Exodus 1:7
What does Exodus 1:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 1:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 28:14
and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
- Genesis 26:4
and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
- Genesis 46:3
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
- Genesis 47:27
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
- Psalms 105:24
And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
- Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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