The Meaning of Genesis 46:17 Explained

Genesis 46:17

KJV: And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

YLT: And sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

Darby: And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

ASV: And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 46:17?

MEANING: What does Genesis 46:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 46:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 46:17?

What is the context of Genesis 46:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

What does Genesis 46:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 46:1-27 - Jacob And His Family Go To Egypt

Evidently Joseph's invitation to his father to come to him in Egypt aroused very earnest questionings in Jacob's soul. Was it a wise step for him to take? Perhaps he remembered Genesis 15:13, and dreaded to take the risk. Under these circumstances he went to Beersheba, the well of the oath, so intimately associated with the lives of Abraham and Isaac, and from which he had gone forth on his life's pilgrimage. There he offered special sacrifices and received special directions and promises. He was not only to go down into Egypt, but to go there under the divine guidance and protection. When we visit Egypt at our own impulse we shall land ourselves, as Abraham and Isaac did, in temptation and failure; but when God bids us go, we may make the journey with absolute impunity. Though we walk through the dark valley, we need not fear, if He be with us.

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Chapter Summary: Genesis 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

What do the individual words in Genesis 46:17 mean?

And the sons of Asher Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah and Serah their sister of Beriah Heber and Malchiel

וּבְנֵ֣י : אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח אֲחֹתָ֑ם : בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל

וּבְנֵ֣י	And the sons
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
: אָשֵׁ֗ר	of Asher
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָשֵׁר Sense: son of Jacob and Zilpah.
יִמְנָ֧ה	Imnah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִמְנָה Sense: the st born son of Asher.
וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה	and Ishvah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׁוָה Sense: the 2nd son of Asher.
וְיִשְׁוִ֥י	and Ishvi
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׁוִי Sense: the 2nd son of Saul by his wife Ahinoam.
וּבְרִיעָ֖ה	and Beriah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּרִיעָה Sense: a son of Asher.
וְשֶׂ֣רַח	and Serah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׂרַח Sense: daughter of Asher.
אֲחֹתָ֑ם	their sister
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: אָחֹות Sense: sister.
: בְרִיעָ֔ה	of Beriah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּרִיעָה Sense: a son of Asher.
חֶ֖בֶר	Heber
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חֶבֶר Sense: the Kenite, husband of Jael, who slew Sisera by driving a nail into his temple.
וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל	and Malchiel
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מַלְכִּיאֵל Sense: the son of Beriah and grandson of Asher.

What are the major concepts related to Genesis 46:17?

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