These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.Genesis 46:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י בִלְהָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְרָחֵ֣ל בִּתּ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֧לֶד אֶת־אֵ֛לֶּה לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה׃
- אֵ֚לֶּה'E.leh“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[were] [the] sons of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- בִלְהָ֔הvil.Hah“Bilhah”Noun, proper name of a woman · from בִּלְהָה · “Bilhah” · Strong's H1090A
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“whom”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נָתַ֥ןna.Tan“he had given”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לָבָ֖ןla.Van“Laban”Noun, proper name of a man · from לָבָן · “Laban” · Strong's H3837A
- לְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.Chel“to Rachel”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a woman · from רָחֵל · “Rachel” · Strong's H7354
- בִּתּ֑וֹbi.To“daughter his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
- וַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.led“and she had borne”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֵ֛לֶּה'E.leh“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- לְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.Ko“to Jacob”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- כָּל־kol-“every”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- נֶ֥פֶשׁNe.fesh“person”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
- שִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'Ah“[was] seven”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)