KJV ORIGINAL
And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Joseph had two sons who were born to him in Egypt. So counting everyone in Jacob's family who came to Egypt, there were seventy people in total.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the total count of Jacob's family members who relocated to Egypt - seventy people including Joseph's two Egyptian-born sons.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the genealogical list of Jacob's descendants who moved to Egypt during the great famine. Joseph's two sons, Manasim and Ephraim, were born during his time as a high official in Egypt before his family arrived. This migration marks a pivotal moment when the Israelites transitioned from being a nomadic family to eventually becoming a nation in Egypt.
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