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Genesis 47:27 KJV
Genesis · chapter 47 · verse 27 · 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.Genesis 47:27 · King James Version
Genesis 47:27 in context
25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
26And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.
27And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
Key words (Strong's)
- possessionsʼâchazto seizeH270 →
- multipliedrâbâhto increaseH7235 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- GoshenGôshenGoshen, the residence of the Israelites in EgyptH1657 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
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