Genesis 35:22-27
Context35:22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with 1 Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it.
Jacob had twelve sons:
35:23 The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
35:24 The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
35:25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
35:26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher.
These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
35:27 So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, 2 to Kiriath Arba 3 (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. 4
[35:22] 1 tn Heb “and Reuben went and lay with.” The expression “lay with” is a euphemism for having sexual intercourse.
[35:27] 2 tn This is an adverbial accusative of location.
[35:27] 3 tn The name “Kiriath Arba” is in apposition to the preceding name, “Mamre.”
[35:27] 4 tn The Hebrew verb גּוּר (gur), traditionally rendered “to sojourn,” refers to temporary settlement without ownership rights.