Genesis 35:22

While 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:
Genesis 35:22
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֗י בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רְאוּבֵ֔ן וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙ אֶת־בִּלְהָ֖ה֙ פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אָבִ֑֔יו וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פ וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃

  1. וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.Kon“when dwelt”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
  3. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  4. בָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retz“in the land”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. הַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  6. וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  7. רְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.Ven“Reuben”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
  8. וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.Kav“and he lay with”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “have sex” · Strong's H7901I
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. בִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.Hah“Bilhah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from בִּלְהָה · “Bilhah” · Strong's H1090A
  11. פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.gesh“[the] concubine of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ · “concubine” · Strong's H6370
  12. אָבִ֑֔יו'a.Viv“father of his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  13. וַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'“and he heard”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  14. יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  15. וַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.Yu“and they were”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  16. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  17. יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  18. שְׁנֵ֥יםshe.Neim“two [plus]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  19. עָשָֽׂר׃'a.Sar“ten”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)