Genesis 46:27

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.46.27", "source": "וּבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־ל֥וֹ בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃", "text": "And-sons-of *Yôsēp̄* who-*yullaḏ*-to-him in-*Miṣrayim* *nepeš* two; all-the-*nepeš* to-house-of-*Yaʿăqōḇ* the-coming *Miṣrayĕmâ* seventy.", "grammar": { "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Joseph'", "*yullaḏ*": "pual perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'were born'", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun, place name - 'Egypt'", "*nepeš*": "common noun, feminine singular - 'soul/person'", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'", "*Miṣrayĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'" }, "variants": { "*yullaḏ*": "were born/were begotten", "*nepeš*": "soul/person/individual" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־ל֥וֹ בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-sons-of Yôsēp̄ who-yullaḏ-to-him in-Miṣrayim nepeš two; all-the-nepeš to-house-of-Yaʿăqōḇ the-coming Miṣrayĕmâ seventy.

Grammar Details

• *Yôsēp̄*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Joseph'
• *yullaḏ*: pual perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'were born'
• *Miṣrayim*: proper noun, place name - 'Egypt'
• *nepeš*: common noun, feminine singular - 'soul/person'
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'
• *Miṣrayĕmâ*: proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'

Word Meanings

• *yullaḏ*: were born/were begotten
• *nepeš*: soul/person/individual

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And the two sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, brought the total number of Jacob's family who came to Egypt to seventy.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the sonnes of Ioseph which were borne him in egipte were.ij. soules: So that all the soulles of the house of Iacob which came in to Egipte are lxx.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iosephs childre which were borne vnto him in Egipte, were two soules: so that all the soules of the house of Iacob which came into Egipte, were seuentye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also the sonnes of Ioseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two soules: so that al the soules of the house of Iaakob, which came into Egypt, are seuentie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the sonnes of Ioseph whiche were borne hym in Egypt, were two soules: so that all the soules of the house of Iacob whiche came into Egypt, were threscore and ten. />

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, [were] two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, [were] threescore and ten.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the sons of Joseph who have been born to him in Egypt `are' two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who are coming into Egypt `are' seventy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the sons of Joseph whom he had in Egypt were two. Seventy persons of the family of Jacob came into Egypt.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Counting the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, all the people of the household of Jacob who were in Egypt numbered seventy.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 7:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Acts.7.14", "source": "Ἀποστείλας δὲ Ἰωσὴφ, μετεκαλέσατο τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ Ἰακώβ, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν συγγένειαν αὐτοῦ, ἐν ψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε.", "text": "*Aposteilas de Iōsēph, metekalesato ton patera autou Iakōb, kai pasan tēn syngeneian autou, en psychais hebdomēkonta pente*.", "grammar": { "*Aposteilas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having sent", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Iōsēph*": "nominative masculine singular - Joseph", "*metekalesato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he called for/summoned", "*ton patera*": "accusative masculine singular - the father", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his", "*Iakōb*": "accusative masculine singular - Jacob", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*pasan*": "accusative feminine singular adjective - all", "*tēn syngeneian*": "accusative feminine singular - the kindred/relatives", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his", "*en psychais*": "preposition + dative feminine plural - in souls", "*hebdomēkonta pente*": "numeral - seventy-five" }, "variants": { "*Aposteilas*": "having sent/when he had sent/sending", "*metekalesato*": "called for/summoned/invited", "*syngeneian*": "kindred/relatives/family", "*en psychais*": "in souls/persons/individuals", "*hebdomēkonta pente*": "seventy-five people" } }
• Deut 10:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.10.22", "source": "בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים נֶ֔פֶשׁ יָרְד֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ מִצְרָ֑יְמָהּ וְעַתָּ֗ה שָֽׂמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃", "text": "With *šibʿîm* *nepeš* *yārədû* *ʾăbōtêkā* *Miṣrāyemâ* and now *śāməkā* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* like *kəkôkəbê* the *šāmayim* for *lārōb*", "grammar": { "*šibʿîm*": "cardinal number with prefixed preposition bet - with seventy", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular - person/soul", "*yārədû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - went down", "*ʾăbōtêkā*": "masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fathers", "*Miṣrāyemâ*": "proper name with directional heh - to Egypt", "*śāməkā*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - he has made you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*kəkôkəbê*": "masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition kaph - like stars of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine dual with definite article - the heavens", "*lārōb*": "masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - for multitude" }, "variants": { "*nepeš*": "person/soul/life", "*yārad*": "go down/descend", "*ʾāb*": "father/ancestor", "*śîm*": "make/put/set", "*kôkāb*": "star/heavenly body", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*rōb*": "multitude/abundance/greatness" } }
• 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" } }
• Exod 24:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Exodus.24.1", "source": "וְאֶל־מֹשֶׁ֨ה אָמַ֜ר עֲלֵ֣ה אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ וְאַהֲרֹן֙ נָדָ֣ב וַאֲבִיה֔וּא וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם מֵרָחֹֽק׃", "text": "*wə-ʾel*-*Mōšeh* *ʾāmar* *ʿălēh* *ʾel*-*YHWH* *ʾattāh* *wə-ʾAhărōn* *Nādāb* *wa-ʾĂbîhûʾ* *wə-šibʿîm* *mizziqnê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *wə-hištaḥăwîtem* *mērāḥōq*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and to", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʿălēh*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - go up", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*wə-ʾAhărōn*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Aaron", "*Nādāb*": "proper noun - Nadab", "*wa-ʾĂbîhûʾ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abihu", "*wə-šibʿîm*": "conjunction + numeral - and seventy", "*mizziqnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from elders of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wə-hištaḥăwîtem*": "conjunction + verb, hitpael perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you shall worship/bow down", "*mērāḥōq*": "preposition + noun - from afar/at a distance" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmar*": "said/commanded/declared", "*ʿălēh*": "go up/ascend/come up", "*hištaḥăwîtem*": "worship/bow down/prostrate yourselves", "*mērāḥōq*": "from afar/at a distance/from a remote place" } }