Your 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 10:22
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים נֶ֔פֶשׁ יָרְד֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ מִצְרָ֑יְמָהּ וְעַתָּ֗ה שָֽׂמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃
- בְּשִׁבְעִ֣יםbe.shiv.'Im“<in> seventy”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁבְעִים · “seventy” · Strong's H7657
- נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.fesh“person[s]”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
- יָרְד֥וּya.re.Du“they went down”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.kha“ancestors your”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- מִצְרָ֑יְמָהּmitz.Ra.ye.mah“Egypt towards”Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and now”Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
- שָֽׂמְךָ֙sa.me.Kha“he has made you”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
- יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.Vei“like [the] stars of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from כּוֹכָב · “star” · Strong's H3556
- הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
- לָרֹֽב׃la.Ro“for multitude”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹב · “abundance” · Strong's H7230
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info