Genesis 46:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.”

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BSBPD

“The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And sons of Benjamin: Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 46:21 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 49:27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
  2. Numbers 1:11from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
  3. Numbers 1:36From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
  4. Numbers 26:38These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
  5. Deuteronomy 33:12Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
  6. 1 Chronicles 7:6The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
  7. 1 Chronicles 8:1Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,

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