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Genesis 46:27

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25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.

26 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;

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.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

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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

    Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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  • Acts 7:14

    Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

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  • Exodus 1:5

    And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

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  • Exodus 24:1

    And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

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