The Israelites Oppressed

These are the names of the sons of Israel(A) who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:

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Israel’s Sons(A)

These were the sons of Israel:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

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These are the names of the sons of Israel(A) (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:

Reuben the firstborn(B) of Jacob.

The sons of Reuben:(C)

Hanok, Pallu,(D) Hezron and Karmi.(E)

10 The sons of Simeon:(F)

Jemuel,(G) Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar(H) and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 The sons of Levi:(I)

Gershon,(J) Kohath(K) and Merari.(L)

12 The sons of Judah:(M)

Er,(N) Onan,(O) Shelah, Perez(P) and Zerah(Q) (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).(R)

The sons of Perez:(S)

Hezron and Hamul.(T)

13 The sons of Issachar:(U)

Tola, Puah,[a](V) Jashub[b](W) and Shimron.

14 The sons of Zebulun:(X)

Sered, Elon and Jahleel.

15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,[c](Y) besides his daughter Dinah.(Z) These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.

16 The sons of Gad:(AA)

Zephon,[d](AB) Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.

17 The sons of Asher:(AC)

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.

Their sister was Serah.

The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel.

18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah,(AD) whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah(AE)—sixteen in all.

19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:(AF)

Joseph and Benjamin.(AG) 20 In Egypt, Manasseh(AH) and Ephraim(AI) were born to Joseph(AJ) by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.[e](AK)

21 The sons of Benjamin:(AL)

Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.(AM)

22 These were the sons of Rachel(AN) who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

23 The son of Dan:(AO)

Hushim.(AP)

24 The sons of Naphtali:(AQ)

Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.

25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah,(AR) whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel(AS)—seven in all.

26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.(AT)

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Notas al pie

  1. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Puvah
  2. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Num. 26:24 and 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Iob
  3. Genesis 46:15 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  4. Genesis 46:16 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Num. 26:15); Masoretic Text Ziphion
  5. Genesis 46:20 That is, Heliopolis

23 The sons of Leah:(A)

Reuben the firstborn(B) of Jacob,

Simeon, Levi, Judah,(C) Issachar and Zebulun.(D)

24 The sons of Rachel:

Joseph(E) and Benjamin.(F)

25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:(G)

Dan and Naphtali.(H)

26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:(I)

Gad(J) and Asher.(K)

These were the sons of Jacob,(L) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.(M)

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Others Join David at Hebron

23 These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron(A) to turn(B) Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:(C)

24 from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;

25 from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100;

26 from Levi—4,600, 27 including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men, 28 and Zadok,(D) a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;

29 from Benjamin,(E) Saul’s tribe—3,000, most(F) of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;

30 from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;

31 from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000;

32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do(G)—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;

33 from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;

34 from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;

35 from Dan, ready for battle—28,600;

36 from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000;

37 and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000.

38 All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks. They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel.(H) All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king. 39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking,(I) for their families had supplied provisions for them. 40 Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies(J) of flour, fig cakes, raisin(K) cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy(L) in Israel.

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14 These were the heads of their families[a]:(A)

The sons of Reuben(B) the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

15 The sons of Simeon(C) were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

16 These were the names of the sons of Levi(D) according to their records: Gershon,(E) Kohath and Merari.(F) Levi lived 137 years.

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  1. Exodus 6:14 The Hebrew for families here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,(A)
    my might, the first sign of my strength,(B)
    excelling in honor,(C) excelling in power.
Turbulent as the waters,(D) you will no longer excel,
    for you went up onto your father’s bed,
    onto my couch and defiled it.(E)

“Simeon(F) and Levi(G) are brothers—
    their swords[a] are weapons of violence.(H)
Let me not enter their council,
    let me not join their assembly,(I)
for they have killed men in their anger(J)
    and hamstrung(K) oxen as they pleased.
Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
    and their fury,(L) so cruel!(M)
I will scatter them in Jacob
    and disperse them in Israel.(N)

“Judah,[b](O) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck(P) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.(Q)
You are a lion’s(R) cub,(S) Judah;(T)
    you return from the prey,(U) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(V)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[c]
until he to whom it belongs[d] shall come(W)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(X)
11 He will tether his donkey(Y) to a vine,
    his colt to the choicest branch;(Z)
he will wash his garments in wine,
    his robes in the blood of grapes.(AA)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
    his teeth whiter than milk.[e](AB)

13 “Zebulun(AC) will live by the seashore
    and become a haven for ships;
    his border will extend toward Sidon.(AD)

14 “Issachar(AE) is a rawboned[f] donkey
    lying down among the sheep pens.[g](AF)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,(AG)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden(AH)
    and submit to forced labor.(AI)

16 “Dan[h](AJ) will provide justice for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.(AK)
17 Dan(AL) will be a snake by the roadside,
    a viper along the path,(AM)
that bites the horse’s heels(AN)
    so that its rider tumbles backward.

