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Genesis 47:27

Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.

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ASV

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.

KJV

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dweltH3427 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776 →
גֹּ֑שֶׁןGo.shenGoshenH1657 →
וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּvai.ye.'a.cha.Zuand they had possessionsH270 →
בָ֔הּVahin it
וַיִּפְר֥וּvai.yif.Ruand they were fruitfulH6509 →
וַיִּרְבּ֖וּvai.yir.Buand they multipliedH7235 →
מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →

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Genesis 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.Acts 7:17As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.Genesis 34:10You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”Psalms 107:38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.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.Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,Psalms 105:24And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,Zechariah 10:8I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.Genesis 48:4and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’Genesis 28:14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.Genesis 8:7and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.Genesis 8:9But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.Nehemiah 9:23You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.Deuteronomy 10:22Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.Exodus 1:12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.Genesis 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

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