Exodus

Exodus 1:1–7

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.

6Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, 7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

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

Exodus 1:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now Josephיוֹסֵף֙yō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his brothersאֶחָ֔יו’e·ḥāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
and allוְכֹ֖לwə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
thatהַהֽוּא׃ha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
generationהַדּ֥וֹרhad·dō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1755 period, generation, dwelling
diedוַיָּ֤מָתway·yā·māṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

Exodus 1:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
were fruitfulפָּר֧וּpā·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and increased rapidlyוַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּway·yiš·rə·ṣūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8317 swarm, teem
they multipliedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּway·yir·būConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and became exceedinglyבִּמְאֹ֣דbim·’ōḏPreposition-b; AdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
numerousוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּway·ya·‘aṣ·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6105 be vast, mighty, numerous
so that the landהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
was filled with themוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אwat·tim·mā·lêConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH4390 be full, fill

Cross-references

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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

Exodus 1:6 Genesis 50:26

Exodus 1:7 Genesis 46:3 · Deuteronomy 26:5 · Genesis 1:28 · Genesis 9:1 · Genesis 47:27 · Genesis 35:11 · Genesis 12:2 · Genesis 28:3–4 · Deuteronomy 10:22 · Genesis 48:4 · Nehemiah 9:23 · Acts 7:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.