Genesis 46:24
in Genesis 46The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
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ASV
And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
KJV
And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
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This verse in Genesis 46
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In the speech of Stephen (Ac 7:14) the number is stated to be seventy-five; but as that estimate includes five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (1Ch 7:14-20), born in Egypt, the two accounts coincide.
This site's exposition
The son of Dan: Hushim
on Genesis 46:23-25
The Hebrew heading reads sons of Dan with one name under it, Hushim. John Gill takes the plural as the form the list keeps, and the Berean gives it as the son of Dan. Bilhah's line brings seven, and the tribes stand on four mothers.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the sons of Naphtali, Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. The last is called Shallum in 1Ch 7:13.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֖י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נַפְתָּלִ֑י | naftali | Naphtali | H5321 → | 51 times |
| יַחְצְאֵ֥ל | yachtzeel | Jahzeel | H3183 → | |
| וְגוּנִ֖י | veguni | and Guni | H1476 → | |
| וְיֵ֥צֶר | veyetzer | and Jezer | H3337 → | |
| וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ | veshilem | and Shillem | H8006 → |
וּבְנֵ֖יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
נַפְתָּלִ֑יNaphtali
naftaliH5321 →51 times
יַחְצְאֵ֥לJahzeel
yachtzeelH3183 →
וְגוּנִ֖יand Guni
veguniH1476 →
וְיֵ֥צֶרand Jezer
veyetzerH3337 →
וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃and Shillem
veshilemH8006 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 5:26
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And…
- 2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the…
- Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- 2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are…
- 1 Kings 15:20
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26
Through
Genesis 49:21Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 33:23
Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”
- Deuteronomy 33:23
Through
1 Chronicles 7:13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:48–49
These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,
- Numbers 26:48–49
Through
Numbers 1:15and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
it leads to
- Numbers 7:78
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:78
About Genesis

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
