Genesis 46:7

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“Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.”

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BSBPD

“Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, yea, all his seed he brought with him into Egypt.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 46:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 34:7When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
  2. Numbers 20:15how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
  3. Deuteronomy 23:7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
  4. Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
  5. Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
  6. Psalms 105:23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
  7. Isaiah 52:4For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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