Exodus 1:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were fruitful,{H6509} and increased abundantly,{H8317} and multiplied,{H7235} and waxed exceeding{H3966} mighty;{H6105} and the land{H776} was filled{H4390} with them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were fruitful{H6509}{(H8804)}, and increased abundantly{H8317}{(H8799)}, and multiplied{H7235}{(H8799)}, and waxed exceeding{H3966}{H3966} mighty{H6105}{(H8799)}; and the land{H776} was filled{H4390}{(H8735)} with them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    the children of Israel grewe, encreased, multiplied and waxed enceadinge myghtie: so that the londe was full of them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    the children of Israel grewe, and increased, and multiplied, and became exceadinge mightie, so yt the lande was full of them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the children of Israel were fruitfull, encreased, multiplied, & waxed exceedyng myghtie, and the lande was full of them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 46:3 : 3 God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.'
  • Gen 47:27 : 27 Now Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They gained property there, were fruitful, and greatly multiplied in number.
  • Gen 35:11 : 11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall declare before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner with only a few people. But there he became a great nation, powerful and numerous.'
  • Neh 9:23 : 23 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had promised their ancestors they would enter and take possession of.
  • Deut 10:22 : 22 Your ancestors went down to Egypt with seventy people, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the heavens.
  • Gen 1:28 : 28 God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground.'
  • Gen 9:1 : 1 God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'
  • Gen 28:3-4 : 3 May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples. 4 May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.
  • Gen 48:4 : 4 He said to me, 'I am about to make you fruitful and multiply you. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a permanent possession.'
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
  • Gen 1:20 : 20 Then God said, 'Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.'
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, your descendants could also be counted.
  • Gen 17:4-6 : 4 "As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
  • Gen 17:16 : 16 I will bless her and surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
  • Ps 105:24 : 24 The LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their adversaries.
  • Acts 7:17-18 : 17 As the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise He had made to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt. 18 Then another king arose in Egypt, one who did not know Joseph.
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and give them all these lands, and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
  • Gen 15:5 : 5 He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then He added, "So will your descendants be."
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 'The Angel who redeemed me from all harm, may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'
  • Exod 12:37 : 37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 27 Now Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They gained property there, were fruitful, and greatly multiplied in number.

  • Exod 1:8-13
    6 verses
    80%

    8 Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, arose to power in Egypt.

    9 He said to his people, "Look, the people of Israel have become too numerous and too powerful for us.

    10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."

    11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.

    12 Yet, the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

    13 The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves.

  • Acts 7:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17 As the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise He had made to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt.

    18 Then another king arose in Egypt, one who did not know Joseph.

  • 24 The LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their adversaries.

  • Exod 1:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive."

    20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.

  • Neh 9:23-25
    3 verses
    74%

    23 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had promised their ancestors they would enter and take possession of.

    24 Their descendants went in and took possession of the land. You subdued the inhabitants of the land—the Canaanites—before them and handed their kings and the peoples of the land over to them, to do with as they desired.

    25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses filled with every good thing, hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate, were satisfied, grew fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness.

  • 1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each man and his household.

  • Exod 1:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 The total number of Jacob's descendants was seventy, and Joseph was already in Egypt.

    6 Then Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died.

  • 37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.

  • Deut 1:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and now you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

    11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you as He has promised.

  • 7 But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply upon it.

  • 13 He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land—your grain, your new wine, and your fresh oil—the young of your livestock and the calves of your herds in the land that He swore to your ancestors to give you.

  • 34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.

  • 22 God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.'

  • 23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God.

  • 28 God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground.'

  • 11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."

  • 1 God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'

  • 7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, his granddaughters, and all his descendants.

  • 3 May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples.

  • 3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.

  • 13 When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied,

  • 11 Then a famine came over the entire land of Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress, and our ancestors could not find food.

  • 29 Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt.

  • 4 He said to me, 'I am about to make you fruitful and multiply you. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a permanent possession.'

  • 6 God spoke to Abraham in this way: 'Your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, and they will be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

  • 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.

  • 11 The LORD will make you prosper abundantly in the fruit of your womb, in the offspring of your livestock, and in the produce of your land on the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

  • 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be prolonged in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, as long as the heavens are above the earth.