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Exodus 1:6

What does Exodus 1:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 1:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then Joseph came to his end, and all his brothers, and all that generation.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Joseph dieth, and all his brethren, and all that generation;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

After he was dead, and all his brethren, and all that generation,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.

v.6This passage

v.7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Cross references

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

  • Genesis 50:24

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • Acts 7:14

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

  • Genesis 50:26

    So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

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