Deuteronomy 10:22

Deuteronomy 10:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
• New International Version (NIV)Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude.

Context of Deuteronomy 10:22

20Adonai your God you will fear—Him will you serve. To Him will you cling, and by His Name will you swear. 21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things that your eyes have seen. Your fathers went down to Egypt with 70 persons, and now Adonai your God has made you like the stars of the heavens in number.

Deuteronomy 10:22 word by word

בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים נֶ֔פֶשׁ יָרְד֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ מִצְרָ֑יְמָהּ וְעַתָּ֗ה שָֽׂמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• with threescore and tenשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• personsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• and now the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hath madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thee as the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• for multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:22

• Genesis 46:27The sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt was a tally of two people. The tally of all the people belonging to Jacob’s house who came to Egypt was 70.
• Exodus 1:5The souls that came out of the line of Jacob numbered 70 in all, while Joseph was already in Egypt.
• Acts 7:14So Joseph sent and called for Jacob and all his relatives—seventy-five persons.
• Deuteronomy 1:10Adonai your God has multiplied you—and here you are today, like the stars of the heavens in number.
• Deuteronomy 28:62“You will be left few in number, instead of being like the stars of the sky in number—because you did not listen to the voice of Adonai your God.
• Genesis 15:5He took him outside and said, “Look up now, at the sky, and count the stars—if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “So shall your seed be.”
• Numbers 26:51These sons of Israel totaled 601,730.
• Nehemiah 9:23You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven, and You brought them into the land that You told their ancestors to enter and inherit.
• Hebrews 11:12So from one—and him as good as dead—were fathered offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and as uncountable as the sand on the seashore.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22With threescore and ten persons - And now, from so small a beginning, they were multiplied to more than 600,000 souls; and this indeed in the space of forty years, for the 603,000 which came out of Egypt were at this time all dead but Moses, Joshua, and Caleb. How easily can God increase and multiply, and how easily diminish and bring low! In all things, because of his unlimited power, he can do whatsoever he will; and he will do whatsoever is right. On a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 10:22

• Israel

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Egypt, Egyptian
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Exodus
• Jacob
• Praise
• Terrible
• Aaron
• Genesis

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings