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Genesis 46:9

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The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 9

Jacob is here removing to Egypt in his old age, forced thither by a famine, and invited thither by a son. Here, I. God sends him thither (Gen 46:1-4). II. All his family goes with him (v. 5-27). III. Joseph bids him welcome (Gen 46:28-34).

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Strong's Concordancev. 9

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… רְאוּבֵן (Rᵉʼûwbên, H7205) — Reuben, a son of Jacob חֲנוֹךְ (Chănôwk, H2585) — Chanok, an antediluvian patriach פַּלּוּא (Pallûwʼ, H6396) — Pallu, an Israelite חֶצְרוֹן (Chetsrôwn, H2696) — Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine; also of two Israelites כַּרְמִי (Karmîy, H3756) — Karmi, the name of three Israelites

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