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The sonsוּבְנֵיof Reuben:רְאוּבֵןEnoch,חֲנוֹךְPallu,וּפַלּוּאHezron,וְחֶצְרוֹןand Carmi.וְכַרְמִי
Genesis 46:9
Study it in the app“The sons of Reuben: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:9, 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 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- Enochחֲנוֹךְchanoch
Enoch
Enoch, the name of a son of Cain and of the descendant of Seth who walked with God and was taken by him (Genesis 5:18-24); also a city, and other men.
Where else “chanoch” appears- Palluפַלּוּאfalu
Pallu
Pallu, a son of Reuben.
Where else “falu” appears- Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsron
Hezron
Hezron, the name of a son of Reuben and of a grandson of Judah, an ancestor of David; also a place in Judah.
Where else “chetsron” appears- and Carmiכַרְמִיcharmi
Carmi
Carmi, the name of a son of Reuben and of other Israelites, among them the father of Achan.
Where else “charmi” appears
The context
8These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Jacob’s firstborn, Reuben.
9 · This verse (above)
10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul, the son of the Canaanite woman.
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?