New American Standard Bible 1995

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that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
that our fathers father Noun H1 אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ a·vo·tei·nu
went down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֵּרְד֤וּ vai·ye·re·du
to Egypt, a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֔יְמָה mitz·ray·mah,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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and we stayed to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב van·ne·shev
in Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם be·mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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a long much, many, great Adjective H7227 רַבִּ֑ים rab·bim;
time, day Noun H3117 יָמִ֣ים ya·mim
and the Egyptians a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714    
treated to be evil, bad Verb H7489 וַיָּרֵ֥עוּ vai·ya·re·'u
us and our fathers father Noun H1 וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ ve·la·'a·vo·tei·nu.
badly. to be evil, bad Verb H7489    

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.
King James Bible that How our fathers went down to into Egypt, and we stayed have dwelt in Egypt a long time, time; and the Egyptians treated us vexed us, and our fathers badly.fathers:
Hebrew Greek English that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.