4. I will go to Egypt with you, and I will bring you out of Egypt again. You will die there, but Joseph will be with you. His own hands will close your eyes when you die.”
5. Then Jacob left Beersheba and traveled to Egypt. His sons, the sons of Israel, brought their father, their wives, and all their children to Egypt. They traveled in the wagons the Pharaoh had sent.
6. They also had their cattle and everything they owned in the land of Canaan. So Israel went to Egypt with all his children and his family.
7. With him were his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters. All of his family went with him.
8. These are the names of Israel’s sons and family who went to Egypt with him: Reuben was Jacob’s first son.
9. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10. Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, and Zohar. There was also Shaul. (Shaul was born from a Canaanite woman.)
11. Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12. Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
13. Issachar’s sons were Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
14. Zebulun’s sons were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun were Jacob’s sons from his wife Leah. Leah had these sons in Paddan Aram. She also had a daughter named Dinah. There were 33 people in this family.
16. Gad’s sons were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.