Genesis

Genesis 46:16–18

16The sons of Gad: Ziphion,f Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi,g and Areli.

17The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

18These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah — whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all.

Footnotes

  • f 46:16 SP and LXX Zephon; see also Numbers 26:15|NUM 26:15.
  • g 46:16 Arodi is a variant of Arod; see Numbers 26:17|NUM 26:17.

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Genesis 46:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Gadגָ֔דḡāḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1410 Gad
Ziphionצִפְי֥וֹןṣip̄·yō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH6837 Tsiphjon
Haggiוְחַגִּ֖יwə·ḥag·gîConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2291 Chaggi, Chaggite
Shuniשׁוּנִ֣יšū·nîNoun - proper - masculine singularH7764 Shuni
Ezbonוְאֶצְבֹּ֑ןwə·’eṣ·bōnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH675 Etsbon
Eriעֵרִ֥י‘ê·rîNoun - proper - masculine singularH6179 Eri
Arodiוַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖יwa·’ă·rō·w·ḏîConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH722 Arodite
and Areliוְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃wə·’ar·’ê·lîConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH692 Areli

Genesis 46:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The childrenוּבְנֵ֣יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר’ā·šêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH836 Asher
Imnahיִמְנָ֧הyim·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3232 Jimnah
Ishvahוְיִשְׁוָ֛הwə·yiš·wāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3438 Jishvah
Ishviוְיִשְׁוִ֥יwə·yiš·wîConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3440 Jishvi
Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֖הū·ḇə·rî·‘āhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1283 Beriah
and their sisterאֲחֹתָ֑ם’ă·ḥō·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH269 sister
Serahוְשֶׂ֣רַחwə·śe·raḥConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8294 Serach
The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Beriahבְרִיעָ֔הḇə·rî·‘āhNoun - proper - masculine singularH1283 Beriah
Heberחֶ֖בֶרḥe·ḇerNoun - proper - masculine singularH2268 Cheber
and Malchielוּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃ū·mal·kî·’êlConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4439 Malkiel

Genesis 46:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Theseאֵ֚לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בlə·ya·‘ă·qōḇPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
bornוַתֵּ֤לֶדwat·tê·leḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Zilpahזִלְפָּ֔הzil·pāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH2153 Zilpah
whomאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Labanלָבָ֖ןlā·ḇānNoun - proper - masculine singularH3837 Laban
gaveנָתַ֥ןnā·ṯanVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to his daughterבִתּ֑וֹḇit·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1323 daughter
Leahלְלֵאָ֣הlə·lê·’āhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3812 Leah
sixteenשֵׁ֥שׁšêšNumber - feminine singular constructH8337 six
in allנָֽפֶשׁ׃nā·p̄ešNoun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Cross-references

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Genesis 46:16 Numbers 26:15–17 · Genesis 30:11

Genesis 46:17 Genesis 30:13 · Genesis 49:20

Genesis 46:18 Genesis 29:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.