Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them.

King James Version

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Holman Bible

But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.

International Standard Version

But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly. They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.

A Conservative Version

And the sons of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty, and the land was filled with them.

American Standard Version

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Amplified

but the Israelites were prolific and increased greatly; they multiplied and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.

Julia Smith Translation

Anil the sons of Israel were fruitful, and they will multiply abundantly, and they will increase, and will become strong with might exceedingly; and the land will be filled with them.

King James 2000

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the {Israelites} were fruitful and multiplied and were many and were very, very numerous, and the land was filled with them.

Modern King James verseion

And the sons of Israel were fruitful, and increased very much, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty. And the land was filled with them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

the children of Israel grew, increased, multiplied and waxed exceeding mighty: so that the land was full of them.

NET Bible

The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

New Heart English Bible

The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

The Emphasized Bible

But the sons of Israel, were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and waxed mighty, with exceeding vigour, - so that the land was filled with them.

Webster

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

World English Bible

The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

רבה 
Rabah 
Usage: 224

and the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

References

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Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Israel And Oppression In Egypt

6 Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. 7 But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

Cross References

Genesis 46:3

Then he said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation.

Deuteronomy 26:5

"And you shall make response before the LORD your God, 'A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 35:11

And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.

Genesis 47:27

Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.

Genesis 48:4

and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.'

Psalm 105:24

And the LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens."

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 9:1

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Genesis 13:16

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

Genesis 15:5

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."

Genesis 17:4-6

"Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies,

Genesis 26:4

I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,

Genesis 28:3-4

God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Genesis 28:14

Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 48:16

the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."

Exodus 12:37

And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.

Deuteronomy 10:22

Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Nehemiah 9:23

You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.

Acts 7:17-18

"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

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