Exodus 1:2–7
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Issachar, Zebulun and Beniamin,
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
And all the soules that came out of the †loynes of Iacob, were *seuentie soules: for Ioseph was in Egypt already.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. thigh.
- *Cross-referenceGen. 46.27. deut. 10.22.
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
And Ioseph 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.
¶ *And the children of Israel were fruitfull, and increased aboundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty, and the land was filled with them.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceActs. 7.17.
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From verse 2
- Genesis 35:22Rank 1 from verse 2
22And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
22And it came to passe when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went & *lay with Bilhah his fathers concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sonnes of Iacob wertwelue.
From verse 3
- Exodus 28:20Rank 1 from verse 3
- Genesis 35:23Rank 2 from verse 3
From verse 5
- Deuteronomy 10:22Rank 1 from verse 5
- Genesis 46:26–27Rank 2 from verse 5
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;
27And 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.
26All the *soules that came with Iacob into Egypt, which came out of his †loines, besides Iacobs sonnes wiues, all the soules were threescore and sixe.
27And the sonnes of Ioseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two soules: all the soules of the house of Iacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
- Judges 8:30Rank 3 from verse 5
- Exodus 1:20Rank 4 from verse 5
From verse 6
- Genesis 50:26Rank 1 from verse 6
- Acts 7:14–16Rank 2 from verse 6
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,
16And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
14Then sent Ioseph, and called his father Iacob to him, and all his kinred, threescore and fifteeene soules.
15*So Iacob went downe into Egypt, *and died, he and our fathers,
16And were caried ouer into Sichem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a summe of money of the sonnes of Emor the father of Sichem.
- Genesis 50:24Rank 3 from verse 6
24And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
24And Ioseph saide vnto his brethren, *I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land, vnto the land which hee sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Iacob.
From verse 7
- Genesis 46:3Rank 1 from verse 7
- Deuteronomy 26:5Rank 2 from verse 7
5And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
5And thou shalt speake and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and hee went downe into Egypt, and soiourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
- Genesis 1:28Rank 3 from verse 7
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
28And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, *Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that †mooueth vpon the earth.
- Genesis 35:11Rank 4 from verse 7
11And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
11And God saide vnto him, I am God Almightie: be fruitfull and multiply: a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.
- Genesis 47:27Rank 5 from verse 7
- Genesis 9:1Rank 6 from verse 7
- Deuteronomy 10:22Rank 7 from verse 7
- Genesis 12:2Rank 8 from verse 7
- Genesis 28:3–4Rank 9 from verse 7
3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
3And God Almighty blesse thee, and make thee fruitfull, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be †a multitude of people:
4And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherit the lande †wherein thou art a stranger, which God gaue vnto Abraham.
- Genesis 48:4Rank 10 from verse 7
4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
4And said vnto me, Behold, I wil make thee fruitfull, and multiplie thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people, and will giue this land to thy seede after thee, for an euerlasting possession.
- Nehemiah 9:23Rank 11 from verse 7
23Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
23Their children also multipliedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should goe in to possesse it.
- Acts 7:17–18Rank 12 from verse 7
17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworne to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18Till another king arose, which knew not Ioseph.
- Genesis 13:16Rank 13 from verse 7
- Genesis 17:16Rank 14 from verse 7
16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
16And I will blesse her, and giue thee a sonne also of her: yea I wil blesse her, and †she shalbe a mother of nations; Kings of people shall be of her.
- Genesis 17:4–6Rank 15 from verse 7
4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
4As for me, behold, my couenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of †many nations.
5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall bee Abraham: *for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and I will make nations of thee, and Kings shall come out of thee.
- Genesis 22:17Rank 16 from verse 7
17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
17That in blessing I will blesse thee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea †shore, and thy seed shall possesse the gate of his enemies.
- Genesis 28:14Rank 17 from verse 7
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt †spread abroad *to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the South: and in thee, and *in thy seed, shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
- Psalms 105:24Rank 18 from verse 7
- Genesis 15:5Rank 19 from verse 7
5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Looke now towards heauen, and tell the starres, if thou be able to number them. And hee said vnto him, *So shall thy seed be.
- Genesis 26:4Rank 20 from verse 7
4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
4And I wil make thy seed to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seed all these countreys: and in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be *blessed:
- Genesis 48:16Rank 21 from verse 7
16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
16The Angel which redeemed mee from all euill, blesse the laddes, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and let them grow †into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
- Exodus 12:37Rank 22 from verse 7
- Genesis 1:20Rank 23 from verse 7
20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
20And God said, *Let the waters bring foorth aboundantly the ‖mouing creature that hath †life, and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the †open firmament of heauen.
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Exodus 1:2
Levi, a son of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe bearing his name.
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Exodus 1:4
Sense 1: The name of Jacob's son by Zilpah, and by extension the tribe descended from him, its people, and its allotted territory. Sense 2: The name of David's prophet and seer. Sense 3: An element in the place names Dibon-gad, Baal-gad, and Migdal-gad.
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Exodus 1:5
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Before the present or stated time; by this time.
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Exodus 1:6
1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
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generation
Offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime.
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Exodus 1:7
Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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Prolific; bearing children; not barren. Very productive; producing fruit in abundance.
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Augmented; made or grown larger.
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abundantly
Fully; amply; plentifully; in a sufficient degree.
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multiplied
Made or became more numerous or abundant; increased in number, amount, extent, or degree.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wax, meaning to grow, increase, or become.
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Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.
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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.
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1:1NOW these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
1:1¶ Nowe these are the names of the *children of Israel, which came into Egypt, euery man & his household, came with Iacob.
1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
1:2Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah,
Selected passage1:3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
1:3Issachar, Zebulun and Beniamin,
Selected passage1:4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
1:4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Selected passage1:5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
1:5And all the soules that came out of the †loynes of Iacob, were *seuentie soules: for Ioseph was in Egypt already.
Selected passage1:6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
1:6And Ioseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Selected passage1:7¶ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
1:7¶ *And the children of Israel were fruitfull, and increased aboundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty, and the land was filled with them.
Selected passage1:8Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
1:8Now there arose vp a new King ouer Egypt, which knew not Ioseph.
1:9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
1:9And he said vnto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are moe and mightier then we.
1:10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
1:10Come on, let vs deale wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to passe that when there falleth out any warre, they ioyne also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and so get them vp out of the land.
1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
1:11Therefore they did set ouer them task-masters, to afflict them with their burdens: And they built for Pharaoh treasure-cities, Pithom and Raamses.
1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
1:12†But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew: and they were grieued because of the children of Israel.
1:13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
1:13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serue with rigour.
1:14And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
1:14And they made their liues bitter, with hard bondage, in morter and in bricke, and in all maner of seruice in the fielde: all their seruice wherein they made them serue, was with rigour.