Passage

Genesis 46.26

Book: Genesis · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"24. And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25. These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven."

"26. All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;"

"27. and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 28. And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen." (Genesis 46:24-28, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"24. The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25. These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls were seven."

"26. All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six."

"27. The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy. 28. He sent Judah before him to Joseph, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen." (Genesis 46:24-28, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"24. And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25. These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven."

"26. All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six; ^{loins: Heb. thigh}"

"27. And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 28. And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen." (Genesis 46:24-28, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"24. And sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25. These [are] sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she beareth these to Jacob, all the persons [are] seven."

"26. All the persons who are coming to Jacob to Egypt, coming out of his thigh, apart from the wives of Jacob's sons, all the persons [are] sixty and six."

"27. And the sons of Joseph who have been born to him in Egypt [are] two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who are coming into Egypt [are] seventy. 28. And Judah he hath sent before him unto Joseph, to direct before him to Goshen, and they come into the land of Goshen;" (Genesis 46:24-28, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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