Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all. New Living Translation These were the sons of Leah and Jacob who were born in Paddan-aram, in addition to their daughter, Dinah. The number of Jacob’s descendants (male and female) through Leah was thirty-three. English Standard Version These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. Berean Standard Bible These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three. King James Bible These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. New King James Version These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the persons, his sons and his daughters, were thirty-three. New American Standard Bible These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. NASB 1995 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. NASB 1977 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. Legacy Standard Bible These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. Amplified Bible These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all of his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three. Christian Standard Bible These were Leah’s sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of persons: thirty-three. Holman Christian Standard Bible These were Leah’s sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of persons: 33. American Standard Version These are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. English Revised Version These are the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. GOD'S WORD® Translation These were the descendants of the sons Leah gave to Jacob in Paddan Aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of these sons and daughters was 33. Good News Translation These are the sons that Leah had borne to Jacob in Mesopotamia, besides his daughter Dinah. In all, his descendants by Leah numbered thirty-three. International Standard Version These were all sons from Leah, whom she bore for Jacob in Paddan-aram, along with his daughter Dinah. He had 33 sons and daughters. Majority Standard Bible These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three. NET Bible These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all. New Heart English Bible These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. All the persons of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three. Webster's Bible Translation These are the sons of Leah, which she bore to Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. World English Bible These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThese [are] sons of Leah whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-Aram, and his daughter Dinah; all the persons of his sons and his daughters [are] thirty-three. Young's Literal Translation These are sons of Leah whom she bare to Jacob in Padan-Aram, and Dinah his daughter; all the persons of his sons and his daughters are thirty and three. Smith's Literal Translation These the sons of Leah, which she bare to Jacob in Padan-Aram, and Dinah his daughter; all the souls of his sons and his daughters thirty and three. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThese are the sons of Lia, whom she bore in Mesopotamia of Syria, with Dins his daughter. All the souls of her sons and daughters, thirty-three. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three. New American Bible These were the sons whom Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, along with his daughter Dinah—thirty-three persons in all, sons and daughters. New Revised Standard Version (these are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; in all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three). Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThese are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; the number of persons, his sons and his daughters being thirty-three in all. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated These are the sons of Leah that she bore to Yaquuv in Padan of Aram plus Dinah his daughter; all the souls of his sons and of his daughters were thirty and three. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. Brenton Septuagint Translation These are the sons of Lea, which she bore to Jacob in Mesopotamia of Syria, and Dina his daughter; all the souls, sons and daughters, thirty-three. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Those who Went to Egypt: The Children of Leah…14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three. Cross References Genesis 29:32-35 And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” / Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon. / Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi. ... Genesis 30:17-24 And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. / Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar. / Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob. ... Genesis 35:23-26 The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. / The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. / The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali. ... Genesis 41:50-52 Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. / Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.” / And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” Genesis 48:5-6 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. / Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit. Exodus 1:1-5 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ... Numbers 26:19-22 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. / These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah. / And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul. ... Numbers 26:28-34 The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim. / These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead. / These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek, ... Deuteronomy 10:22 Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. 1 Chronicles 2:1-2 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, / Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. / And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph. Acts 7:14 Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all. Matthew 1:2-3 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. Luke 3:33-34 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, / the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, Romans 9:4-5 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen. Treasury of Scripture These be the sons of Leah, which she bore to Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. Leah. Genesis 29:32-35 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me… Genesis 30:17-21 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son… Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: with his. Genesis 30:21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. Genesis 34:1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. Jump to Previous Altogether Aram Bare Besides Bore Daughter Daughters Dinah Jacob Leah Numbered Padanaram Padan-Aram Paddan Paddan-Aram Persons Souls Thirty Thirty-Three Three TogetherJump to Next Altogether Aram Bare Besides Bore Daughter Daughters Dinah Jacob Leah Numbered Padanaram Padan-Aram Paddan Paddan-Aram Persons Souls Thirty Thirty-Three Three TogetherGenesis 46 1. Jacob is comforted by God at Beersheba.5. Thence he with his company goes into Egypt. 8. The number of his family that went into Egypt. 28. Joseph meets Jacob. 31. He instructs his brothers how to answer Pharaoh. These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram Leah was the first wife of Jacob, given to him through the deception of her father Laban. Paddan-aram, located in the region of Mesopotamia, is significant as the place where Jacob fled to escape his brother Esau's wrath and where he worked for Laban. Leah bore Jacob six sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. These sons became the heads of six of the twelve tribes of Israel, playing crucial roles in the history and development of the nation. The mention of Paddan-aram highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham to make his descendants numerous, as Jacob's family began to grow significantly in this region. in addition to his daughter Dinah The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three Persons / Places / Events 1. LeahThe first wife of Jacob, Leah was given to Jacob through Laban's deception. She bore him six sons and one daughter, Dinah. 2. Jacob Also known as Israel, he is the patriarch whose family is central to the account of Genesis. His journey to Egypt marks a significant moment in the history of Israel. 3. Paddan-aram A region in Mesopotamia where Jacob lived and worked for Laban, his uncle, and where his children were born. 4. Dinah The only daughter of Jacob and Leah mentioned in this passage, Dinah's account is significant in Genesis 34, where her encounter with Shechem leads to a violent retaliation by her brothers. 5. Thirty-three descendants This number represents the total offspring of Leah, including her sons and daughter, highlighting the growth of Jacob's family. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in Family DynamicsDespite human manipulation and favoritism, God's plan unfolds through the family of Jacob. Leah, though less favored, becomes the mother of a significant portion of Israel's tribes. The Importance of Legacy The listing of Leah's descendants underscores the importance of family legacy and God's faithfulness to His promises through generations. God's Use of Imperfect People Leah's account reminds us that God often works through those who are overlooked or undervalued by others, using their lives to fulfill His purposes. Counting Our Blessings Just as Leah's descendants are counted, we are encouraged to recognize and be grateful for the blessings and growth God brings into our lives.(15) All the souls . . . were thirty and three.--That is, six sons, twenty-three grandsons, two great grandsons, Dinah, and Jacob himself. The other daughters and granddaughters are omitted.Verse 15. - These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Parian-dram (i.e. the descendants of Leah's sons which were born in Padan-aram), with his daughter Dinah (who probably had continued unmarried after her misfortune in Shechem, and is here mentioned as an independent member of Jacob's family): all the souls of his sons and his daughters (reckoning him- self, and excluding Er and Onan) were thirty and three. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Theseאֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those are the sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Leah לֵאָ֗ה (lê·’āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3812: Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob born יָֽלְדָ֤ה (yā·lə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage to Jacob לְיַעֲקֹב֙ (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc in Paddan-aram, אֲרָ֔ם (’ă·rām) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6307: Paddan-aram -- the place where Rachel died in addition to his daughter בִתּ֑וֹ (ḇit·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter Dinah. דִּינָ֣ה (dî·nāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1783: Dinah -- daughter of Jacob The total כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every number נֶ֧פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of sons בָּנָ֛יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son and daughters וּבְנוֹתָ֖יו (ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter [was] thirty-three. שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth Links Genesis 46:15 NIVGenesis 46:15 NLT Genesis 46:15 ESV Genesis 46:15 NASB Genesis 46:15 KJV Genesis 46:15 BibleApps.com Genesis 46:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 46:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 46:15 French Bible Genesis 46:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 46:15 These are the sons of Leah whom (Gen. 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