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Genesis 46:27

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25 These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

26 All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.

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,

29 Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
WEB
The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
ASV
and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
DARBY
And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob that came to Egypt were seventy.
BLB
And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, [were] two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, the ones coming to Egypt, [were] seventy.
ÅB
Og Josefs sønner, som han fikk i Egypt, var to; alle av Jakobs hus, som kom til Egypt, var sytti sjeler.
OTB
Med de to sønnene som ble født til Josef i Egypt, var alle medlemmene av Jakobs husstand som dro til Egypt sytti i alt.
B1930
Og Josefs sønner, som han fikk i Egypten, var to; alle av Jakobs hus, som kom til Egypten, var sytti sjeler.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:22

    Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

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  • Acts 7:14

    Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

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  • Exodus 1:5

    The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.

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  • Exodus 24:1

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.

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