God’s Word Translation
Genesis 46:21
21The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
Genesis 46:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
Context of Genesis 46:21
19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. 20In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest from the city of On. The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22These were the descendants of Rachel who were born to Jacob. The total was 14. 23The son of Dan was Hushim.
Read all of Genesis 46Genesis 46:21 word by word
וּבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֤לַע וָבֶ֙כֶר֙ וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י וָרֹ֑אשׁ מֻפִּ֥ים וְחֻפִּ֖ים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
- Belahבֶּ֫לַעbela‛ · BelaH1106
- and Becherבֶּ֫כֶרbeker · BecherH1071
- and Ashbelאַשְׁבֵּל'ashbêl · AshbelH788
- Geraגֵּרָאgêrâ' · GeraH1617
- and Naamanנַעֲמָןna‛ămân · NaamanH5283
- Ehiאֵחִי'êchîy · EhiH278
- and Roshרֹאשׁrô'sh · RoshH7220
- Muppimמֻפִּיםmûppîym · MuppimH4649
- and Huppimחֻפִּיםchûppîym · HuppimH2650
- and Ardאַרְדְּ'ard · ArdH714
Cross-references for Genesis 46:21
- Genesis 49:27“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he devours his prey. In the evening he divides the plunder.”
- Numbers 1:11Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin;
- Deuteronomy 33:12About the tribe of Benjamin he said, “The Lord’s beloved people will live securely with him. The Lord will shelter them all day long, since he, too, lives on the mountain slopes.”
- 1 Chronicles 7:6Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1Benjamin was the father of Bela (his firstborn), Ashbel (his second son), Aharah (his third son),
- Numbers 26:38The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram,
- Numbers 26:39the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham.
- 1 Chronicles 7:12The Shuppites and Huppites were Ir’s descendants. The Hushites were descendants of someone else.
Commentaries on Genesis 46:21
- 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 46:21
In the dictionaries
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
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries