Genesis 46:6

4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

7 His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
KJV
And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
WEB
They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt—Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
ASV
And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
DARBY
And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him;
BLB
And they took their livestock and their possessions that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they came to Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him,
ÅB
Og de tok med seg sin buskap og sitt gods som de hadde lagt seg til i Kana'ans land, og de kom til Egypt, Jakob og hele hans slekt med ham;
OTB
De tok med seg buskapen og eiendelene de hadde skaffet seg i Kanaan, og dro til Egypt, Jakob og alle hans etterkommere med ham:
B1930
Og de tok med sig sin buskap og sitt gods som de hadde lagt sig til i Kana'ans land, og de kom til Egypten, Jakob og hele hans ætt med ham;

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Cross references

  • Acts 7:15

    So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

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  • Isaiah 52:4

    For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

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  • Psalms 105:23

    Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

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  • Joshua 24:4

    And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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  • Deuteronomy 26:5

    And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

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  • Numbers 20:15

    How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

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  • 1 Samuel 12:8

    When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

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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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