Genesis 46:26

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.46.26", "source": "כָּל־הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃", "text": "All-the-*nepeš* the-coming to-*Yaʿăqōḇ* *Miṣrayĕmâ* *yōṣĕʾê* thigh-his, from-apart wives-of sons-of-*Yaʿăqōḇ*, all-*nepeš* sixty and-six.", "grammar": { "*nepeš*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - 'the soul/person'", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'", "*Miṣrayĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'", "*yōṣĕʾê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - 'coming out from'" }, "variants": { "*nepeš*": "soul/person/individual", "*yōṣĕʾê*": "coming out from/proceeding from/descendants of" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל־הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃

Transliteration

All-the-nepeš the-coming to-Yaʿăqōḇ Miṣrayĕmâ yōṣĕʾê thigh-his, from-apart wives-of sons-of-Yaʿăqōḇ, all-nepeš sixty and-six.

Grammar Details

• *nepeš*: common noun, feminine singular with definite article - 'the soul/person'
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'
• *Miṣrayĕmâ*: proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'
• *yōṣĕʾê*: qal participle masculine plural construct - 'coming out from'

Word Meanings

• *nepeš*: soul/person/individual
• *yōṣĕʾê*: coming out from/proceeding from/descendants of

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  All the members of Jacob’s household who went to Egypt, those who were his direct descendants (not counting the wives of his sons), numbered sixty-six persons in total.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, who came from his body, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  All the soulles that came with Iacob into Egipte which came out of his loyns (besyde his sonnes wifes) were all togither.lx. and.vi. soulles.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  All the soules yt came wt Iacob in to Egipte, which proceaded out of his loynes (besyde the wyues of his childre) are all together sixe & sixtie soules.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Al the soules, that came with Iaakob into Egypt, which came out of his loynes (beside Iaakobs sonnes wiues) were in the whole, three score and sixe soules.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so the soules that came with Iacob into Egypt, whiche came out of his loynes, besides Iacobs sonnes wyues, were altogether threscore & sixe soules.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct descendants, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  All the persons who are coming to Jacob to Egypt, coming out of his thigh, apart from the wives of Jacob's sons, all the persons `are' sixty and six.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All the persons who came with Jacob into Egypt, the offspring of his body, were sixty-six, without taking into account the wives of Jacob's sons.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct descendants, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number.(This number does not include the wives of Jacob’s sons.)

Referenced Verses

• Exod 1:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Exodus.1.5", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֗י כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים נָ֑פֶשׁ וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הָיָ֥ה בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *way-hî* all *nep̄eš* *yōṣʾê* *yereḵ*-*yaʿăqōb* *šibʿîm* *nāp̄eš* and *yôsēp̄* *hāyâ* in *miṣrāyim*", "grammar": { "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֗י": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and it was'", "כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ": "construct *kol* + noun, feminine singular - 'all souls/persons'", "*yōṣʾê*": "participle, masculine plural construct, Qal - 'coming out of'", "יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - 'thigh/loins of Jacob'", "*šibʿîm*": "cardinal number - 'seventy'", "*nāp̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - 'soul/person'", "וְיוֹסֵ֖ף": "conjunction *wə-* + proper noun - 'and Joseph'", "*hāyâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'was'", "בְמִצְרָֽיִם": "preposition *bə-* + proper noun - 'in Egypt'" }, "variants": { "*way-hî*": "and it was, and it came to pass", "*nep̄eš*": "soul, person, life, being", "*yōṣʾê*": "ones coming out of, descendants of", "*yereḵ*": "thigh, loins, reproductive organs", "*šibʿîm*": "seventy", "*hāyâ*": "was, existed, happened" } }
• Judg 8:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Judges.8.30", "source": "וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן הָיוּ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָשִׁ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *ûləgidʿôn* [to Gideon] *hāyû* [were] *šibʿîm* [seventy] *bānîm* [sons] *yōṣəʾê* [coming forth from] *yərēkô* [his thigh/loins], *kî*-*nāšîm* [for wives] *rabbôt* [many] *hāyû* [were] *lô* [to him].", "grammar": { "*ûləgidʿôn*": "conjunction + preposition *lə* + proper noun - and to Gideon", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural of *hāyâ* - were", "*šibʿîm*": "number - seventy", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons", "*yōṣəʾê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct of *yāṣāʾ* - coming forth from", "*yərēkô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his thigh/loins", "*kî*-*nāšîm*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - for wives", "*rabbôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - many", "*lô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*yōṣəʾê yərēkô*": "coming forth from his thigh/loins (idiom for biological offspring)", "*yārēk*": "thigh/loins (euphemism for reproductive organs)" } }
• Gen 35:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Genesis.35.11", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֲנִ֨י אֵ֤ל שַׁדַּי֙ פְּרֵ֣ה וּרְבֵ֔ה גּ֛וֹי וּקְהַ֥ל גּוֹיִ֖ם יִהְיֶ֣ה מִמֶּ֑ךָּ וּמְלָכִ֖ים מֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to him *lô* *ʾĕlōhîm*, I [am] *ʾănî* *ʾēl* *šadday*, *pȇrēh* and *ûrȇbēh*; *gôy* and *ûqȇhal* *gôyim* *yihyeh* from you *mimmekā*, and *ûmȇlākîm* from your *mēḥălāṣeykā* shall *yēṣēʾû*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun, subject - God", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʾēl*": "masculine singular noun - God/El", "*šadday*": "proper noun/divine epithet - Shaddai/Almighty", "*pȇrēh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - be fruitful", "*ûrȇbēh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperative masculine singular - and multiply", "*gôy*": "masculine singular noun - nation", "*ûqȇhal*": "waw consecutive + masculine singular construct noun - and assembly/congregation of", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*mimmekā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - from you", "*ûmȇlākîm*": "waw consecutive + masculine plural noun - and kings", "*mēḥălāṣeykā*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - from your loins", "*yēṣēʾû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall come out" }, "variants": { "*ʾēl šadday*": "God Almighty/El Shaddai/God of the Mountain", "*pȇrēh*": "be fruitful/bear fruit/be fertile", "*ûrȇbēh*": "and multiply/and increase/and become numerous", "*gôy*": "nation/people group", "*qȇhal gôyim*": "company of nations/assembly of peoples/congregation of nations", "*mēḥălāṣeykā*": "from your loins/from your body/from your descendants", "*yēṣēʾû*": "they shall come out/they shall proceed/they shall descend" } }