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Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 2:1

These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Issachar;   Levi;   Reuben;   Simeon;   Zebulun;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Israel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Ephratah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Genealogy;   Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Judah;   Perez;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Zebulun;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Zeb'ulun;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Levi;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These were Israel’s sons:
Hebrew Names Version
These are the sons of Yisra'el: Re'uven, Shim`on, Levi, and Yehudah, Yissakhar, and Zevulun,
King James Version
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
English Standard Version
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
New Century Version
The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
New English Translation
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;
Amplified Bible
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
New American Standard Bible
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
World English Bible
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Geneva Bible (1587)
These are the sonnes of Israel, Reuben, Simeon, Leui and Iudah, Isshachar, & Zebulun,
Legacy Standard Bible
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Berean Standard Bible
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Contemporary English Version
Jacob was the father of twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Complete Jewish Bible
These are the sons of Isra'el: Re'uven, Shim‘on, Levi, Y'hudah, Yissakhar, Z'vulun,
Darby Translation
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun,
Easy-to-Read Version
Israel's sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
George Lamsa Translation
THESE are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Good News Translation
Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Lexham English Bible
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Literal Translation
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These are the children of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Leui, Iuda, Isachar, Zabulon,
American Standard Version
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Bible in Basic English
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
These are the sonnes of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Leui, Iuda, Isachar, and Zabulon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
King James Version (1611)
These are the sonnes of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These are the names of the sons of Israel;
English Revised Version
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the sones of Israel weren Ruben, Symeon, Leuy, Juda, Isachar, and Zabulon,
Update Bible Version
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Webster's Bible Translation
These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
New King James Version
Genesis 35:23-26; 46:8-25">[xr] These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
New Living Translation
The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
New Life Bible
The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
New Revised Standard
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These, are the sons of Israel, - Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,
Revised Standard Version
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Is'sachar, Zeb'ulun,
THE MESSAGE
Israel's (that is, Jacob's) sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Contextual Overview

1 These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death. 4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [are] five. 5 Sons of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; all of them five. 7 And sons of Carmi: Achar, troubler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted thing. 8 And sons of Ethan: Azariah. 9 And sons of Hezron who were born to him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. 10 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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Israel: or, Jacob, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 49:2

Reuben: Genesis 29:32-35, Genesis 30:5-24, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:22-26, Genesis 46:8-27, Genesis 49:4-28, Exodus 1:2-4, Numbers 1:5-15, Numbers 13:4-15, Numbers 26:5-65, Revelation 7:5-8

Reciprocal: Genesis 42:13 - Thy servants Genesis 46:10 - Simeon Genesis 46:11 - Levi Genesis 46:12 - Judah Genesis 46:13 - Issachar Genesis 46:14 - Zebulun Genesis 46:15 - Leah Genesis 49:3 - my firstborn Exodus 1:1 - General 1 Chronicles 5:1 - he was Matthew 1:2 - Jacob begat Acts 7:8 - and Jacob

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth --
Genesis 1:10
And God calleth to the dry land `Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called `Seas;' and God seeth that [it is] good.
Genesis 2:3
And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.
Genesis 2:4
These [are] births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;
Genesis 2:5
and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,
Genesis 2:8
And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;
Genesis 2:11
the name of the one [is] Pison, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold [is],
Genesis 2:13
and the name of the second river [is] Gibon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;
Exodus 20:11
for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it.
Exodus 31:17
between Me and the sons of Israel it [is] a sign -- to the age; for six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and in the seventh day He hath ceased, and is refreshed.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 1,2 These are the sons of Israel,.... Or Jacob, the other son of Isaac, who had the name of Israel given him, because of his power with God, Genesis 32:28, whose twelve sons are here mentioned by name; the first four according to their birth of Leah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; then the two sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, Issachar and Zebulun; and between Dan and Naphtali, the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid, are placed Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Rachel.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sons of Israel - The order of the names here approximates to an order determined by legitimacy of birth. A single change - the removal of Dan to the place after Benjamin - would give the following result:

(1) The six sons of the first wife, Leah.

(2) the two sons of the second wife, Rachel.

(3) the two sons of the first concubine, Bilhah.

(4) the two sons of the second concubine, Zilpah.

Dan’s undue prominency may, perhaps, be accounted for by his occupying the seventh place in the “blessing of Jacob” Genesis 49:16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II

The twelve sons of Jacob, 1, 2.

The posterity of Judah down to David, 3-15.

The posterity of the children of Jesse and Caleb, 16-55.

NOTES ON CHAP. II

Verse 1 Chronicles 2:1. These are the sons of Israel — this genealogy see the parallel places pointed out in the margin (Genesis 29:32; Genesis 30:5; Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:22; Genesis 46:8, c.).


 
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