Genesis 46:7
Genesis 46:7 in Multiple Translations
Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
His sons and his sons' sons, his daughters and his daughters' sons and all his family he took with him into Egypt.
including all his sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters.
His sonnes and his sonnes sonnes with him, his daughters and his sonnes daughters, and al his seede brought he with him into Egypt.
his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, yea, all his seed he brought with him into Egypt.
his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and he brought all his offspring with him into Egypt.
His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
His sons, and grandsons, daughters, and all his offspring together.
Jacob went to Egypt with all his sons and his daughters and grandsons and granddaughters—his whole family.
Jacob took all his sons and daughters to Egypt, and all his grand-sons and grand-daughters.
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Genesis 46:7 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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בָּנָ֞י/ו
וּ/בְנֵ֤י
בָנָי/ו֙
אִתּ֔/וֹ
בְּנֹתָ֛י/ו
וּ/בְנ֥וֹת
בָּנָ֖י/ו
וְ/כָל
זַרְע֑/וֹ
הֵבִ֥יא
אִתּ֖/וֹ
מִצְרָֽיְמָ/ה
בָּנָ֞י/ו
bên
H1121
son
N-mp | Suff
וּ/בְנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
son
Conj | N-mp
בָנָי/ו֙
bên
H1121
son
N-mp | Suff
אִתּ֔/וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
Prep | Suff
בְּנֹתָ֛י/ו
bath
H1323
Bath (Shua)
N-fp | Suff
וּ/בְנ֥וֹת
bath
H1323
Bath (Shua)
Conj | N-fp
בָּנָ֖י/ו
bên
H1121
son
N-mp | Suff
וְ/כָל
kôl
H3605
all
Conj | N-ms
זַרְע֑/וֹ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
N-ms | Suff
הֵבִ֥יא
bôwʼ
H935
Lebo
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms
אִתּ֖/וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
Prep | Suff
מִצְרָֽיְמָ/ה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
N-proper | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Genesis 46:7
בָּנָ֞י/ו
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp | Suff
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
וּ/בְנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
"son"
Conj | N-mp
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
בָנָי/ו֙
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp | Suff
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
אִתּ֔/וֹ
ʼêth
H854
"with"
Prep | Suff
This Hebrew preposition means 'with' or 'near', indicating a close relationship or physical proximity. It's used in Genesis 1:26 to describe God's relationship with humanity, and in many other places to show connection or closeness.
Definition: 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)
Usage: Occurs in 787 OT verses. KJV: against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix. See also: Genesis 4:1; Genesis 42:32; Numbers 1:5.
בְּנֹתָ֛י/ו
bath
H1323
"Bath (Shua)"
N-fp | Suff
The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.
Definition: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2; daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063); mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956) the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan (alternate spelling to 'Bathsheba')
Usage: Occurs in 498 OT verses. KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 2:21; Ruth 1:13.
וּ/בְנ֥וֹת
bath
H1323
"Bath (Shua)"
Conj | N-fp
The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.
Definition: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2; daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063); mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956) the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan (alternate spelling to 'Bathsheba')
Usage: Occurs in 498 OT verses. KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 2:21; Ruth 1:13.
בָּנָ֖י/ו
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp | Suff
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
וְ/כָל
kôl
H3605
"all"
Conj | N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
זַרְע֑/וֹ
zeraʻ
H2233
"seed"
N-ms | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means seed or offspring, like in Genesis where God promises Abraham many descendants. It can also mean a plant or sowing time, as in Isaiah 55:10. This concept is central to God's plan for humanity.
Definition: : seed/sowing 1) seed, sowing, offspring 1a) a sowing 1b) seed 1c) semen virile 1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children 1e) of moral quality 1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.) 1f) sowing time (by meton)
Usage: Occurs in 205 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. See also: Genesis 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalms 18:51.
הֵבִ֥יא
bôwʼ
H935
"Lebo"
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms
This verb means to go or come, and is used in many contexts, such as entering a place or approaching someone, as seen in the book of Genesis. It can also mean to abide or apply, and is translated in various ways in the KJV Bible. This term is related to the name Lebo Hamath.
Definition: A shortened name of Lebo Hamath complined withcha.mat (חֲמָת "Hamath" H2574) This name means to go in, enter
Usage: Occurs in 2307 OT verses. KJV: abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way. See also: Genesis 2:19; Genesis 32:7; Exodus 1:19.
