Exodus 1:5

Exodus 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All those who were descendants of Jacob were seventy persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already).

Context of Exodus 1:5

3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 4Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. Joseph was already in Egypt. The total number of Jacob’s descendants was 70. 6Eventually, Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died. 7But the descendants of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.

Exodus 1:5 word by word

וַֽיְהִ֗י כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים נָ֑פֶשׁ וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הָיָ֥ה בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• that came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
• of the loinsיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• were seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• for Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• was in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Exodus 1:5

• Genesis 46:26The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66. This didn’t include the wives of Jacob’s sons.
• Judges 8:30Gideon had 70 sons because he had many wives.
• Exodus 1:20God was good to the midwives. So the people increased in number and became very strong.
• Deuteronomy 10:22When your ancestors went to Egypt, there were 70 of them. Now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Commentaries on Exodus 1:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Seventy - See Genesis 46:27. The object of the writer in this introductory statement is to give a complete list of the heads of separate families at the time of their settlement in Egypt. See the note at Numbers 26:5.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5seventy: The number 75 in the ancient Greek version and the Dead Sea Scrolls might include the five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (Numbers 26:29, 35). His jealous brothers sold Joseph, Jacob’s eleventh son, into Egyptian slavery (Genesis 37:18–28). God did good for his people even though Joseph’s brothers sinned. When Joseph was in Egypt, God used him to save the chosen people during a severe famine. Without Joseph, the famine could have destroyed them…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-22Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1. Now these are the names--(See Ge 46:8-26).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 1:5

• Genealogy
• Israel
• Jacob

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Commentaries on Exodus 1

• 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