Genesis 46:25

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“These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.”

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BSBPD

“These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she beareth these to Jacob--all the persons <FI>are<Fi> seven.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 46:25 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 29:29Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
  2. Genesis 30:3Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
  3. Genesis 30:4So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,
  4. Genesis 35:22While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
  5. Genesis 35:25The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
  6. Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

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