Genesis

Genesis 46:8

⁸Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now these	וְאֵ֨לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the names	שְׁמ֧וֹת	šə·mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
of the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֣ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and his descendants	וּבָנָ֑יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
who went	הַבָּאִ֥ים	hab·bā·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יְמָה	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Reuben	רְאוּבֵֽן׃	rə·’ū·ḇên	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7205 Reuben
Jacob’s	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
firstborn	בְּכֹ֥ר	bə·ḵōr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.