Genesis 35:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²² While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² When Israel dwelt there, Reuben [his eldest son] went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob's sons were twelve.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Common English Bible

²² While Israel stayed in that place, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah his father’s secondary wife, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And when he was living in that region, Reuben went out, and he slept with Bilhah the concubine of his father, which was not such a small matter as to be hidden from him. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala, the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Genesis 35:22 Cross References

Genesis 35:18

As her soul was departing, for she was dying, she named him Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin.

2 Samuel 13:21

When King David heard of all these things, he became very angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon because he loved him, for he was his firstborn.

2 Samuel 20:3

David came to his house at Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to look after the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.

1 Chronicles 5:1

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. (He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright;

Exodus 2:1

Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman.

Leviticus 18:8

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is the nakedness of your father.

Numbers 10:14

The standard of the camp of Judah set out first, company by company, and over the whole company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Numbers 13:4

These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

Acts 7:8

Then he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac did likewise to Jacob and Jacob to the twelve patriarchs.

1 Corinthians 5:1

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you and the sort of sexual immorality that is not found even among gentiles, for a man is living with his father’s wife.

Deuteronomy 27:12

“When you have crossed over the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

Deuteronomy 27:20

“ ‘Cursed be anyone who lies with his father’s wife, because he has violated his father’s rights.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Judges 5:14

From Ephraim they set out into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kin; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zebulun those who bear the marshal’s staff;

1 Samuel 2:22

Now Eli was very old. He heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel and how they lay with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.