Genesis

Genesis 46:26–27

²⁶All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt— his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons— numbered sixty-six persons. ²⁷And with the two sonsⁱ who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy^j in all.

Footnotes

i 46:27 Hebrew; LXX the nine sons, probably including Joseph’s grandsons through Ephraim and Manasseh; see 1 Chronicles 7:14–29|1CH 7:14-29.
j 46:27 Hebrew (see also Exodus 1:5|EXO 1:5); LXX (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five

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Genesis 46:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All those	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
belonging to Jacob	לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב	lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
who came	הַבָּאָ֨ה	hab·bā·’āh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
his direct descendants	יֹצְאֵ֣י	yō·ṣə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3318 go or come out
besides	מִלְּבַ֖ד	mil·lə·ḇaḏ	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H905 separation
the wives	נְשֵׁ֣י	nə·šê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of Jacob’s	יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
sons	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
sixty-six	שִׁשִּׁ֥ים	šiš·šîm	Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
persons	הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ	han·ne·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Genesis 46:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And with the two	שְׁנָ֑יִם	šə·nā·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
sons	וּבְנֵ֥י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had been born	יֻלַּד־	yul·laḏ-	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֛ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
in Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֖יִם	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the members	הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ	han·ne·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of Jacob’s	יַעֲקֹ֛ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
family	לְבֵֽית־	lə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
who went	הַבָּ֥אָה	hab·bā·’āh	Article; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יְמָה	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
seventy	שִׁבְעִֽים׃פ	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
in all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all

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Genesis 46:26 Exodus 1:5

Genesis 46:27 Acts 7:14 · Deuteronomy 10:22 · Exodus 1:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.