18 “I look for your deliverance,(AO) Lord.(AP)

19 “Gad[i](AQ) will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.(AR)

20 “Asher’s(AS) food will be rich;(AT)
    he will provide delicacies fit for a king.(AU)

21 “Naphtali(AV) is a doe set free
    that bears beautiful fawns.[j](AW)

22 “Joseph(AX) is a fruitful vine,(AY)
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches(AZ) climb over a wall.[k]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;(BA)
    they shot at him with hostility.(BB)
24 But his bow remained steady,(BC)
    his strong arms(BD) stayed[l] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(BE)
    because of the Shepherd,(BF) the Rock of Israel,(BG)
25 because of your father’s God,(BH) who helps(BI) you,
    because of the Almighty,[m](BJ) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,(BK)
    blessings of the breast(BL) and womb.(BM)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
    than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
    than[n] the bounty of the age-old hills.(BN)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(BO)
    on the brow of the prince among[o] his brothers.(BP)

27 “Benjamin(BQ) is a ravenous wolf;(BR)
    in the morning he devours the prey,(BS)
    in the evening he divides the plunder.”(BT)

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  1. Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  2. Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
  3. Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
  4. Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  5. Genesis 49:12 Or will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk
  6. Genesis 49:14 Or strong
  7. Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
  8. Genesis 49:16 Dan here means he provides justice.
  9. Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.
  10. Genesis 49:21 Or free; / he utters beautiful words
  11. Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill
  12. Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
  13. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
  14. Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
  15. Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from

18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[a](A) But his father named him Benjamin.[b](B)

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  1. Genesis 35:18 Ben-Oni means son of my trouble.
  2. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand.

Jacob’s Children

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,(A) he enabled her to conceive,(B) but Rachel remained childless. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(C) She named him Reuben,[a](D) for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery.(E) Surely my husband will love me now.”

33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved,(F) he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.[b](G)

34 Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me,(H) because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.[c](I)

35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah.[d](J) Then she stopped having children.(K)

30 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,(L) she became jealous of her sister.(M) So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(N) who has kept you from having children?”(O)

Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(P) my servant.(Q) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(R)

So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(S) Jacob slept with her,(T) and she became pregnant and bore him a son. Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(U) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(V) Because of this she named him Dan.[e](W)

Rachel’s servant Bilhah(X) conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.”(Y) So she named him Naphtali.[f](Z)

When Leah(AA) saw that she had stopped having children,(AB) she took her servant Zilpah(AC) and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(AD) 10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(AE) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[g] So she named him Gad.[h](AF)

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(AG) happy.”(AH) So she named him Asher.[i](AI)

14 During wheat harvest,(AJ) Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants,(AK) which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

15 But she said to her, “Wasn’t it enough(AL) that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?”

“Very well,” Rachel said, “he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.”(AM)

16 So when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You must sleep with me,” she said. “I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.”(AN) So he slept with her that night.

17 God listened to Leah,(AO) and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.”(AP) So she named him Issachar.[j](AQ)

19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 Then Leah said, “God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor,(AR) because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.[k](AS)

21 Some time later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.(AT)

Notas al pie

  1. Genesis 29:32 Reuben sounds like the Hebrew for he has seen my misery; the name means see, a son.
  2. Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears.
  3. Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for attached.
  4. Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
  5. Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.
  6. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali means my struggle.
  7. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  8. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.
  9. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
  10. Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.
  11. Genesis 30:20 Zebulun probably means honor.

Then I heard the number(A) of those who were sealed: 144,000(B) from all the tribes of Israel.

From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,

from the tribe of Reuben 12,000,

from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

from the tribe of Asher 12,000,

from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000,

from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

from the tribe of Simeon 12,000,

from the tribe of Levi 12,000,

from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,

from the tribe of Joseph 12,000,

from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.

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Leaders of the Tribes

16 The leaders of the tribes of Israel:

over the Reubenites: Eliezer son of Zikri;

over the Simeonites: Shephatiah son of Maakah;

17 over Levi: Hashabiah(A) son of Kemuel;

over Aaron: Zadok;(B)

18 over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David;

over Issachar: Omri son of Michael;

19 over Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;

over Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;

20 over the Ephraimites: Hoshea son of Azaziah;

over half the tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah;

21 over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah;

over Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;

22 over Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham.

These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

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