Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Israel
King James Version
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Holman Bible
Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property in it and became fruitful and very numerous.
International Standard Version
Israel remained in Egypt's Goshen territory, acquired land there, became prosperous, and his descendants grew very numerous.
A Conservative Version
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they got possessions in it, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Now [the people of] Israel lived in the country of Egypt, in [the land of] Goshen, and they gained possessions and acquired property there and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.
Bible in Basic English
And so Israel was living among the Egyptians in the land of Goshen; and they got property there, and became very great in numbers and in wealth.
Darby Translation
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they had possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.
Julia Smith Translation
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen; and they will have possession in it, and be fruitful, and will multiply greatly.
King James 2000
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they acquired possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.
Modern King James verseion
And Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they had possession in it, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Israel dwelt in Egypt, even in the country of Goshen. And they had their possessions therein, and they grew and multiplied exceedingly.
NET Bible
Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they owned land there. They were fruitful and increased rapidly in number.
New Heart English Bible
Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen, - and gained possessions therein, and became fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.
Webster
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions in it and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
World English Bible
Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Israel dwelleth in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they have possession in it, and are fruitful, and multiply exceedingly;
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 47:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Settles In Goshen
26
And Joseph made it a statute over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh's.
27 Now Israel
Cross References
Genesis 46:3
And he said, I am the God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for there I will make of thee a great people.
Exodus 1:7
And the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly and multiplied and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Genesis 26:4
and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven and will give unto thy seed all these lands, and in thy seed shall all the Gentiles of the earth be blessed
Deuteronomy 26:5
Then thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, My father, the Syrian, perishing of hunger went down into Egypt and sojourned there with a few and became there a nation, great, mighty, and many;
Acts 7:17
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Genesis 8:7
and he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Genesis 8:9
but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were still upon the face of the whole earth. Then he put forth his hand and took her and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if someone could number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Genesis 17:6
And I will multiply thee exceeding, and I will make Gentiles of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Genesis 28:14
and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt multiply to the west and to the east and to the Aquilon and to the Negev; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Exodus 1:12
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew, so much that they loathed the sons of Israel.
Deuteronomy 10:22
Thy fathers went down into Egypt with seventy souls, and now the LORD thy God has made thee as the stars of heaven in multitude.
Nehemiah 9:23
Thou didst multiply their sons as the stars of heaven and didst introduce them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to inherit it.
Psalm 105:24
And he increased his people greatly and made them stronger than their enemies.
Psalm 107:38
He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly and suffers not their cattle to decrease.
Zechariah 10:8
I will hiss for them and gather them; for I have ransomed them; and they shall be multiplied as they were multiplied.