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Berean Standard Bible

“but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.”

Exodus 1:7

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The book of Exodus opens centuries after Joseph, with his family now a growing people in Egypt. A new king has not yet risen who feared them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

World English Bible (WEB)

The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

King James Version (KJV)

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y los hijos de Israel crecieron, y multiplicaron, y fueron aumentados y corroborados en extremo; y llenóse la tierra de ellos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero sus descendientes fueron muy fructíferos y se multiplicaron rápidamente, de modo que llegaron a ser un pueblo muy numeroso y fuerte. ¡Todo el país se fue llenando de israelitas!

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