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 · 2000And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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 · 1949All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as to Joseph, he was in Egypt.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And all the souls that came out of Jacob's thigh, were seventy: but Joseph was in Egypt.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And all the souls that had come out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.
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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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