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Genesis 35:22

NETBible	While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with¹ Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
NIV © biblegateway Gen 35:22	While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. Jacob had twelve sons:
NASB © biblegateway Gen 35:22	It came about while Israel was dwelling in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now there were twelve sons of Jacob—
NLT © biblegateway Gen 35:22	While he was there, Reuben slept with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and someone told Jacob about it. These are the names of the twelve sons of Jacob:
MSG © biblegateway Gen 35:22	While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 35:22	Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father’s servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 35:22	While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 35:22	And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
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KJV	And it came to pass, when Israel <03478> dwelt <07931> (8800) in that land <0776>_, that Reuben <07205> went <03212> (8799) and lay <07901> (8799) with Bilhah <01090> his father's <01> concubine <06370>_: and Israel <03478> heard <08085> (8799) [it]. Now the sons <01121> of Jacob <03290> were twelve <08147> <06240>_:
NASB © biblegateway Gen 35:22	It came <01961> about while Israel <03478> was dwelling <07931> in that land <0776> , that Reuben <07205> went <01980> and lay <07901> with Bilhah <01090> his father's <01> concubine <06370> , and Israel <03478> heard <08085> of it. Now there were twelve <08147> <6240> sons <01121> of Jacob <03290> --
LXXM	egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S de <1161> PRT hnika <2259> ADV katwkhsen {V-AAI-3S} israhl <2474> N-PRI en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF gh <1065> N-DSF ekeinh <1565> D-DSF eporeuyh <4198> V-API-3S roubhn {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ ekoimhyh <2837> V-API-3S meta <3326> PREP ballav {N-PRI} thv <3588> T-GSF pallakhv {N-GSF} tou <3588> T-GSM patrov <3962> N-GSM autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ hkousen <191> V-AAI-3S israhl <2474> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ ponhron <4190> A-NSN efanh <5316> V-API-3S enantion <1726> PREP autou <846> D-GSM hsan <1510> V-IAI-3P de <1161> PRT oi <3588> T-NPM uioi <5207> N-NPM iakwb <2384> N-PRI dwdeka <1427> N-NUI
NET [draft] ITL	While Israel <03478> was <01961> living <07931> in that <01931> land <0776> , Reuben <07205> had sexual relations <07901> <01980> with Bilhah <01090> , his father’s <01> concubine <06370> , and Israel <03478> heard <08085> about it. Jacob <03290> had <01961> twelve <06240> <08147> sons <01121> :
HEBREW	rve <06240> Myns <08147> bqey <03290> ynb <01121> wyhyw P <01961> larvy <03478> emsyw <08085> wyba <01> sglyp <06370> hhlb <01090> ta <0853> bksyw <07901> Nbwar <07205> Klyw <01980> awhh <01931> Urab <0776> larvy <03478> Nksb <07931> yhyw (35:22) <01961>

NETBible

While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with¹ Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and Reuben went and lay with.” The expression “lay with” is a euphemism for having sexual intercourse.

¹sn Reuben’s act of having sexual relations with Bilhah probably had other purposes than merely satisfying his sexual desire. By having sex with Bilhah, Reuben (Leah’s oldest son) would have prevented Bilhah from succeeding Rachel as the favorite wife, and by sleeping with his father’s concubine he would also be attempting to take over leadership of the clan – something Absalom foolishly attempted later on in Israel’s history (2 Sam 16:21-22).