KJV ORIGINAL
All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
All the people who went with Jacob to Egypt, who were his direct descendants (not counting his sons' wives), numbered sixty-six in total.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is counting Jacob's direct family members who traveled with him to Egypt - sixty-six people total, not including the wives his sons had married.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the great famine when Jacob's family relocated to Egypt to be reunited with Joseph, who had become a powerful leader there. The careful counting of Jacob's descendants reflects the importance of family lineage in ancient Hebrew culture and foreshadows how this small family would grow into the nation of Israel during their time in Egypt.
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