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Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
to [him], and and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai (kahee)
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Joseph, Joseph, the name of several Israelites N-NMS H2501 Ἰωσὴφ Ioseph (ee-o-safe')
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sent to send, send away V-APA-NMS H649 ἀποστείλας apostello (ap-os-tel'-lo)
and called to call from one place to another V-AIM-3S H3333 μετεκαλέσατο metakaleo (met-ak-al-eh'-o)
Jacob Jacob, the son of Isaac, also the father of Joseph, Mary's husband N-AMS H2384 Ἰακὼβ Iakob (ee-ak-obe')
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father a father N-AMS H3962 πατέρα pater (pat-ayr')
all all, every Adj-AFS H3956 πᾶσαν pas (pas)
kindred, kinship, hence kinfolk, relatives N-AFS H4772 συγγένειαν suggeneia (soong-ghen'-i-ah)
threescore seventy Adj-DFP H1440 ἑβδομήκοντα hebdomekonta (heb-dom-ay'-kon-tah)
souls. breath, the soul N-DFP H5590 ψυχαῖς psuche (psoo-khay')
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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.

 

People

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