Exodus 1:1-5

The Affliction of the Israelites in Egypt

1¹ These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; ³ Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; ⁴ Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. ⁵ The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy [1] in all; Joseph was already in Egypt.

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Other Translations of Exodus 1:1-5

King James Version

The Affliction of the Israelites in Egypt

1¹ Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, ³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, ⁴ Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. ⁵ And all the souls that came out of the loins loins: Heb. thigh of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

English Standard Version

The Affliction of the Israelites in Egypt

1¹ These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, ³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, ⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. ⁵ All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.

The Message

The Affliction of the Israelites in Egypt

1¹ These are the names of the Israelites who went to Egypt with Jacob, each bringing his family members: ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, ³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, ⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. ⁵ Seventy persons in all generated by Jacob's seed. Joseph was already in Egypt.

New King James Version

The Affliction of the Israelites in Egypt

1¹ Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob: ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; ³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ⁴ Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. ⁵ All those who were descendants Literally who came from the loins of of Jacob were seventy Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint read seventy-five (compare Acts 7:14). persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already).

New Living Translation

The Affliction of the Israelites in Egypt

1¹ These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who moved to Egypt with their father, each with his family: ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, ³ Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, ⁴ Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. ⁵ In all, Jacob had seventy descendants in Egypt, including Joseph, who was already there.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 1:1-5

Commentary on Exodus 1:1-7

(Read Exodus 1:1-7)

During more than 200 years, while Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived at liberty, the Hebrews increased slowly; only about seventy persons went down into Egypt. There, in about the same number of years, though under cruel bondage, they became a large nation. This wonderful increase was according to the promise long before made unto the fathers. Though the performance of God's promises is sometimes slow, it is always sure.