Genesis 46:18 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
These [are] sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she beareth these to Jacob -- sixteen persons.
English ASV
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
English Amplified
These are the sons of Zilpah, [the maid] whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. And these she bore to Jacob--sixteen persons all told.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
These are the sons of Zilpah, [the maid] whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. And these she bore to Jacob–sixteen persons all told.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
These were the sons of Zilpah — whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah — that she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: sixteen souls.
English EASY 2024
These were the sons that Zilpah gave birth to for Jacob, and their children. Laban had given Zilpah as a servant to his daughter Leah. There were 16 children in all.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
All these were Jacob's sons from his wife's servant, Zilpah. (Zilpah was the maid that Laban had given to his daughter Leah.) There were 16 people in this family.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob- sixteen persons.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
These sixteen are the descendants of Jacob by Zilpah, the slave woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah.
English God's Word - GW 1995
These sixteen were descendants of Jacob through Zilpah, the servant given to Leah by her father, Laban.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
These were the sons of Zilpah-- whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah-- that she bore to Jacob: 16 persons.
English KJV 1611
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
English LSB
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen in all.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
These were the descendants of Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah; these she bore to Jacob-- sixteen persons in all.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Those were the children and grandchildren who were born to Jacob and Zilpah. Laban had given Zilpah to his daughter Leah. The total number of people in the family line of Jacob and Zilpah was 16.
English NIV
These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah-sixteen in all.
English NKJ 1982
These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons.
English NLT
These sixteen were descendants of Jacob through Zilpah, the servant given to Leah by her father, Laban.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
(these are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and these she bore to Jacob-- sixteen persons).
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
These sixteen were the descendants of Jacob and Zilpah (the slave woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah).
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
(these are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons).
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
These sixteen persons were the sons of Jacob and Zilpah, the slave-girl given to Leah by her father, Laban.
English Tyndale 1537
These are the children of Silpha whom Laban gave to Lea his daughter. And these she bare unto Jacob in number sixteen souls.