Genesis 46:10
New International Version
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

New Living Translation
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanite woman.)

English Standard Version
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

King James Bible
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

New King James Version
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

NASB 1995
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

NASB 1977
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

Christian Standard Bible
Simeon’s sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Simeon’s sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

American Standard Version
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sons of [Simeon]were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

Good News Translation
Simeon and his sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

International Standard Version
Simeon's sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaanite woman;

NET Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul (the son of a Canaanite woman).

New Heart English Bible
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jakin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

World English Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul son of the Canaanite.

Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul son of the Canaanitess.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin, and Zohar and Saul, son of the Canaanitess.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jamuel and Jamin and Ahod, and Jachin and Sohar, and Saul the son of a woman of Chanaan.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

New American Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, son of a Canaanite woman.

New Revised Standard Version
The children of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohar, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the sons of Shemon: Yemuyel and Yamin and Ahar and Yakeen and Tsakhar and Shawal son of a Canaanitess.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the sons of Symeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Aod, and Achin, and Saar, and Saul, the son of a Chananitish woman.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Those who Went to Egypt: The Children of Leah
9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.…

Cross References
Exodus 6:15
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

Numbers 26:12-13
These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin, / the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

1 Chronicles 4:24
The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

Genesis 29:33
Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.

Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 49:5-7
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. / May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. / Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Deuteronomy 33:8-11
Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. / He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. / He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar. ...

Leviticus 10:1-2
Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 6:1-2
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. / The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

1 Chronicles 6:16-17
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. / These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 6:19
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

1 Chronicles 6:28
The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.

1 Chronicles 6:33
These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

1 Chronicles 6:44-47
On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, / the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, / the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, ...

1 Chronicles 6:48-49
Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God. / But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.


Treasury of Scripture

And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

Simeon.

Genesis 29:33
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

Genesis 34:25,30
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males…

Genesis 49:5-7
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations…

Jemuel.

1 Chronicles 4:24
The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

Canaanitish.

Genesis 28:1
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

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Canaan Canaanite Canaanitess Canaanitish Jachin Jakin Jamin Jemuel Jemu'el Ohad Saul Shaul Simeon Zohar
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Canaan Canaanite Canaanitess Canaanitish Jachin Jakin Jamin Jemuel Jemu'el Ohad Saul Shaul Simeon Zohar
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.














The sons of Simeon:
Simeon was the second son of Jacob and Leah. His descendants formed one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The tribe of Simeon was known for its fierce and aggressive nature, as seen in the account of Dinah's defilement (Genesis 34). Simeon's inheritance was within the territory of Judah, indicating a close relationship between these tribes (Joshua 19:1-9).

Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul:
These names represent the sons of Simeon, each contributing to the lineage and growth of the tribe. The listing of names in genealogies often signifies the importance of family and heritage in Israelite culture. Each name carries its own meaning and significance, reflecting the values and hopes of the time.

Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman:
This detail highlights the intermarriage between Israelites and Canaanites, which was generally discouraged due to the potential for leading Israelites away from their covenant with God (Deuteronomy 7:3-4). Shaul's mother being a Canaanite woman may indicate a deviation from the norm, reflecting the complex social and cultural interactions of the time. This intermarriage could also foreshadow the later struggles Israel would face with idolatry and assimilation into Canaanite culture.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Simeon
The second son of Jacob and Leah, Simeon is one of the twelve tribes of Israel. His descendants are listed in this verse as part of the family moving to Egypt.

2. Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul
These are the sons of Simeon. Each name represents a lineage within the tribe of Simeon.

3. Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman
This detail highlights the intermarriage between Israelites and Canaanites, which was significant in the context of Israelite identity and covenant faithfulness.

4. Canaanite Woman
The mention of Shaul's mother being a Canaanite woman underscores the cultural and religious interactions between the Israelites and the Canaanites.

5. Egypt
The destination of Jacob's family, where they would eventually become a great nation, fulfilling part of God's promise to Abraham.
Teaching Points
Faithfulness in Family Lineage
The inclusion of Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman, reminds us of the importance of maintaining faithfulness to God within our family lines, even amidst cultural pressures.

God's Sovereignty in Family Dynamics
Despite the complexities and imperfections in family histories, God works through them to fulfill His purposes, as seen in the growth of Jacob's family.

Cultural Interactions and Faith
The mention of a Canaanite woman in the lineage of Simeon highlights the challenges and opportunities of cultural interactions. Believers are called to engage with the world while maintaining their distinct identity in Christ.

Legacy and Influence
Each name listed represents a legacy. Our actions and decisions impact future generations, calling us to live with intentionality and faithfulness.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Genesis 46:10?

2. How does Genesis 46:10 highlight the importance of family lineage in God's plan?

3. What can we learn from Simeon's descendants about faithfulness to God's covenant?

4. How does Genesis 46:10 connect to God's promises to Abraham's descendants?

5. How can understanding Simeon's lineage influence our commitment to family and faith?

6. What role does genealogy play in understanding God's unfolding plan in Genesis?

7. Why does Genesis 46:10 list Simeon's sons, including a Canaanite woman, in Jacob's lineage?

8. How does Genesis 46:10 reflect the cultural and familial practices of ancient Israel?

9. What theological significance do Simeon's sons hold in Genesis 46:10?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 46?

