Genesis 46:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.”
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“They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they take their cattle, and their goods which they have acquired in the land of Canaan, and come into Egypt--Jacob, and all his seed with him,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 46:6 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Numbers 20:15how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 12:8When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
- Psalms 105:23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
- 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.
- Acts 7:15So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
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