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Genesis 46:9-15

The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.

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These are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three. The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls. The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin. To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. The son of Dan: Hushim. The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls were seven. All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, in addition to Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six. The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

    The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

    The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.

    The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

    These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

    And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

    And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

    And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

    And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

    These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

    And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

    And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

    And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Iob, and Shimron.

    And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

    These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

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  • Numbers 26:26-27 (v14) The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v15 Or, persons.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v12 Gen 46:12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv10, 12, 15 Ohad is not mentioned in those parallel places, because…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv9–15 And the sons of Reuben, Hanoch, and Phallu, and…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v12 Verse 12. The sons of Pharez were Hezron and…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv9, 10, 12, 15 Hesron and Charmi were probably born in Egypt, as…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v12 12. Hezron and Hamul — The probable reason for…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv9–15 9. = Exo_6:14; Num_26:5-6.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv9–15 (9) Reuben has four sons: Hanoch, Phallu, Hezron, Carmi.…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv9–15 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, or Dedicated;" the…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v12 Er, Onan, Shelah
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