11. Why create Adam and Eve knowing they'd sin?

12. Why did God create humans knowing most would reject Him and end up in Hell?

13. If God is all-powerful, why does He need intermediaries like angels and prophets?

14. How do skeptics address potential inconsistencies between Genesis 46 and other Old Testament genealogies regarding the descendants of Jacob?
What Does Genesis 46:10 Mean
The sons of Simeon

“The sons of Simeon” (Genesis 46:10) introduces a genuine historical record of Jacob’s second son’s family who moved to Egypt with him.

• Simeon was born to Leah (Genesis 29:33) and had earlier been involved in defending family honor at Shechem (Genesis 34:25).

• God had promised Abraham that his offspring would become a great nation (Genesis 15:13-16); this genealogy shows the first visible steps of that promise being fulfilled, as later counted in Numbers 26:12-14.

• Every name that follows affirms God’s personal interest in individuals as well as clans, echoing Psalm 147:4—“He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name”.


Jemuel

The first listed son, also called “Nemuel” in Numbers 26:12 and 1 Chronicles 4:24, heads the Nemuelite clan.

• The slight spelling variation in later books is a normal occurrence and does not contradict but rather confirms that Scripture consistently traces the same line across centuries.

• His inclusion here guarantees his descendants’ share in the future tribal inheritance (Joshua 19:1).


Jamin

Jamin, second in the list, fathers the Jaminites (Numbers 26:12).

• His branch eventually settles in the southern allotment of Simeon’s territory within Judah (Joshua 19:1-9).

Isaiah 40:11 pictures the Lord shepherding His flock; genealogies like this show Him doing so family by family.


Ohad

Ohad appears only here and in Exodus 6:15.

• Though little else is recorded, the Spirit still preserves his name, reminding us that obscurity on earth never diminishes value before God (Matthew 10:30).

• His descendants are counted among the seventy who went down to Egypt (Exodus 1:5).


Jachin

Jachin gives rise to the Jachinites, called “Jarib” in 1 Chronicles 4:24.

• Minor variations underscore that the biblical record spans generations yet maintains integrity (Psalm 119:160).

• His clan later helps populate Simeon’s towns such as Beersheba and Moladah (1 Chronicles 4:28-33).


Zohar

Listed fifth, Zohar’s line is also rendered “Zerah” in Numbers 26:13.

• The Zoharites contribute to Simeon’s military strength recorded in Numbers 1:23.

• Their continuing presence in Judah’s southern region in the days of Hezekiah (1 Chronicles 4:42-43) illustrates the endurance of God’s covenant mercy (Deuteronomy 7:9).


Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman

Shaul stands out because Scripture notes his mother’s ethnicity.

• This detail signals that even before the Exodus, the covenant community already included individuals with mixed heritage, foreshadowing the “mixed multitude” that would leave Egypt (Exodus 12:38).

• It prefigures God’s heart for the nations, later highlighted in Ruth 1:16 and Acts 15:14.

• Simeon’s earlier violence against Canaanites (Genesis 34) did not prevent God from graciously incorporating a Canaanite woman into the family line, demonstrating His sovereign mercy (Romans 9:15-16).


summary

Genesis 46:10 is more than a list; it is a snapshot of God’s faithfulness. Each name reinforces that His promises to Abraham are advancing, His knowledge of individuals is intimate, and His plan is embracing—already hinting that people from every nation can find a place among His people.

(10) Simeon has six sons, namely

Numbers 26:12-13. 1Chronicles 4:24.

Jemuel,

Nemuel,

Nemuel,

Jamin,

Jamin,

Jamin,

Ohad, . . .

Verse 10. - And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, - "Day of El" (Gesenius, Murphy); in 1 Chronicles 4:24, Nemuel - and Jamin, - "Right Hand" (Gesenius, Murphy) - and Ohad, - "Joined together" (Gesenius, Murphy) - and Jachin, - "Whom God strengthens" (Gesenius), "He shall establish" (Murphy), or Jarib (1 Chronicles 4:24) - and Zohar, - "Whiteness" (Gesenius, Murphy); named Zerah (1 Chronicles 4:24) - and Shaul, - "Asked for" (Gesenius) - the son of a Canaanitish woman. The wives of the other sons, except Judah, were probably from Mesopotamia.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Simeon:
שִׁמְע֗וֹן (šim·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8095: Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife

Jemuel,
יְמוּאֵ֧ל (yə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3223: Jemuel -- a son of Simeon

Jamin,
וְיָמִ֛ין (wə·yā·mîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3226: Jamin -- three Israelites

Ohad,
וְאֹ֖הַד (wə·’ō·haḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 161: Ohad -- an Israelite

Jachin,
וְיָכִ֣ין (wə·yā·ḵîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3199: Jachin -- 'He will establish', an Israelite name

Zohar,
וְצֹ֑חַר (wə·ṣō·ḥar)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6714: Zohar -- a Hittite, also two Israelites

and Shaul
וְשָׁא֖וּל (wə·šā·’ūl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of a Canaanite woman.
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃ (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîṯ)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3669: Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan


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