Exodus 1:1-7

The Voice

1 These are the names of Israel’s sons—the ones who traveled from Canaan and entered into Egypt with Jacob during the great famine. Each of these men arrived in Egypt with his family:

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

⁵ At that time, Jacob had 70 children and grandchildren. All of them came to Egypt, except for Joseph; he was already there.^{[a] 6} Joseph died, and so did all of his brothers. It was not long before that entire generation was gone. ⁷ But the people of Israel were prolific; they had children easily, and their numbers increased rapidly. As their numbers grew so did their strength. Eventually, they filled the land.