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And Joseph, having sent, called for his father Jacob and all the kindred, seventy-five souls in all.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
and And, even, also, namely. Conj H2532 καὶ kai
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Joseph, Joseph, a proper name. N-NMS H2501 Ἰωσὴφ iōsēph
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having sent, To send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss. V-APA-NMS H649 ἀποστείλας aposteilas
called for To summon to oneself, send for. V-AIM-3S H3333 μετεκαλέσατο metekalesato
Jacob (Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. N-AMS H2384 Ἰακὼβ iakōb
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father Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. N-AMS H3962 πατέρα patera
all All, the whole, every kind of. Adj-AFS H3956 πᾶσαν pasan
kindred, Kindred, family. N-AFS H4772 συγγένειαν sungeneian
seventy-five Seventy. Adj-DFP H1440 ἑβδομήκοντα ebdomēkonta
souls (a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual. N-DFP H5590 ψυχαῖς psuchais
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This is an important video because elsewhere in the Bible (Exodus 1) it says, 70 souls. Which is right? Well, there are 3 manuscripts which are much earlier than what our current bibles were based (Masoretic 1100 ADish) that agree with Stephen.

 

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Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

Joseph

  Joseph There are three famous people in the Bible named Joseph: All three of their profiles are shown below: Joseph, a son of Jacob/Israel Joseph was one of 12 sons of Jacob. He was the first born son of Rachel (Gen 30:22-24). He received preferential treatment which angered his ten older brothers. His brothers faked his death to their father Jacob, and sold him to a caravan of Ishmaelite traders who were on their way to Egypt. God ga... View Details

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Berean Bible And Joseph, having sent, called for his father Jacob and all the kindred, seventy-five souls in all.
King James Bible And Then sent Joseph, having sent, and called for his father Jacob to him, and all the his kindred, seventy-five souls in all.threescore and fifteen souls.
Hebrew Greek English And Joseph, having sent, called for "Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father Jacob and all the kindred, his relatives to come to him, seventy-five souls persons in all.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Joseph, having sent, called for "Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father Jacob and all the kindred, his relatives to come to him, seventy-five souls persons in all.