Genesis 46:18

These [are] the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, [even] sixteen souls.

These are the sons {H1121} of Zilpah {H2153}, whom Laban {H3837} gave {H5414} to Leah {H3812} his daughter {H1323}, and these she bare {H3205} unto Jacob {H3290}, even sixteen {H6240}{H8337} souls {H5315}.

These were the children of Zilpah, whom Lavan gave to Le'ah his daughter; she bore them to Ya'akov - sixteen people.

These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

Commentary

Note: If the commentary doesn’t appear instantly, please allow 2–5 seconds for it to load. It is generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash using a prompt focused on Biblical fidelity over bias. While the insights have been consistently reliable, we encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit.

Please note that only the commentary section is AI-generated — the main Scripture and cross-references are stored on the site and are from trusted and verified sources.

Cross-References

  • Genesis 29:24 (4 votes)

    And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid [for] an handmaid.

  • Genesis 30:9 (2 votes)

    When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

  • Genesis 30:13 (2 votes)

    And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

  • Genesis 35:26 (2 votes)

    And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these [are] the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

  • Exodus 1:4 (2 votes)

    Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.