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Selected Verse: Acts 7:14 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 7:14 |
Strong Concordance |
Then [1161] sent [649] Joseph [2501], and called [3333] his [846] father [3962] Jacob [2384] to him, and [2532] all [3956] his [846] kindred [4772], [1722] threescore [1440] and fifteen [4002] souls [5590]. |
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King James |
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| threescore and fifteen souls--according to the Septuagint version of Gen 46:27, which Stephen follows, including the five children and grandchildren of Joseph's two sons. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
All his kindred - His father and family, Gen 45:17-28; 46:1-26.
Threescore and fifteen souls - Seventy-five persons. There has been much perplexity felt in the explanation of this passage. In Gen 46:26, Exo 1:5, and Deu 10:22, it is expressly said that the number which went down to Egypt consisted of 70 persons. The question is, in what way these accounts can be reconciled? It is evident that Stephen has followed the account which is given by the Septuagint. In Gen 46:27, that version reads, "But the sons of Joseph who were with him in Egypt were nine souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob which came with Jacob into Egypt were seventy-five souls." This number is made out by adding these nine souls to the 66 mentioned in Gen 46:26. The difference between the Septuagint and Moses is, that the former mentions five descendants of Joseph who are not recorded by the latter. The "names" of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh are recorded in Ch1 7:14-21. Their names were Ashriel, Machir, Zelophehad, Peresh, sons of Manasseh; and Shuthelah, son of Ephraim. Why the Septuagint inserted these, it may not be easy to see. But such was evidently the fact; and the fact accords accurately with the historic record, though Moses did not insert their names. The solution of difficulties in regard to chronology is always difficult; and what might be entirely apparent to a Jew in the time of Stephen, may be wholly inexplicable to us. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
kindred
(See Scofield) - (Gen 46:26). There is no real contradiction. The "house of Jacob" numbered seventy but the "kindred" would include the wives of Jacob's sons. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Threescore and fifteen
Lit., "in (ἐν) threescore and fifteen;" the idiom expressing the sum in which all the individuals were included. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Seventy - five souls - So the seventy interpreters, (whom St. Stephen follows,) one son and a grandson of Manasseh, and three children of Ephraim, being added to the seventy persons mentioned Gen 46:27. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Threescore and fifteen souls - There are several difficulties here, which it is hoped the reader will find satisfactorily removed in the note on Gen 46:20 (note). It is well known that in Gen 46:27, and in Deu 10:22, their number is said to be threescore and ten; but Stephen quotes from the Septuagint, which adds five persons to the account which are not in the Hebrew text, Machir, Gilead, Sutelaam, Taham, and Edem; but see the note referred to above. |
27 And the sons [01121] of Joseph [03130], which were born [03205] him in Egypt [04714], were two [08147] souls [05315]: all the souls [05315] of the house [01004] of Jacob [03290], which came [0935] into Egypt [04714], were threescore and ten [07657].
14 The sons [01121] of Manasseh [04519]; Ashriel [0844], whom she bare [03205]: (but his concubine [06370] the Aramitess [0761] bare [03205] Machir [04353] the father [01] of Gilead [01568]:
15 And Machir [04353] took [03947] to wife [0802] the sister of Huppim [02650] and Shuppim [08206], whose sister's [0269] name [08034] was Maachah [04601];) and the name [08034] of the second [08145] was Zelophehad [06765]: and Zelophehad [06765] had daughters [01323].
16 And Maachah [04601] the wife [0802] of Machir [04353] bare [03205] a son [01121], and she called [07121] his name [08034] Peresh [06570]; and the name [08034] of his brother [0251] was Sheresh [08329]; and his sons [01121] were Ulam [0198] and Rakem [07552].
17 And the sons [01121] of Ulam [0198]; Bedan [0917]. These were the sons [01121] of Gilead [01568], the son [01121] of Machir [04353], the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519].
18 And his sister [0269] Hammoleketh [04447] bare [03205] Ishod [0379], and Abiezer [044], and Mahalah [04244].
19 And the sons [01121] of Shemida [08061] were, Ahian [0291], and Shechem [07928], and Likhi [03949], and Aniam [0593].
20 And the sons [01121] of Ephraim [0669]; Shuthelah [07803], and Bered [01260] his son [01121], and Tahath [08480] his son [01121], and Eladah [0497] his son [01121], and Tahath [08480] his son [01121],
21 And Zabad [02066] his son [01121], and Shuthelah [07803] his son [01121], and Ezer [05827], and Elead [0496], whom the men [0582] of Gath [01661] that were born [03205] in that land [0776] slew [02026], because they came down [03381] to take away [03947] their cattle [04735].
