Psalms 105:23
21 He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
- KJV
- Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
- WEB
- Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
- ASV
- Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
- DARBY
- And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
- BLB
- And Israel came to Egypt, and Jacob resided in the land of Ham.
- ÅB
- Så kom Israel til Egypt, og Jakob bodde som fremmed i Kams land.
- OTB
- Israel kom også til Egypt;
Så bodde Jakob i Hams land. - B1930
- Så kom Israel til Egypten, og Jakob bodde som fremmed i Kams land.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 13:17
The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
Read in contextActs 7:11–15
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Read in contextPsalms 78:51
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
Read in contextPsalms 106:22
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
Read in contextGenesis 46:2–7
And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
Read in contextGenesis 45:9–11
Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
Read in contextGenesis 47:6–9
the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
Read in contextGenesis 47:28
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
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