Now Laban had two daughters: the elder was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
Genesis 35:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Leah’s sons were Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. American Standard Version (1901) the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; Common English Bible The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Catholic Public Domain Version The sons of Leah: Reuben the first born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sons of Lia: Ruben the firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Juda, and Issachar, and Zabulon. |
Now Laban had two daughters: the elder was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
When the Lord saw that Leah was neglected, he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
He put the slaves and their children first, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel: For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his family:
‘These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 2.4 kilometres,
The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,
These are the names of the men who are to assist you: Elizur son of Shedeur from Reuben;
The military divisions of the camp of Judah’s descendants with their banner set out first, and Nahshon son of Amminadab was over their divisions.
These were their names: Shammua son of Zaccur from the tribe of Reuben;
Judah’s military divisions will camp on the east side towards the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. Reuben’s descendants: the Hanochite clan from Hanoch; the Palluite clan from Pallu;
These are the names of the men: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah.
And so he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. After this, he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
Now the land allotted for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom.
The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of his descendants by their clans, but their inheritance was within the inheritance given to Judah’s descendants.
The third lot came up for Zebulun’s descendants by their clans. The territory of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid;
The fourth lot came out for the tribe of Issachar’s descendants by their clans.
12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,
Those with their roots in Amalek came from Ephraim; Benjamin came with your people after you. The leaders came down from Machir, and those who carry a recruiter’s staff came from Zebulun.
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah; Issachar was with Barak; they were under his leadership , in the valley. There was great searching of heart among the clans of Reuben.
The people of Zebulun defied death, Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.
All the people who were at the city gate, including the elders, said, ‘We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you be powerful in Ephrathah and your name well known in Bethlehem.