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. And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and 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

• 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 46:26All 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;
• Judges 8:30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
• Exodus 1:20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
• Deuteronomy 10:22Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now Yhwh thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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