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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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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 7

Jacob is here removing to Egypt in his old age, forced thither by a famine, and invited thither by a son. Here, I. God sends him thither (Gen 46:1-4). II. All his family goes with him (v. 5-27). III. Joseph bids him welcome (Gen 46:28-34).

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Strong's Concordancev. 7

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… בַּת (bath, H1323) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and… זֶרַע (zeraʻ, H2233) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, H4714) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

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