Exodus 1:1-7

Modern English Version

Israel Oppressed

1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, which came into Egypt (each man and his household came with Jacob): ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; ³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ⁴ Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. ⁵ All the people who came from the seed of Jacob were seventy people, but Joseph was in Egypt already.

⁶ Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation. ⁷ Nevertheless, the sons of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty,^[a] so that the land was filled with them.