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Genesis 37:2

WEB

2This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.

KJV

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.

BSB

2This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

FBV

2This is the story of Jacob and his family. Joseph was seventeen, and helped look after the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about some of the bad things his brothers were doing.

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Extra References

Genesis 35:25-26

25The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali. 26The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.


1 Corinthians 11:18

18For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.


Genesis 35:22

22While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.


1 Samuel 2:22-24

22Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they slept with the women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting. 23He said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. 24No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear! You make the LORD’s people disobey.


1 Corinthians 5:1

1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his fathers wife.


Genesis 10:1

1Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.


John 7:7

7The world cant hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.


1 Corinthians 1:11

11For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.


Genesis 30:9

9When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her servant, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.


Genesis 30:4

4She gave him Bilhah her servant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.