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The sonsוּבְנֵיof Gad:גָדZiphion,צִפְיוֹןHaggi,וְחַגִּיShuni,שׁוּנִיEzbon,וְאֶצְבֹּןEri,עֵרִיArodi,וַאֲרוֹדִיand Areli.וְאַרְאֵלִי
Genesis 46:16
Study it in the app“The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:16, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Gadגָדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- Ziphionצִפְיוֹןtsifyon
Ziphion
Ziphion, a son of Gad.
Where else “tsifyon” appears- Haggiחַגִּיchagi
Haggi
Haggi, a son of Gad.
Where else “chagi” appears- Shuniשׁוּנִיshuni
Shuni
Shuni, a son of Gad.
Where else “shuni” appears- Ezbonאֶצְבֹּןetsbon
Ezbon
Ezbon, a son of Gad; also a man of the tribe of Benjamin.
Where else “etsbon” appears- Eriעֵרִיeri
Eri
Eri, a son of Gad.
Where else “eri” appears- Arodiאֲרוֹדִיarodi
Arodi
Arodi, a son of Gad.
Where else “arodi” appears- and Areliאַרְאֵלִיareli
Areli
Areli, a son of Gad.
Where else “areli” appears
The context
15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, and Dinah his daughter; all the persons of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
16 · This verse (above)
17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?