Exodus 1:1-7

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Israel's family go to Egypt

1 Here are the names of the Israelites who went to Egypt with Jacob.^[a] Each one went there with his family.

² Jacob's sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, ³ Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin, ⁴ Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. ⁵ Jacob himself had 70 descendants. His other son, Joseph, was already in Egypt.

⁶ After some time, Joseph died. Joseph's brothers and all his generation also died. ⁷ But the Israelites had many children, so they grew into a very large family. They became very powerful. They were everywhere in the whole country.