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, Benjamin, 4Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. In all, Jacob had seventy descendants in Egypt, including Joseph, who was already there. 6In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation. 7But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.

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, not counting his sons’ wives, was sixty-six.
• Judges 8:30He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives.
• Exodus 1:20So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful.
• Deuteronomy 10:22When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But 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