English Standard Version
Genesis 46:26
26All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all.
Genesis 46:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
- New International Version (NIV)All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons’ wives, was sixty-six.
Context of Genesis 46:26
24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all. All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy. 28He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.
Read all of Genesis 46Genesis 46:26 word by word
כָּל־הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- All the soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
- that cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- with Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- into Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- which came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
- of his loinsיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409
- sons’בֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
- and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
Cross-references for Genesis 46:26
- Genesis 35:11And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.
- Exodus 1:5All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.
- Judges 8:30Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.
Commentaries on Genesis 46:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא pallû' Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל yemû'êl Jemuel, “day of El.” ימין yâmı̂yn Jamin, “right hand.” אהד 'ôhad Ohad, “joining together.” יכין yâkı̂yn Jakin, “he shall establish.” צחר tsôchar Tsochar, “whiteness.” 11. גרשׁון gêreshôn Gereshon, “expelling.” קהת qehâth Qehath, “assembly.” מררי merârı̂y…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-27Verses 5-27 We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation, ch. 12:2; yet that branch of his seed, to which the promise was made sure, had only increased to seventy, of whom this particular account is kept, to show the power of God in making these seventy become a vast multitude.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26numbered sixty-six persons: This includes those who traveled with Jacob to Egypt. But it does not include his sons' wives, the servants, or others in the household. It also does not include Joseph, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Jacob.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-278-27. all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten--Strictly speaking, there were only sixty-six went to Egypt; but to these add Joseph and his two sons, and Jacob the head of the clan, and the whole number amounts to seventy. In the speech of Stephen (Ac 7:14) the number is stated to be seventy-five; but as that estimate includes five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (1Ch 7:14-20), born in Egypt, the two accounts…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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