Exodus
Exodus 1:1–2
1These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 1:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | וְאֵ֗לֶּה | wə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the names | שְׁמוֹת֙ | šə·mō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8034 name |
| of the sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| who went | הַבָּאִ֖ים | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יְמָה | miṣ·rā·yə·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| with | אֵ֣ת | ’êṯ | Preposition | H854 with |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| each | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| with his family | וּבֵית֖וֹ | ū·ḇê·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
Exodus 1:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben | רְאוּבֵ֣ן | rə·’ū·ḇên | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7205 Reuben |
| Simeon | שִׁמְע֔וֹן | šim·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8095 Shimon |
| Levi | לֵוִ֖י | lê·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
| and Judah | וִיהוּדָֽה׃ | wî·hū·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 1:1 1 Chronicles 2:1–2 · Genesis 46:8–26 · Genesis 35:23–26
Exodus 1:2 Genesis 35:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.