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All those who descended from[a] Jacob totaled 75 persons.[b] Now Joseph was already[c] in Egypt. Then Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died. But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly.[d] They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.

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  1. Exodus 1:5 Lit. came out of the loins of
  2. Exodus 1:5 So with DSS and LXX. MT reads 70
  3. Exodus 1:5 The Heb. lacks already
  4. Exodus 1:7 Lit. swarmed

All the descendants of Jacob were (A)seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. Then (B)Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. (C)But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

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Hela antalet som härstammade från honom var sjuttio personer. Josef var ju redan i Egypten. Så småningom dog Josef och hans bröder och hela deras generation. Men israeliterna var mycket fruktsamma, ökade snabbt i antal och blev oerhört många. Snart uppfyllde de hela landet.

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The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all;(A) Joseph was already in Egypt.

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,(B) but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers(C) and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

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  1. Exodus 1:5 Masoretic Text (see also Gen. 46:27); Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14 and note at Gen. 46:27) seventy-five