And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.
- BSB The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- NKJV the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;
- NASB and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s female slave, were Dan and Naphtali;
- NLT The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
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Quick answer
The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant, are Dan and Naphtali.
Overview
Dan and Naphtali, born to Rachel's maidservant Bilhah, are counted among Jacob's twelve sons. Their inclusion shows that all twelve, regardless of which mother, share fully in the covenant family. Each will head a tribe in the nation God is forming.
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Cross-references · 3
- Gen 37:2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
- Gen 30:4–8And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
- Gen 46:23–25And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
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