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Theseוְאֵלֶּהare the namesשְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho cameהַבָּאִיםto Egypt,מִצְרַיְמָהJacobיַעֲקֹבand his sons:וּבָנָיוJacob’sיַעֲקֹבfirstborn,בְּכֹרReuben.רְאוּבֵן
Genesis 46:8
Study it in the app“These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Jacob’s firstborn, Reuben.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:8, word by word
- are the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- who cameבָּאִיםbaim
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “baim” appears- to Egyptמִצְרַיְמָmitsrayma
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayma” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- firstbornבְּכֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
7his sons and the sons of his sons with him, his daughters and the daughters of his sons, and all his offspring he brought with him to Egypt.
8 · This verse (above)
9The sons of Reuben: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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?