Deuteronomy 10:22

10:22 When your ancestors went down to Egypt, they numbered only seventy, but now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky. ¹ 

Genesis 47:27

47:27 Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they owned land there. They were fruitful and increased rapidly in number.

Exodus 1:7

1:7 The Israelites, ²  however, ³  were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, ⁴  so that the land was filled with them.

Exodus 1:12

1:12 But the more the Egyptians ⁵  oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. ⁶  As a result the Egyptians loathed ⁷  the Israelites,

¹ tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

² tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

³ tn The disjunctive vav marks a contrast with the note about the deaths of the first generation.

⁴ tn Using מְאֹד (mÿ’od) twice intensifies the idea of their becoming strong (see GKC 431-32 §133.k).

⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn The imperfect tenses in this verse are customary uses, expressing continual action in past time (see GKC 315 §107.e). For other examples of כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka’asher) with כֵּן (ken) expressing a comparison (“just as…so”) see Gen 41:13; Judg 1:7; Isa 31:4.

⁷ tn Heb “they felt a loathing before/because of”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.