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Joseph was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In all, Jacob had seventy descendants in Egypt, including Joseph, who was already there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt <i>already</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All those who were descendants of Jacob were seventy persons (for Joseph was in Egypt <i>already</i>).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the people who descended from Jacob were seventy people, but Joseph was <i>already</i> in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All the persons who came from the loins of Jacob were seventy in number, but Joseph was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And all the persons who came from the loins of Jacob were seventy in number, but Joseph was <i>already</i> in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And all the persons who came from the loins of Jacob were seventy in number, but Joseph was <i>already</i> in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All the descendants of Jacob were seventy people; Joseph was [already] in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The total number of Jacob’s descendants was seventy; Joseph was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The total number of Jacob&#8217s descendants was 70; Joseph was already in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joseph was already in Egypt. The total number of Jacob's descendants was 70.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The total number of these people directly descended from Jacob was seventy. His son Joseph was already in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All those who descended from Jacob totaled 75 persons. Now Joseph was already in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All the people who were directly descended from Jacob numbered seventy. But Joseph was already in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All the souls who came out of Jacob's body were seventy-five, and Joseph was in Egypt already.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all the souls that descended from Jacob, were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the souls who came out of Jacob’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as for Joseph, he was in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as to Joseph, he was in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these will be all the souls that came out of the thigh of Jacob, seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all the souls that came out of Jacob's thigh, were seventy: but Joseph was in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, all the souls of those who went forth from Jacob’s thigh were seventy. Now Joseph was in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants was seventy. Joseph was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The total number of people born to Jacob was seventy. Joseph was already in Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all the persons that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy persons; for Joseph was in Egypt already.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all the souls that came out from the loins of Yaquuv were seventy souls, and Yoseph was in Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt already.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls <i>born</i> of Jacob were seventy-five.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=16" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/1.htm">The Israelites Multiply in Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fsc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">The descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·ṣə·’ê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3409.htm" title="3409: ye·reḵ- (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh; by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">numbered</a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy.">seventy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nā·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: wə·yō·w·sêp̄ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">including Joseph,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">who was</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: ḇə·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">already in Egypt.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-27.htm">Genesis 46:27</a></span><br />And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Deuteronomy 10:22</a></span><br />Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-14.htm">Acts 7:14</a></span><br />Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Genesis 46:8-27</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. / The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. / The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">Genesis 35:23-26</a></span><br />The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. / The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. / The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-14</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a></span><br />I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Genesis 17:4-6</a></span><br />“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. / No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. / I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a></span><br />I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Genesis 32:12</a></span><br />But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-54.htm">Genesis 41:54</a></span><br />the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7</a></span><br />God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.</p><p class="hdg">loins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/46-26.htm">Genesis 46:26</a></b></br> All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls <i>were</i> threescore and six;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Judges 8:30</a></b></br> And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.</p><p class="hdg">seventy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Exodus 1:20</a></b></br> Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/46-26.htm">Genesis 46:26,27</a></b></br> All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls <i>were</i> threescore and six; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Deuteronomy 10:22</a></b></br> Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/43-10.htm">Already</a> <a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">Body</a> <a href="/genesis/48-19.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/50-12.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/genesis/46-26.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/genesis/46-15.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/genesis/48-6.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/genesis/46-27.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/genesis/50-3.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/genesis/46-27.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Thigh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Already</a> <a href="/exodus/2-12.htm">Body</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/exodus/1-6.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/exodus/13-2.