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”
Exodus 1:1-7
New Living Translation
The Israelites in Egypt
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who moved to Egypt with their father, each with his family: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, 4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 In all, Jacob had seventy[a] descendants in Egypt, including Joseph, who was already there.
6 In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation. 7 But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.
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