KJV King James Version
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
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Genesis 47:28
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
WEB World English Bible
Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jacob liveth in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, are an hundred and forty and seven years.
Surrounding context — Genesis 47
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
26 And 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.
27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
29 And 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:
30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
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וַיְחִ֤יH2421 · cha.yahto liveיַעֲקֹב֙H3290 · ya.a.qovJacobבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptשְׁבַ֥עH7651 · she.vasevenעֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240 · a.sartenשָׁנָ֑הH8141 · sha.nehyearוַיְהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beיְמֵֽי־H3117 · yomdayיַעֲקֹב֙H3290 · ya.a.qovJacobשְׁנֵ֣יH8141 · sha.nehyearחַיָּ֔יוH2416 · chayaliveשֶׁ֣בַעH7651 · she.vasevenשָׁנִ֔יםH8141 · sha.nehyearוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyוּמְאַ֖תH3967 · me.ahhundredשָׁנָֽה׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
Cross-references
Psalm 90:10The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.Genesis 47:8-9And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old [art] thou?Genesis 37:2These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.Psalm 119:84How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?Psalm 90:12So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom.
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