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/exodus/28-42.htm">Thigh</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">The children of Israel, after Joseph's death, increase.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">The more they are oppressed by a new king, the more they multiply.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-15.htm">The godliness of the midwives in saving the male children alive.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Pharaoh commands the male children to be cast into the river</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The number seventy is significant in biblical numerology, often symbolizing completeness or divine order. This count includes Jacob's sons and their families, as detailed in <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Genesis 46:8-27</a>. The number seventy is also mentioned in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Deuteronomy 10:22</a>, emphasizing the growth of the Israelites from a small family to a great nation. This growth fulfills God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>, where God promised to make Abraham's descendants into a great nation.<p><b>including Joseph</b><br>Joseph, one of Jacob's twelve sons, plays a crucial role in the narrative of the Israelites' journey to Egypt. Sold into slavery by his brothers, Joseph rose to power in Egypt, becoming second only to Pharaoh (<a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">Genesis 41:40-41</a>). His presence in Egypt was part of God's providential plan to preserve Jacob's family during a severe famine (<a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">Genesis 45:5-7</a>). Joseph's story is a type of Christ, as he was rejected by his own, suffered unjustly, and later became a savior to his people.<p><b>who was already in Egypt</b><br>Joseph's prior arrival in Egypt set the stage for the Israelites' eventual settlement there. His position allowed him to provide for his family during the famine, as seen in <a href="/genesis/47-11.htm">Genesis 47:11-12</a>. This phrase underscores God's sovereignty and foreknowledge, as He orchestrated events to ensure the survival and growth of His chosen people. Joseph's presence in Egypt also foreshadows the Israelites' future enslavement and eventual exodus, as prophesied in <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Also known as Israel, he is the patriarch whose descendants form the twelve tribes of Israel. His journey and family are central to the account of the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>One of Jacob's sons, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and rose to become a powerful leader in Egypt. His presence in Egypt set the stage for the Israelites' eventual enslavement and exodus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Joseph rose to power and where the Israelites eventually became enslaved. It serves as both a place of refuge and oppression for Jacob's descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/seventy_descendants.htm">Seventy Descendants</a></b><br>This number signifies the total family members of Jacob who went to Egypt, symbolizing the beginning of the nation of Israel in a foreign land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites'_migration_to_egypt.htm">The Israelites' Migration to Egypt</a></b><br>This event marks the transition from the patriarchal accounts to the account of the Israelites as a people group, setting the stage for their eventual deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_numbers.htm">God's Sovereignty in Numbers</a></b><br>The specific mention of seventy descendants highlights God's control over the growth and development of His chosen people. It reminds us that God is involved in the details of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_across_generations.htm">Faithfulness Across Generations</a></b><br>The journey of Jacob's family to Egypt is a testament to God's faithfulness to His promises, encouraging us to trust in His plans across generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/providence_in_adversity.htm">Providence in Adversity</a></b><br>Joseph's presence in Egypt, initially a result of betrayal, becomes a means of survival for his family. This teaches us that God can use difficult circumstances for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_community.htm">Identity and Community</a></b><br>The formation of the Israelites as a distinct people group in a foreign land speaks to the importance of maintaining identity and community in Christ, even when surrounded by a secular culture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_46_8-27_total_70.htm">How does Genesis 46:8–27 reconcile the total of “70 persons” with other biblical passages that give different family counts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_israel's_seventy_elders.htm">Who were Israel's seventy elders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_skeptics_view_genesis_46's_genealogy.htm">How do skeptics address potential inconsistencies between Genesis 46 and other Old Testament genealogies regarding the descendants of Jacob?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_family_size_in_egypt.htm">How many people were in Jacob’s family in Egypt? (Genesis 46:27 vs. Acts 7:14)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">All the souls . . .</span> were seventy souls. Comp. <a href="/context/genesis/46-8.htm" title="And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.">Genesis 46:8-27</a>. The number is made up as follows:--Jacob himself, 1; his sons, 12; his daughter, Dinah, 1; his grandsons, 51; his grand-daughter Serah, 1; his great-grandsons, 4--Total, 70. His daughters, except Dinah, and his sons' daughters, except Serah, spoken of in <a href="/genesis/46-7.htm" title="His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.">Genesis 46:7</a>, are not included. If his female descendants were, at the time of his descent into Egypt, as numerous as the males, the entire number of those who "came out of his loins" must have been 132. To form a calculation of the number of persons who entered Egypt with him, we must add the wives of his sons and grandsons, and the husbands of his daughters and granddaughters. A further liberal allowance must be also made for retainers. (See the comment on <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm" title="Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.">Exodus 1:1</a>.) It is not perhaps surprising that Kurtz, taking all these classes into account, should calculate that those who entered Egypt with Jacob amounted to "several thousands" (<span class= "ital">History of The Old Covenant, </span>vol. ii. p. 149, E.T.).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֛פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">numbered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְהִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seventy</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7657.htm">Strong's 7657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventy (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">including Joseph,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיוֹסֵ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who was</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">already in Egypt.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/1-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 1:5 All the souls who came out (Exo. 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