Genesis 46:16

16 The sons of Gad: Zephon,[a] Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.

Genesis 46:16 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
English Standard Version (ESV)
16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
New Living Translation (NLT)
16 The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
The Message Bible (MSG)
16 Gad's sons: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
American Standard Version (ASV)
16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
16 The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
16 Gad's sons: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

Genesis 46:16 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 46:16

And the sons of Gad
A son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's maid; for the historian, before he proceeds to give an account of his sons by Rachel, finishes the account of all his sons by Leah and her maid; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, and Eri, and Arodi, and Areli;
in all seven; the same number is given, and in the same order, ( Numbers 26:15-17 ) .

Genesis 46:16 In-Context

14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
16 The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel.
18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 30:11; S Numbers 1:25
  • 2. Numbers 26:15

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Num. 26:15); Masoretic Text "Ziphion"
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