Genesis 46:21

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: Joseph and Benjamin. 20Now 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 and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard. 22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; there were fourteen persons in all. 23The sons of Dan: Hushim.

Genesis 46:21 word by word

וּבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֤לַע וָבֶ֙כֶר֙ וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י וָרֹ֑אשׁ מֻפִּ֥ים וְחֻפִּ֖ים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃Read the interlinear

• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• Belaבֶּ֫לַעbela‛ · BelaH1106
• and Becherבֶּ֫כֶרbeker · BecherH1071
• and Ashbelאַשְׁבֵּל'ashbêl · AshbelH788
• Geraגֵּרָאgêrâ' · GeraH1617
• and Naamanנַעֲמָןna‛ămân · NaamanH5283
• Ehiאֵחִי'êchîy · EhiH278
• Muppimמֻפִּיםmûppîym · MuppimH4649
• 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 the prey, And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
• Numbers 1:11of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
• Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said, “May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him, Who shields him all the day, And he dwells between His shoulders.”
• 1 Chronicles 7:6The sons of Benjamin were three: Bela and Becher and Jediael.
• 1 Chronicles 8:1And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
• Numbers 26:38The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
• Numbers 26:39of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
• 1 Chronicles 7:12Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim was the son of Aher.

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

• Aharah
• Ard
• Ashbel
• Becher
• Bela
• Benjamin
• Ehud
• Gera
• Huppim
• Israel
• Jacob
• Muppim
• Naaman
• Rosh

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Naaman
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Addar
• Becher
• Bela
• Ahiram
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Ard
• Ashbel; Ashbelite

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