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every man and his household came with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now these <i>are</i> the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came, each one with his household:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his household:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his family:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his family: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt; (every man and his household came with Jacob):<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who came with him to Egypt with their families:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him, each with his family, were <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the names of the Israelis who entered Egypt with Jacob, each one having come with his family:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who entered Egypt--each man with his household entered with Jacob:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob their father; each man with his household:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these [are] the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt; each man and his household have come with Jacob:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt with Jacob; a man and his household have they come;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the names of the sons of Israel coming into Egypt with Jacob; a man and his house came.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the children of Israel, that went into Egypt with Jacob: they went in, every man with his household: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel, who went into Egypt with Jacob. They entered, each one with his house:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who, accompanied by their households, entered into Egypt with Jacob:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THESE are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the names of the sons of Israel who entered Egypt with Yaquuv; the man and his household entered:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />NOW THESE are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt with Jacob; every man came with his household:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel that came into Egypt together with Jacob their father; they came in each with their whole family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/1-1.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=0" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">are the names</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">who went</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yə·māh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">to Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’êṯ (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</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.">Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇê·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">with his family:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;…<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/46-8.htm">Genesis 46:8</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.<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/29-32.htm">Genesis 29:32-35</a></span><br />And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” / Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon. / Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Genesis 30:1-24</a></span><br />When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. / Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?” / Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Genesis 35:16-18</a></span><br />Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult. / During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.” / And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24-25</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” / And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”<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 7:14-15</a></span><br />Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all. / So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.<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/12-10.htm">Genesis 12:10</a></span><br />Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Genesis 47:27</a></span><br />Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</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. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1-2</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan. / This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.<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">Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Exodus 6:14-16</a></b></br> These <i>be</i> the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these <i>be</i> the families of Reuben… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31-35</a></b></br> And when the LORD saw that Leah <i>was</i> hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel <i>was</i> barren… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Genesis 30:1-21</a></b></br> And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">Family</a> <a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">Household</a> <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Names</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/1-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Family</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Household</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/1-5.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/exodus/1-15.htm">Names</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These are the names of the sons of Israel</b><br>This phrase introduces the genealogical list of Jacob's descendants, emphasizing the continuity of God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The "sons of Israel" refers to the twelve tribes of Israel, foundational to the nation's identity. The listing of names signifies the importance of lineage and heritage in biblical history, underscoring the fulfillment of God's promise to make Abraham's descendants a great nation (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>).<p><b>who went to Egypt with Jacob</b><br>This part of the verse recalls the migration of Jacob and his family to Egypt, as recorded in <a href="/genesis/46.htm">Genesis 46</a>. This move was prompted by a severe famine and Joseph's position of power in Egypt. It marks the beginning of Israel's sojourn in Egypt, setting the stage for their eventual enslavement and the Exodus. The journey to Egypt was a pivotal moment in Israel's history, fulfilling God's word to Abraham that his descendants would be strangers in a foreign land (<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a>).<p><b>each with his family</b><br>The mention of "each with his family" highlights the familial structure and unity of the tribes of Israel. It underscores the importance of family in maintaining cultural and religious identity, especially in a foreign land. This detail also foreshadows the multiplication of the Israelites in Egypt, as they grew from a family into a nation, fulfilling God's promise of numerous descendants (<a href="/genesis/46-27.htm">Genesis 46:27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_israel.htm">Sons of Israel</a></b><br>Refers to the twelve sons of Jacob, who are the patriarchs of the twelve tribes of Israel. Their journey to Egypt marks the beginning of the Israelites' sojourn in a foreign land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Also known as Israel, he is the father of the twelve sons. His migration to Egypt is a pivotal event in the history of the Israelites, setting the stage for their eventual enslavement and subsequent exodus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites settled during a time of famine. It becomes both a place of refuge and later, a place of oppression for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/families.htm">Families</a></b><br>Indicates that the sons of Israel did not travel alone but brought their households, signifying the beginning of the nation of Israel in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>The movement of Jacob's family to Egypt was part of God's divine plan, demonstrating His control over historical events to fulfill His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite the circumstances, Jacob and his sons trusted in God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, showing the importance of faith in God's long-term plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_community.htm">Family and Community</a></b><br>The mention of families highlights the importance of community and family in God's plan. It encourages believers to value and nurture their familial and communal relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_future_deliverance.htm">Preparation for Future Deliverance</a></b><br>The journey to Egypt sets the stage for the eventual deliverance of the Israelites, reminding believers that God often prepares the way for future redemption even in difficult circumstances.<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/why_did_god_kill_egypt's_firstborn.htm">Why did God kill Egypt's firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_humble_yourself_before_god.htm">What is the summary of the Exodus from Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_jacob's_household_migrate_to_egypt_easily.htm">How historically plausible is it that the entire household of Jacob (Genesis 46:6–7) could migrate to Egypt with no mention of the logistical or political challenges involved? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_sons_of_jacob.htm">Who are the Sons of Jacob?</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>THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE ISRAELITES IN EGYPT, AND THEIR OPPRESSION BY A NEW KING.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Now these are the names.</span>--The divisions between the <span class= "ital">"</span>books "of the Pentateuch are not arbitrary. Genesis ends naturally and Exodus begins at the point where the history of the individuals who founded the Israelite nation ceases and that of the nation itself is entered on. That history commences properly with <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm" title="And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.">Exodus 1:7</a>. <a href="/context/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 1:1-6</a> form the connecting link between the two books, and would not have been needed unless Exodus had been introduced as a distinct work, since they are little more than a recapitulation of what had been already stated and stated more fully in Genesis. Compare <a href="/context/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 1:1-5</a> with <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>, and <a href="/exodus/1-6.htm" title="And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.">Exodus 1:6</a> with <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm" title="And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.">Genesis 1:26</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now these are the names</span>. Literally, "And these are the names." Compare <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Genesis 46:8</a>, where the phrase used is the same. We have here the first example of that almost <span class="accented">universal</span> practice of fife writers of the Historical Scriptures to connect book with book in the closest possible way by the simple copulative "and." (Compare <a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Joshua 1:1</a>, <a href="/judges/1-1.htm">Judges 1:1</a>, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.) This practice, so unlike that of secular writers, can only be explained by the instinctive feeling of all, that they were contributors to a <span class="accented">single</span> book, each later writer a continuator of the narrative placed on record by his predecessor. In the Pentateuch, if we admit a single author, the initial <span class="accented">vau</span> will be less remarkable, since it will merely serve to join together the different sections of a single treatise. <span class="cmt_word">Which came into Egypt</span>. The next two words of the original, "with Jacob," belong properly to this clause. The whole verse is best translated, "Now these are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt with Jacob: they came every man with his household." So the LXX., Pagnini, Kalisch, Geddes, Boothroyd, etc. <span class="cmt_word">Every man and his household</span>. This is important in connection with the vexed question of the possible increase of the original band of so-called "Israelites" within the space of 430 years to such a number as is said to have quitted Egypt with Moses (<a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">Exodus 12:37</a>). The "household" of Abraham comprised 318 adult males (<a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Genesis 14:14</a>). The "households" of Jacob, his eleven sons, and his numerous grown-up grandsons, have been with reason estimated at "several thousands." (Kurtz, 'History of the Old Covenant,' vol. 2 p. 149, E. T.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/1-1.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">These</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֗לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the names</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who went</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָ֑יְמָה</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yə·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person 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 /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(’êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jacob,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֔ב</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">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with his family:</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵית֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">OT Law: Exodus 1:1 Now these are the names (Exo. 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