אִתּ֖/וֹ
ʼêth
H854
"with"
Prep | Suff
This Hebrew preposition means 'with' or 'near', indicating a close relationship or physical proximity. It's used in Genesis 1:26 to describe God's relationship with humanity, and in many other places to show connection or closeness.
Definition: 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)
Usage: Occurs in 787 OT verses. KJV: against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix. See also: Genesis 4:1; Genesis 42:32; Numbers 1:5.
מִצְרָֽיְמָ/ה
Mitsrayim
H4714
"Egypt"
N-proper | Suff
This word means Egypt, a country in northeastern Africa, and is used in the Bible to describe the land and its people. It appears in books like Genesis and Isaiah, often referring to the Nile River and the Egyptians. Egypt is an important setting for many biblical events.
Definition: § Egypt = "land of the Copts" a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows Egyptians = "double straits" adj 2) the inhabitants or natives of Egypt
Usage: Occurs in 569 OT verses. KJV: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim. See also: Genesis 10:6; Exodus 6:13; Exodus 34:18.
Study Notes — Genesis 46:7
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- Genesis 46:7 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Genesis 46:7
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 46:7
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
- Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
- Ellicott's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
Context — Those Who Went to Egypt
5Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
6They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
7Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.Genesis 46:7 Summary
Genesis 46:7 tells us that Jacob took all his family with him to Egypt, including his sons, grandsons, daughters, and granddaughters. This shows that Jacob trusted God to take care of his whole family, just as God had promised to do in Genesis 28:15. By following God's instructions, Jacob was able to provide for his family's physical needs, and we can learn from his example by trusting God with our own family's well-being, as seen in Psalm 37:3-4. As we reflect on this verse, we can ask God to help us trust Him with our own families and to provide for our needs, just as He did for Jacob's family.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Jacob take all his offspring to Egypt?
Jacob took all his offspring to Egypt because God had instructed him to do so, as seen in Genesis 46:3-4, and also because of the famine in the land of Canaan, as mentioned in Genesis 45:10-11.
What does the phrase 'all his offspring' include?
The phrase 'all his offspring' includes Jacob's sons, grandsons, daughters, and granddaughters, as mentioned in Genesis 46:7, indicating a large family migrating to Egypt together.
Is there any significance to the order in which Jacob's family members are listed?
The order in which Jacob's family members are listed in Genesis 46:7 may indicate the importance or prominence of each group within the family, with sons and grandsons mentioned before daughters and granddaughters, similar to the pattern seen in other biblical genealogies, such as Genesis 5:3-32.
How does this verse relate to the larger narrative of the Bible?
This verse is part of the larger story of God's promise to Abraham, as seen in Genesis 12:1-3, and sets the stage for the Israelites' time in Egypt, which will eventually lead to their deliverance and the events of the Exodus, as described in the book of Exodus.
Reflection Questions
- What does it mean for me to trust God with my family's well-being, just as Jacob trusted God with his family's move to Egypt?
- In what ways can I apply the principle of obedience to God's instructions, as seen in Jacob's decision to take his family to Egypt, to my own life?
- How can I, like Jacob, prioritize the spiritual well-being of my family and ensure that they are following God's will for their lives?
- What are some ways that God has provided for my family, just as He provided for Jacob's family during their time in Egypt, and how can I express gratitude for those provisions?
Gill's Exposition on Genesis 46:7
His sons, and his sons' sons with him,.... His eleven sons, and their sons, his grandchildren: and his daughters; his own daughter Dinah, and his daughters in law, the wives of his sons; for these
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 46:7
His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
His daughters; either his daughter Dinah, the plural number for the singular, as 21:7 , or Dinah and her daughters; for grandchildren are commonly called their grandfather’ s children, or sons or daughters; or his daughters-in-law, his son’ s wives.
Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
Genesis 46:7 His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. Ver. 7. His daughters, and his sons’ daughters.] That is, by a synecdoche, integri; his niece Serah, and his daughter Dinah, who came down with the rest into Egypt; and therefore was not Job’ s wife, as the Jews would persuade us.
Ellicott's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
(7) His daughters.—See Note on Genesis 37:35.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Genesis 46:7
Verse 7. All his seed brought he with him into Egypt.] When Jacob went down into Egypt he was in the one hundred and thirtieth year of his age, two hundred and fifteen years after the promise was made to Abraham, Genesis 12:1-4, in the year of the world 2298, and before Christ 1706.