God" (Gesenius)-a.nd nius)-and Malchiel- ff King of El" (Gese- Guni, - "Painted" (Gesenius), "Dyecl" nius, Murphy), ".IIIy king is El" (Lange). (Murphy), "Protected" (Lange)-and J"ezer, Ver. HI.-These are the sons of Zilpah, - " Image, 11 "Form" (Gesenius, Lange, ]i.!ur- whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, phy) - and Shillem - "Retribution" (Ge- and these she bare unto Jacob, even six- senius), "Avenger" (Lange). teen souls, Ver. 25.-These are the sons of llilha.h, Ver. 19.-The sons of Rachel Jacob's which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, wife (cf. eh. xliv. 27); Joseph and llen- and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls jamin. were seven. Ver. 20.-And unto Joseph in the land of Vers. 26, 27.-All the souls that ea.me Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, with Jacob into Egypt, which came out which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, priest of On bare unto him {videch. xli. 60). all the souls were threescore a.nd six ; and The LXX., having probably transferred them the sons of Joseph, which were born him from 1 Chron. vii. 14, o.ppend the words, in Egypt, were two souls : all the eouls 'Eyivovro OE vloi l\lavaaaij, ov" frEICEV ailrw of the house of Jaoob, which came into ;, ,ra'/\'11.a,:,) ,; l:vpa rov Maxip. Maxip OE Egypt, were threescore and ten. Accord- lyivvr,,n TOV ra'/1.aao. l'ioi OE •E,ppa'iµ ao,'11.,poii ing to the LXX. the number of Joseph's Mavaaaij• l:ovra'/1.adµ ,ea, 'faaµ-l'ioi OE l:ovr- sons wu nine ; and the number of those a'/1.adµ 'Eowµ. Since they nre not to be found who came with Jacob into Egypt seventy. in the Samarito.n text, Rosenmiiller thinks five, o. number o.dopted by Stephen (Acts vii. they may have been origino.lly written on 14). The a.pparent confusion in these dif. the margin, and thence by some subsequent ferent numbers, sixty-six, seventy, seventy- copyist transferred to the text. five, will diso.ppear if it be observed tbit the Ver. 21.-And the sons of llenjamin were first takes no a.ccount of Jacob, Joseph, l\Io.- Belah, - "Devouring" {Gesenius) ; tho o.n- no.sseh, o.nd Ephraim, while they o.re as pal- cient no.me of Zoo.r, one of the cities in the pably included in the second computiltion, Jordo.n circle (eh. :riv. 2)-and lleoher,-" a and tho.t Stephen simply add~, to the seventy Young Co.mel" (Gesenius)-and Aehbel,- of ver. 27 the five grandsons of Joseph who " Opinion of God" (Gesenius), "Sprout" are mentioned in the Septuagint version, from {Lnnge), "Short" J (Murphy)-Gera, - "a. which he quoted, or to the sixty-sb: of ver. Gro.in" (Gesenius), "Fighter" 1 (Lange)- 26 the nine mentioned above, consisting of and Naaman, - "Pleo.santness" {Gesenius) Jacob, Joseph, Manasseh, Ephraim, o.nd Jo- -Ehi,-" Brotherly" {Lo.nge, Murphy) ; = seph's five grandsons, thus mo.king seventy- Ehud, "Joining together" (Gesenius), 1 five in a.II. There is thus no irreconcilable Chron. viii. 6; styled Ahiram {Numb. xxvi. contradiction between the Hebrew,.historinn 38)-and Bosh,-" Heo.d" (Gesenius)-Mup- o.nd the Christio.n orator. pim,-" Adorned One" (Lange) ; = Shupham Ver. 28.-And he sent J'udah before him (Numb. xxvi. 88) o.nd Shephupham (1 Chron. unto Joseph (the noble quo.lities displayed viii. 6), " Serpent" 1 (Gesenius)-and Hup- by Judah ho.d manifestly secured, as they pim,-" Coverings" {Gesenius), or Huphnm had certo.inly merited, the alfectionafo culmir- (Numb. xxvi. 89)-and Ard-"Fugitive," o.tion and hea.rty confidence of the aged patri- "Rover" {Murphy), "Ruler" I (Lo.nge). In arch), to direct his fa.ea unto Goshen ;-i. e. .Numb. x:x:vi. 40 Ne.aman nnd Ard are gh-en that Joseph might rnpply him with the 11,9 the sons of Belo., aud the grandsons of necessary instrnctions for conducting the  604 nm nooK OF GENlSIS. tea. XLVI. 1-34,