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 · 2000

And 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 · 1611

And 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 · 1901

And 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 · 1949

And 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 · 1862

and 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) · 1752

The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.

Context

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

v.7This passage

v.8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

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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