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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hi“and it was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.Kon“when dwelt”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- בָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retz“in the land”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- הַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- רְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.Ven“Reuben”Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
- וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.Kav“and he lay with”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “have sex” · Strong's H7901I
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.Hah“Bilhah”Noun, proper name of a woman · from בִּלְהָה · “Bilhah” · Strong's H1090A
- פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.gesh“[the] concubine of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ · “concubine” · Strong's H6370
- אָבִ֑֔יו'a.Viv“father of his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- וַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'“and he heard”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.Yu“and they were”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] sons of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- שְׁנֵ֥יםshe.Neim“two [plus]”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- 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)