Exodus 1:7 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, and the land was full of them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, and the land was full of them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.

English EASY 2024

But the Israelites had many children, so they grew into a very large family. They became very powerful. They were everywhere in the whole country.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But the Israelites had many children, and their number grew and grew and the country of Egypt was filled with them.

But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But the descendants of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased and multiplied and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Nevertheless, the sons of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The people of Israel had many children. They greatly increased their numbers. There were so many of them that they filled the land.

English NIV

but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

But their descendants had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so quickly that they soon filled the land.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong; so that the land was filled with them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Meanwhile, their descendants were very fertile, increasing rapidly in numbers; there was a veritable population explosion so that they soon became a large nation, and they filled the land of Goshen.

English Tyndale 1537

the children of Israel grew, increased, multiplied and waxed exceeding mighty: so that the land was full of them.