26 All the souls [05315] that came [0935] with Jacob [03290] into Egypt [04714], which came out [03318] of his loins [03409], besides Jacob's [03290] sons [01121]' wives [0802], all the souls [05315] were threescore [08346] and six [08337];
27 And the sons [01121] of Joseph [03130], which were born [03205] him in Egypt [04714], were two [08147] souls [05315]: all the souls [05315] of the house [01004] of Jacob [03290], which came [0935] into Egypt [04714], were threescore and ten [07657].
22 Thy fathers [01] went down [03381] into Egypt [04714] with threescore and ten [07657] persons [05315]; and now the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] hath made [07760] thee as the stars [03556] of heaven [08064] for multitude [07230].
5 And all the souls [05315] that came out [03318] of the loins [03409] of Jacob [03290] were seventy [07657] souls [05315]: for Joseph [03130] was in Egypt [04714] already.
26 All the souls [05315] that came [0935] with Jacob [03290] into Egypt [04714], which came out [03318] of his loins [03409], besides Jacob's [03290] sons [01121]' wives [0802], all the souls [05315] were threescore [08346] and six [08337];
17 And Pharaoh [06547] said [0559] unto Joseph [03130], Say [0559] unto thy brethren [0251], This do [06213] ye; lade [02943] your beasts [01165], and go [03212], get [0935] you unto the land [0776] of Canaan [03667];
18 And take [03947] your father [01] and your households [01004], and come [0935] unto me: and I will give [05414] you the good [02898] of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], and ye shall eat [0398] the fat [02459] of the land [0776].
19 Now thou art commanded [06680], this do [06213] ye; take [03947] you wagons [05699] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] for your little ones [02945], and for your wives [0802], and bring [05375] your father [01], and come [0935].
20 Also [05869] regard [02347] not your stuff [03627]; for the good [02898] of all the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] is yours.
21 And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] did [06213] so: and Joseph [03130] gave [05414] them wagons [05699], according to the commandment [06310] of Pharaoh [06547], and gave [05414] them provision [06720] for the way [01870].
22 To all of them he gave [05414] each man [0376] changes [02487] of raiment [08071]; but to Benjamin [01144] he gave [05414] three [07969] hundred [03967] pieces of silver [03701], and five [02568] changes [02487] of raiment [08071].
23 And to his father [01] he sent [07971] after this [02063] manner; ten [06235] asses [0860] laden [05375] with the good things [02898] of Egypt [04714], and ten [06235] she asses [02543] laden [05375] with corn [01250] and bread [03899] and meat [04202] for his father [01] by the way [01870].
24 So he sent [07971] his brethren [0251] away [07971], and they departed [03212]: and he said [0559] unto them, See that ye fall not out [07264] by the way [01870].
25 And they went up [05927] out of Egypt [04714], and came [0935] into the land [0776] of Canaan [03667] unto Jacob [03290] their father [01],
26 And told [05046] him, saying [0559], Joseph [03130] is yet alive [02416], and he is governor [04910] over all the land [0776] of Egypt [04714]. And Jacob's heart [03820] fainted [06313], for he believed [0539] them not.
27 And they told [01696] him all the words [01697] of Joseph [03130], which he had said [01696] unto them: and when he saw [07200] the wagons [05699] which Joseph [03130] had sent [07971] to carry [05375] him, the spirit [07307] of Jacob [03290] their father [01] revived [02421]:
28 And Israel [03478] said [0559], It is enough [07227]; Joseph [03130] my son [01121] is yet alive [02416]: I will go [03212] and see him [07200] before I die [04191].
26 All the souls [05315] that came [0935] with Jacob [03290] into Egypt [04714], which came out [03318] of his loins [03409], besides Jacob's [03290] sons [01121]' wives [0802], all the souls [05315] were threescore [08346] and six [08337];
27 And the sons [01121] of Joseph [03130], which were born [03205] him in Egypt [04714], were two [08147] souls [05315]: all the souls [05315] of the house [01004] of Jacob [03290], which came [0935] into Egypt [04714], were threescore and ten [07657].
22 Thy fathers [01] went down [03381] into Egypt [04714] with threescore and ten [07657] persons [05315]; and now the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] hath made [07760] thee as the stars [03556] of heaven [08064] for multitude [07230].
27 And the sons [01121] of Joseph [03130], which were born [03205] him in Egypt [04714], were two [08147] souls [05315]: all the souls [05315] of the house [01004] of Jacob [03290], which came [0935] into Egypt [04714], were threescore and ten [07657].
20 And unto Joseph [03130] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] were born [03205] Manasseh [04519] and Ephraim [0669], which Asenath [0621] the daughter [01323] of Potipherah [06319] priest [03548] of On [0204] bare [03205] unto him.