Hem Personer Shiphron Shiphron was one of the sons of Gad, who was a son of Jacob and Zilpah. He was among those who went down to Egypt with Jacob's family. He is the ancestor of one of the clans within the tribe of Gad.
Nyckelhändelser Sifjon is mentioned as one of Gad's sons in the list of Jacob's descendants who traveled to Egypt.
16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli; hebr וּבְנֵ֣י גָ֔ד צִפְי֥וֹן וְחַגִּ֖י שׁוּנִ֣י וְאֶצְבֹּ֑ן עֵרִ֥י וַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖י וְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃
Sifjon was among the seventy people in Jacob's household who went down to Egypt during the famine, where Joseph already held a position of power.
26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt, his own direct descendants, not counting the wives of Jacob's sons, numbered sixty-six in all. hebr כָּל־הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃
27 With the two sons born to Joseph in Egypt, the persons of Jacob's household who came to Egypt numbered seventy. hebr וּבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־ל֥וֹ בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃ פ
In the census on the plains of Moab, Sifjon's clan (the Ziphionites) is mentioned as part of the tribe of Gad.
15 The sons of Gad by their clans: from Zephon, the Zephonite clan; from Haggi, the Haggite clan; from Shuni, the Shunite clan; hebr בְּנֵ֣י גָד֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִצְפ֗וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַצְּפוֹנִ֔י לְחַגִּ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחַגִּ֑י לְשׁוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּנִֽי׃
Sifjon is also mentioned in the list of Israel's sons who came to Egypt, in connection with the enumeration of Gad's descendants.
16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. hebr וְאֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמ֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי֙ לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔ם גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִ֑י וּשְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י לֵוִ֔י שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃
As part of Jacob's extended family, Sifjon settled in the land of Goshen in Egypt, where the Israelites grew into a great nation.
27 Israel settled in Egypt, in the land of Goshen. They acquired property there, and they were fruitful and increased greatly in number. hebr וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֑שֶׁן וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּפְר֥וּ וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