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All those who descended from[a] Jacob totaled 75 persons.[b] Now Joseph was already[c] in Egypt. Then Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died. But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly.[d] They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.

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  1. Exodus 1:5 Lit. came out of the loins of
  2. Exodus 1:5 So with DSS and LXX. MT reads 70
  3. Exodus 1:5 The Heb. lacks already
  4. Exodus 1:7 Lit. swarmed

The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all;(A) Joseph was already in Egypt.

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,(B) but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers(C) and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

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  1. Exodus 1:5 Masoretic Text (see also Gen. 46:27); Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14 and note at Gen. 46:27) seventy-five

All the descendants of Jacob were (A)seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. Then (B)Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. (C)But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

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

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

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