Genesis 35:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.”
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“The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:”
King James Version · Public Domain“the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 35:23 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:16Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
- Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Genesis 30:18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- Genesis 33:2He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
- Genesis 46:8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
- Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
- Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
- Numbers 1:5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
- Numbers 1:20From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 2:3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 7:12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
- Numbers 10:14First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
- Numbers 13:4and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
- Numbers 26:5Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
- Numbers 34:19These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
- Deuteronomy 27:11On that day Moses commanded the people:
- Deuteronomy 33:6Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.”
- Joshua 13:15This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:
- Joshua 15:1Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
- Joshua 19:1The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
- Joshua 19:10The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun:
- Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
- Judges 5:14Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
- Judges 5:15The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
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