Genesis 46:25
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
Genesis 46:25 in other translations
| BSB | These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all. |
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| WEB | These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls were seven. |
| ASV | These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. |
| YLT | These are sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she beareth these to Jacob--all the persons are seven. |
| DARBY | — These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven. |
| BBE | These were the children of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, seven persons. |
| Webster | These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven. |
What does Genesis 46:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 46:8-27
8-27. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 46:5-27
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…
Genesis 46:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 46:25
- Genesis 29:29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
- Genesis 35:22
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Exodus 1:2
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
- Genesis 35:25
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
- Genesis 30:3-8
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. …
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Context
- Genesis 46:24
And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- Genesis 46:25
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- Genesis 46:26
All 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 46:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Estos fueron los hijos de Bilha, la que dió Labán á Rachêl su hija, y parió estos á Jacob; todas siete almas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – Ce sont là les fils de Bilha, que Laban donna à Rachel sa fille; et elle enfanta ceux-là à Jacob; toutes les âmes, sept. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Das sind die Söhne Bilhas, die Laban seiner Tochter Rahel gab; und sie gebar diese dem Jakob; aller Seelen waren sieben. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hi filii Balæ, quam dedit Laban Racheli filiæ suæ: et hos genuit Jacob: omnes animæ, septem. |