Genesis 46:26
24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
27 And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
28 Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
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- BSB
- All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
- KJV
- All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
- WEB
- All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, in addition to Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
- ASV
- All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob`s sons` wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
- DARBY
- All the souls that came with Jacob to Egypt, that had come out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives: all the souls were sixty-six.
- BLB
- All the souls—the ones coming to Jacob, to Egypt, the ones coming out of his thigh, besides the wives of the sons of Jacob—[were] sixty and six souls in all.
- ÅB
- Alle de som kom med Jakob til Egypt, og som var utgått av hans lend, foruten Jakobs sønnekoner, var i alt seks og seksti sjeler.
- OTB
- Alle de som tilhørte Jakob som dro til Egypt, hans direkte etterkommere, ikke medregnet konene til Jakobs sønner, var sekstiseks i alt.
- B1930
- Alle de som kom med Jakob til Egypten, og som var utgått av hans lend, foruten Jakobs sønnekoner, var i alt seks og seksti sjeler.
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Cross references
Exodus 1:5
The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
Read in contextJudges 8:30
Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
Read in contextGenesis 35:11
And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
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