Genesis 46:15

Genesis 46:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the persons, his sons and his daughters, were thirty-three.

Context of Genesis 46:15

13The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. 14The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. These were the descendants of the sons Leah gave to Jacob in Paddan Aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of these sons and daughters was 33. 16The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.

Genesis 46:15 word by word

אֵ֣לֶּה׀ בְּנֵ֣י לֵאָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָֽלְדָ֤ה לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּפַדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת דִּינָ֣ה בִתּ֑וֹ כָּל־נֶ֧פֶשׁ בָּנָ֛יו וּבְנוֹתָ֖יו שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Leahלֵאָהlê'âh · LeahH3812
• which she bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• unto Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• in Padan–aramפַּדָּןpaddân paddan 'ărâm · PaddanH6307
• with his daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• Dinahדִּינָהdîynâh · DinahH1783
• all the soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for Genesis 46:15

• Genesis 29:32Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben [Here’s My Son], because she said, “Certainly, the Lord has seen my misery; now my husband will love me!”
• Genesis 30:17God answered Leah’s prayer. She became pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son for Jacob.
• Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Jacob’s firstborn Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
• Genesis 49:3“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the very first son I had, first in majesty and first in power.
• Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
• Numbers 1:1The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said,
• Numbers 10:1The Lord said to Moses,
• Numbers 26:1After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron,
• Genesis 30:21Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
• Genesis 34:1Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob, went out to visit some of the Canaanite women.

Commentaries on Genesis 46:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא pallû' Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל yemû'êl Jemuel, “day of El.” ימין yâmı̂yn Jamin, “right hand.” אהד 'ôhad Ohad, “joining together.” יכין yâkı̂yn Jakin, “he shall establish.” צחר tsôchar Tsochar, “whiteness.” 11. גרשׁון gêreshôn Gereshon, “expelling.” קהת qehâth Qehath, “assembly.” מררי merârı̂y…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-27Verses 5-27 We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation, ch. 12:2; yet that branch of his seed, to which the promise was made sure, had only increased to seventy, of whom this particular account is kept, to show the power of God in making these seventy become a vast multitude.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-27This family history of Jacob's sons shows that all the tribes of Israel went to Egypt together. They would also leave together (see the book of Exodus).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-278-27. all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten--Strictly speaking, there were only sixty-six went to Egypt; but to these add Joseph and his two sons, and Jacob the head of the clan, and the whole number amounts to seventy. In the speech of Stephen (Ac 7:14) the number is stated to be seventy-five; but as that estimate includes five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (1Ch 7:14-20), born in Egypt, the two accounts…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 46:15

• Israel
• Jacob

In the dictionaries

• Aram
• Jacob
• Leah
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Jacob, Israel
• Dinah
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Discrepancies, Biblical
• Genealogy
• Genesis

Commentaries on Genesis 46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings