Genesis 47:28
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And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
In other translations
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
Hebrew words
וַיְחִיvaychiand he livedH2421יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714שְׁבַעsheva'seven-H7651עֶשְׂרֵה'esrehteenH6240שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961יְמֵי־yemei-[the] days ofH3117יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290שְׁנֵיshenei[the] years ofH8141חַיָּיוchaiyavlife hisH2416שֶׁבַעsheva'sevenH7651שָׁנִיםshanimyearsH8141וְאַרְבָּעִיםve'arba'imand fortyH705וּמְאַתume'atand one hundredH3967שָׁנָה׃shanahyear[s]H8141
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Related verses
- Psalm 90:10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
- Psalm 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
- Psalm 119:84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
- Genesis 37:2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
- Genesis 47:8-98 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.8 “How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked. 9 “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
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Topics
People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Egypt