Exodus 1:2

2 Re'uven, Shim`on, Levi, and Yehudah,

Exodus 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 1:2

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah.
] The first sons of Jacob by Leah.

Exodus 1:2 In-Context

1 Now these are the names of the sons of Yisra'el, who came into Mitzrayim (every man and his household came with Ya`akov):

2 Re'uven, Shim`on, Levi, and Yehudah,

3 Yissakhar, Zevulun, and Binyamin,

4 Dan and Naftali, Gad and Asher.

5 All the souls who came out of the Ya`akov's body were seventy souls, and Yosef was in Mitzrayim already.