Exodus 1:5
“And all the soules that came out of the loynes of Iacob, were seuentie soules: for Ioseph was in Egypt already.”
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Exodus 1:5 Context
3Issachar, Zebulun and Beniamin, 4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5And all the soules that came out of the loynes of Iacob, were seuentie soules: for Ioseph was in Egypt already. 6And Ioseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7¶ And the children of Israel were fruitfull, and increased aboundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty, and the land was filled with them.
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Other Translations for Exodus 1:5
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].
- King James Version
All the persons who came from the loins of Jacob were seventy in number, but Joseph was {already} in Egypt.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.
- American Standard Version (1901)
All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.
- Basic English Bible
And all the souls that had come out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.
- Darby Bible
And all the souls that descended from Jacob, were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
- Webster's Bible
All the souls who came out of Jacob's body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.
- World English Bible
And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as to Joseph, he was in Egypt.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt already.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 1:5
1:5 Seventy souls - According to the computation we had, #Gen 46:27|, including Joseph and his two sons. This was just the number of the nations by which the earth was peopled, #Gen 10:1 |- 32, for when God separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel, #De 32:8|.