Read & Study the Bible Online - Bible Portal

Genesis 35:22 -

And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine :—an act of incest (Le Genesis 18:8 ) for which he was afterwards disinherited ( Genesis 49:4 ; 1 Chronicles 5:1 )— and Israel heard it . The hiatus in the text and the break in the MS . at this point may both have been designed to express Jacob's grief at the tidings. The LXX . add feebly καὶ πονηρὸν ἐφάνη ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ , which surely fails to represent the mingled shame and sorrow, indignation and horror, with which his eldest son's wickedness must have filled him. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve —a separate verse in the LXX ; which is certainly more in accordance with the sense than the division in the text.

Be the first to react on this!

Scroll to Top

Group of Brands