Genesis 46:24

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 are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. 23And the sons of Dan; Hushim. And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. 26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

Genesis 46:24 word by word

וּבְנֵ֖י נַפְתָּלִ֑י יַחְצְאֵ֥ל וְגוּנִ֖י וְיֵ֥צֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• Jahzeelיַחְצְאֵלyachtse'êl · JahzeelH3183
• and Guniגּוּנִיgûnîy · GuniH1476
• and Jezerיֵ֫צֶרyêtser · JezerH3337
• and Shillemשִׁלֵּםshillêm · ShillemH8006

Cross-references for Genesis 46:24

• Genesis 30:7And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
• Genesis 35:25And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
• Genesis 49:21Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
• Numbers 1:15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
• Numbers 26:48Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
• Deuteronomy 33:23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of Yhwh: possess thou the west and the south.
• 2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
• 1 Chronicles 2:2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
• 1 Chronicles 12:34And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
• 1 Chronicles 7:13The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the 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

Topics related to Genesis 46:24

• Bilhah
• Guni
• Israel
• Jacob
• Jahzeel
• Jezer
• Naphtali
• Shillem

In the dictionaries

• Naphtali
• Jahzeel
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Asiel
• Discrepancies, Biblical
• Genealogy
• Genesis
• Guni; Gunites
• Jahzeel and Jahziel
• Jashen

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