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The sonsוּבְנֵיof Benjamin:בִנְיָמִןBela,בֶּלַעBecher,וָבֶכֶרAshbel,וְאַשְׁבֵּלGera,גֵּרָאNaaman,וְנַעֲמָןEhi,אֵחִיRosh,וָרֹאשׁMuppim,מֻפִּיםHuppim,וְחֻפִּיםand Ard.וָאָרְדְּ
Genesis 46:21
Study it in the app“The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:21, 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 Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- Belaבֶּלַעbela
Bela
Bela, an older name of the town of Zoar; also the name of an early king of Edom and of Israelites, such as a son of Benjamin.
Where else “bela” appears- Becherבֶכֶרvecher
Becher
Becher, a son of Benjamin; also a man of the tribe of Ephraim.
Where else “vecher” appears- Ashbelאַשְׁבֵּלashbel
Ashbel
Ashbel, a son of Benjamin.
Where else “ashbel” appears- Geraגֵּרָאgera
Gera
Gera, the name of several men of the tribe of Benjamin; among them the father of Ehud and the father of Shimei.
Where else “gera” appears- Naamanנַעֲמָןnaaman
Naaman
Naaman, the name of a descendant of Benjamin and of the Syrian army commander healed by Elisha.
Where else “naaman” appears- Ehiאֵחִיechi
Ehi
Ehi, a son of Benjamin.
Where else “echi” appears- Roshרֹאשׁrosh
Rosh
Rosh, a son of Benjamin. Elsewhere, possibly the name of a foreign people.
Where else “rosh” appears- Muppimמֻפִּיםmupim
Muppim
Muppim, a son of Benjamin.
Where else “mupim” appears- Huppimחֻפִּיםchupim
Huppim
Huppim, a son of Benjamin.
Where else “chupim” appears- and Ardאָרְדְּard
Ard
Ard, a descendant of Benjamin.
Where else “ard” appears
The context
20To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
21 · This verse (above)
22These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob; all the persons were fourteen.
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?