וְאֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמ֧וֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הַבָּאִ֥ים מִצְרַ֖יְמָה יַעֲקֹ֣ב וּבָנָ֑יו בְּכֹ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב רְאוּבֵֽן׃

And these are the names of the children of Israel, the children of Jacob, who ultimately became the heads of families of the Jewish people, who were coming to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: the firstborn of Jacob, Reuben.

וּבְנֵ֖י רְאוּבֵ֑ן חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא וְחֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי׃

And the sons of Reuben: Hanokh, Palu, Hetzron, and Karmi.

וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֗וֹן יְמוּאֵ֧ל וְיָמִ֛ין וְאֹ֖הַד וְיָכִ֣ין וְצֹ֑חַר וְשָׁא֖וּל בֶּן־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃

The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yakhin, Tzohar, and Shaul, son of the Canaanite woman. This unusual mention of a Canaanite woman might serve to emphasize that none of the other children were the offspring of Canaanites.

וּבְנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.

וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֧ר וְאוֹנָ֛ן וְשֵׁלָ֖ה וָפֶ֣רֶץ וָזָ֑רַח וַיָּ֨מָת עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־פֶ֖רֶץ חֶצְר֥וֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shela, who were born to him from the daughter of Shua, Peretz and Zerah, from Tamar; Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Peretz, who married at a young age and therefore had children prior to the descent to Egypt, were Hetzron and Hamul.

וּבְנֵ֖י יִשָׂשכָ֑ר תּוֹלָ֥ע וּפֻוָּ֖ה וְי֥וֹב וְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puva, Yov, and Shimron.

וּבְנֵ֖י זְבוּלֻ֑ן סֶ֥רֶד וְאֵל֖וֹן וְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃

The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Yahle’el.

אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י לֵאָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָֽלְדָ֤ה לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּפַדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת דִּינָ֣ה בִתּ֑וֹ כָּל־נֶ֧פֶשׁ בָּנָ֛יו וּבְנוֹתָ֖יו שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃

The list of Jacob’s children is arranged by the maternal line. These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dina; all the people, his sons and his daughters, thirty-three.

וּבְנֵ֣י גָ֔ד צִפְי֥וֹן וְחַגִּ֖י שׁוּנִ֣י וְאֶצְבֹּ֑ן עֵרִ֥י וַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖י וְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃

The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Hagi, Shuni, Etzbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

וּבְנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח אֲחֹתָ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃

The sons of Asher: Yimna, Yishva, Yishvi, Beria, and Serah their sister. Perhaps this granddaughter is mentioned because she was the only one born in Canaan. Alternatively, there were other unidentified granddaughters as well, but Serah had a unique personality. The Sages relate that she was very close to Jacob and that she merited numerous blessings, including exceptional longevity. And the sons of Beria: Hever and Malkiel.

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י זִלְפָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְלֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֤לֶד אֶת־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה נָֽפֶשׁ׃

These are the sons of Zilpa, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; she bore these to Jacob, sixteen souls. The sons of Zilpa form the second largest group, almost half the size of the group of the sons of Leah.

בְּנֵ֤י רָחֵל֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב יוֹסֵ֖ף וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃

The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin. Although Joseph did not travel with his brothers to Egypt, he is included in the list of the children of Israel who were there after they all arrived.

וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד לְיוֹסֵף֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֖רַע כֹּהֵ֣ן אֹ֑ן אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born, whom Asenat, daughter of Poti Fera, priest of On, bore to him, Manasseh and Ephraim. These three, Joseph and his two sons, are members of the house of Jacob who were already in Egypt. They are mentioned separately again at the conclusion of the count (verse 27).

וּבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֤לַע וָבֶ֙כֶר֙ וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י וָרֹ֑אשׁ מֻפִּ֥ים וְחֻפִּ֖ים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Bekher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Mupim, Hupim, and Ard.

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י רָחֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖ד לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃

These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; all the people of the descendants of Rachel, including Joseph and his two sons, were fourteen.

וּבְנֵי־דָ֖ן חֻשִֽׁים׃

The sons of Dan: Hushim. Although Hushim, who is also called Shuham, was the only son of Dan, he is referred to here as “the sons of Dan,” probably due to his numerous descendants, the family of Shuham. For similar usage of the plural terminology, see Numbers 26:8 and II Samuel 23:32.

וּבְנֵ֖י נַפְתָּלִ֑י יַחְצְאֵ֥ל וְגוּנִ֖י וְיֵ֥צֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃

The sons of Naphtali: Yahtze’el, Guni, Yetzer, and Shilem.

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י בִלְהָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְרָחֵ֣ל בִּתּ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֧לֶד אֶת־אֵ֛לֶּה לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה׃

These are the sons of Bilha, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob; all the people were seven. As in the case of Zilpa and Leah, the descendants of Bilha numbered half of those of her mistress, Rachel.

כָּל־הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃

All the people who were coming with Jacob to Egypt, the products of his loins, aside from the wives of Jacob’s sons, all the people were sixty-six.

וּבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־ל֥וֹ בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃ (פ)

The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two people. If these are counted together with Joseph, and Jacob is also included, then all the people of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy. Alternatively, the number seventy is rounded up from sixty-nine.