Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options Listen to Genesis 35:22-26, Genesis 49:3-4, 1 Chronicles 5:1-2
Close NASB

Genesis 35:22-26
New American Standard Bible

The Sons of Israel

22 And it came about, while Israel was living in that land, that (A)Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.

Now there were twelve sons of Jacob— 23 (B)the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 (C)the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; 25 and (D)the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s female slave, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and (E)the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s female slave, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

Read full chapter
Listen to Genesis 35:22-26, Genesis 49:3-4, 1 Chronicles 5:1-2
Close NIV

Genesis 35:22-26
New International Version

22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(A) Bilhah,(B) and Israel heard of it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

23 The sons of Leah:(C)

Reuben the firstborn(D) of Jacob,

Simeon, Levi, Judah,(E) Issachar and Zebulun.(F)

24 The sons of Rachel:

Joseph(G) and Benjamin.(H)

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

Dan and Naphtali.(J)

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

Gad(L) and Asher.(M)

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

Read full chapter
Next
Genesis 34
Genesis 36
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Genesis 49:3-4
New American Standard Bible

3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and (A)the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
4 [a]Uncontrollable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
(B)Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:4 Or Gushing over
Close NIV

Genesis 49:3-4
New International Version

3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,(A)
    my might, the first sign of my strength,(B)
    excelling in honor,(C) excelling in power.
4 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)

Read full chapter
Next
Genesis 48
Genesis 50
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

1 Chronicles 5:1-2
New American Standard Bible

Genealogy from Reuben

5 Now the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (for (A)he was the firstborn, but because (B)he defiled his father’s bed, (C)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; so he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. 2 (D)Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and (E)from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

Read full chapter
Close NIV

1 Chronicles 5:1-2
New International Version

Reuben

5 The sons of Reuben(A) the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed,(B) his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph(C) son of Israel;(D) so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,(E) 2 and though Judah(F) was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler(G) came from him, the rights of the firstborn(H) belonged to Joseph)—

Read full chapter
Next
1 Chronicles 4
1 Chronicles 6
Next
dropdown
New American Standard Bible (NASB)

New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

New American Standard Bible is made available by The Lockman Foundation
New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.

July Summer Surge

More on the NIV