Exodus

Exodus 1:1–5

1These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:

2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

4Dan and Naphtali;

Gad and Asher.

5The descendants of Jacob numbered seventya in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.

Footnotes

  • a 1:5 MT (see also Genesis 46:27|GEN 46:27); DSS and LXX (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five

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Exodus 1:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהwə·’êl·lehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
are the namesשְׁמוֹת֙šə·mō·wṯNoun - masculine plural constructH8034 name
of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
who wentהַבָּאִ֖יםhab·bā·’îmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmiṣ·rā·yə·māhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
withאֵ֣ת’êṯPrepositionH854 with
Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
eachאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
with his familyוּבֵית֖וֹū·ḇê·ṯōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house

Exodus 1:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןrə·’ū·ḇênNoun - proper - masculine singularH7205 Reuben
Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןšim·‘ō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH8095 Shimon
Leviלֵוִ֖יlê·wîNoun - proper - masculine singularH3878 Levi
and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃wî·hū·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah

Exodus 1:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֥רyiś·śā·š·ḵārNoun - proper - masculine singularH3485 Issachar
Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןzə·ḇū·lunNoun - proper - masculine singularH2074 Zebulun
and Benjaminוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃ū·ḇə·nə·yå̄·minConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1144 Binjamin

Exodus 1:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Danדָּ֥ןdānNoun - proper - masculine singularH1835 Dan
and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יwə·nap̄·tā·lîConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5321 Naphtali
Gadגָּ֥דgāḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1410 Gad
and Asherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃wə·’ā·šêrConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH836 Asher

Exodus 1:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The descendantsנֶ֛פֶשׁne·p̄ešNoun - feminine singular constructH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
numberedוַֽיְהִ֗יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםšiḇ·‘îmNumber - common pluralH7657 seventy
in allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
including Josephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףwə·yō·w·sêp̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
who wasהָיָ֥הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
already in Egyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ḇə·miṣ·rā·yimPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 1:1 1 Chronicles 2:1–2 · Genesis 46:8–26 · Genesis 35:23–26

Exodus 1:2 Genesis 35:22

Exodus 1:5 Deuteronomy 10:22 · Genesis 46:26–27 · Judges 8:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.