Exodus 1:5

What does Exodus 1:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 1:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as to Joseph, he was in Egypt.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And all the souls that came out of Jacob's thigh, were seventy: but Joseph was in Egypt.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And all the souls that had come out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.

Context

v.4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

v.5This passage

v.6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 8:30

    And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

  • Exodus 1:20

    And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

  • Deuteronomy 10:22

    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.

  • Genesis 46:26

    All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

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