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Deuteronomy 10:22

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Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Thy fathers {H1} went down {H3381} into Egypt {H4714} with threescore and ten {H7657} persons {H5315}; and now the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} hath made {H7760} thee as the stars {H3556} of heaven {H8064} for multitude {H7230}.

Your ancestors went down into Egypt with only seventy people, but now ADONAI your God has made your numbers as many as the stars in the sky!

Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now Jehovah thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 46:27 (8 votes)

    And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, [were] two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, [were] threescore and ten.

  • Genesis 15:5 (7 votes)

    And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

  • Exodus 1:5 (7 votes)

    And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].

  • Deuteronomy 1:10 (5 votes)

    The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye [are] this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

  • Nehemiah 9:23 (4 votes)

    Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess [it].

  • Deuteronomy 28:62 (4 votes)

    And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.

  • Numbers 26:51 (3 votes)

    These [were] the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.