New English Translation
Genesis 46:24
24The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Genesis 46:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Context of Genesis 46:24
22These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all. 23The son of Dan: Hushim. The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all. 26All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number. (This number does not include the wives of Jacob’s sons.)
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וּבְנֵ֖י נַפְתָּלִ֑י יַחְצְאֵ֥ל וְגוּנִ֖י וְיֵ֥צֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 46:24
- Genesis 30:7Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.
- Genesis 35:25The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
- Genesis 49:21Naphtali is a free running doe, he speaks delightful words.
- Numbers 1:15from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
- Numbers 26:48The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites;
- Deuteronomy 33:23Of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, overflowing with favor, and full of the Lord’s blessing, possess the west and south.
- 2 Kings 15:29During Pekah’s reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people to Assyria.
- 1 Chronicles 2:2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 12:34From Naphtali there were 1,000 officers, along with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears.
- 1 Chronicles 7:13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum – sons of Bilhah.
Commentaries on Genesis 46:24
- 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
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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
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