Genesis 46:27

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.

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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 7:14 : 14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred , threescore and fifteen souls.
Deut 10:22 : 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Exod 1:5 : 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
Exod 24:1 : 1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

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Gen 46:25-26
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25These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
26All 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;
Exod 1:4-6
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4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
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Acts 7:13-15
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13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred , threescore and fifteen souls.
15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
Gen 46:22
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Gen 46:6-7
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6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
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37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
Gen 46:18-20
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18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
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Gen 50:8
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8And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
Num 26:28
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28The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
Gen 50:22
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22And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.
Gen 47:27-28
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27And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
Gen 46:28
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28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Gen 46:15
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15These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
Gen 37:2
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2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
Gen 41:50
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Gen 50:3
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Gen 50:26
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Gen 46:31
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5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
Gen 42:13
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13And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
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27And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
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