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Genesis 46:27

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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.

And the sons {H1121} of Joseph {H3130}, which were born {H3205} him in Egypt {H4714}, were two {H8147} souls {H5315}: all the souls {H5315} of the house {H1004} of Jacob {H3290}, which came {H935} into Egypt {H4714}, were threescore and ten {H7657}.

The sons of Yosef, born to him in Egypt, were two in number. Thus all the people in Ya'akov's family who entered Egypt numbered seventy.

And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

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Cross-References

  • Acts 7:14 (5 votes)

    Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

  • Deuteronomy 10:22 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Exodus 1:5 (4 votes)

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

  • Exodus 24:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.