Exodus 1:1-7
Christian Standard Bible
Israel Oppressed in Egypt
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his family:(A)
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
5 The total number of Jacob’s descendants[a] was seventy;[b](B) Joseph was already in Egypt.
6 Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation eventually died.(C) 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous(D) so that the land was filled with them.
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Exodus 1:1-7
Lexham English Bible
Israel and Oppression in Egypt
1 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt; with Jacob, they each came with his family:[a] 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5 And all those who descended from Jacob[b] were seventy individuals,[c] and Joseph was in Egypt. 6 And Joseph died and all of his brothers and all of that generation. 7 And the Israelites[d] were fruitful and multiplied and were many and were very, very numerous, and the land was filled with them.
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- Exodus 1:1 Literally “house”
- Exodus 1:5 Literally “every soul/individual/life, the ones going out from the loins of Jacob”
- Exodus 1:5 Or “souls,” “lives”
- Exodus 1:7 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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