And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

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

26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

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Then Jacob left Beersheba,(A) and Israel’s(B) sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts(C) that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt,(D) taking with them their livestock and the possessions(E) they had acquired(F) in Canaan. Jacob brought with him to Egypt(G) his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.(H)

These are the names of the sons of Israel(I) (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:

Reuben the firstborn(J) of Jacob.

The sons of Reuben:(K)

Hanok, Pallu,(L) Hezron and Karmi.(M)

10 The sons of Simeon:(N)

Jemuel,(O) Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar(P) and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 The sons of Levi:(Q)

Gershon,(R) Kohath(S) and Merari.(T)

12 The sons of Judah:(U)

Er,(V) Onan,(W) Shelah, Perez(X) and Zerah(Y) (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).(Z)

The sons of Perez:(AA)

Hezron and Hamul.(AB)

13 The sons of Issachar:(AC)

Tola, Puah,[a](AD) Jashub[b](AE) and Shimron.

14 The sons of Zebulun:(AF)

Sered, Elon and Jahleel.

15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,[c](AG) besides his daughter Dinah.(AH) These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.

16 The sons of Gad:(AI)

Zephon,[d](AJ) Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.

17 The sons of Asher:(AK)

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.

Their sister was Serah.

The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel.

18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah,(AL) whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah(AM)—sixteen in all.

19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:(AN)

Joseph and Benjamin.(AO) 20 In Egypt, Manasseh(AP) and Ephraim(AQ) were born to Joseph(AR) by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.[e](AS)

21 The sons of Benjamin:(AT)

Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.(AU)

22 These were the sons of Rachel(AV) who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

23 The son of Dan:(AW)

Hushim.(AX)

24 The sons of Naphtali:(AY)

Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.

25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah,(AZ) whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel(BA)—seven in all.

26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.(BB) 27 With the two sons[f] who had been born to Joseph in Egypt,(BC) the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy[g] in all.(BD)

28 Now Jacob sent Judah(BE) ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen.(BF) When they arrived in the region of Goshen,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Puvah
  2. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Num. 26:24 and 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Iob
  3. Genesis 46:15 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  4. Genesis 46:16 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Num. 26:15); Masoretic Text Ziphion
  5. Genesis 46:20 That is, Heliopolis
  6. Genesis 46:27 Hebrew; Septuagint the nine children
  7. Genesis 46:27 Hebrew (see also Exodus 1:5 and note); Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five