Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived there many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors, New Living Translation Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there a long time, and we and our ancestors were brutally mistreated by the Egyptians. English Standard Version how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. And the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers. Berean Standard Bible how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, King James Bible How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: New King James Version how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers. New American Standard Bible that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. NASB 1995 that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. NASB 1977 that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. Legacy Standard Bible that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. Amplified Bible that our fathers (ancestors) went down to Egypt, and we lived there for a long time, and the Egyptians treated [both] us and our fathers badly. Christian Standard Bible Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly. Holman Christian Standard Bible Our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. American Standard Version how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers: Contemporary English Version Our ancestors settled in Egypt and lived there a long time. But later the Egyptians were cruel to us, English Revised Version how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians evil entreated us, and our fathers: GOD'S WORD® Translation Our ancestors went to Egypt, and we lived there for many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors. Good News Translation how our ancestors went to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated our ancestors and us, International Standard Version Our ancestors went down to Egypt, where we lived for many years. But the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors viciously. Majority Standard Bible how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, NET Bible how our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly. New Heart English Bible how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers: Webster's Bible Translation How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians afflicted us, and our fathers: World English Bible how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthat our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt [for] many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers; Young's Literal Translation that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers; Smith's Literal Translation And our fathers will go down to Egypt and will dwell in Egypt many days; and the Egyptians will do evil to us and to our fathers. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn what manner our fathers went down into Egypt, and there we dwelt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers. Catholic Public Domain Version how our fathers descended into Egypt, and we lived there for a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted both us and our fathers, New American Bible how our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors harshly. New Revised Standard Version how our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians oppressed us and our ancestors; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHow our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians oppressed us and our fathers; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And our fathers went down to Egypt and we dwelt in Egypt for many days and the Egyptians did evil to us and to our fathers. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers; Brenton Septuagint Translation And how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we sojourned in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Edom Refuses Passage14From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, 15how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, 16and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.… Cross References Exodus 1:8-14 Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.” ... Exodus 2:23-25 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. / So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. / God saw the Israelites and took notice. Exodus 3:7-9 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them. Exodus 6:5-6 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant. / Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. Deuteronomy 26:6-8 But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. / So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. / Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. Nehemiah 9:9-10 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. Psalm 105:23-25 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. / And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, / whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants. Psalm 106:44-46 Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. / He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive. Acts 7:17-19 As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number. / Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt. / He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die. Acts 7:34 I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ Genesis 15:13-14 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. Exodus 12:40-41 Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. / At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt. Exodus 14:30-31 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. / When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses. Deuteronomy 4:20 Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today. Deuteronomy 6:21-23 then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. / Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household. / But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He had sworn to our fathers. Treasury of Scripture How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelled in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: our fathers Genesis 46:6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: Acts 7:15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, dwelt Genesis 15:13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; Exodus 12:40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. vexed us Numbers 11:5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: Numbers 16:13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? Exodus 1:11-14,16,22 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses… Jump to Previous Afflicted Badly Cruel Dealt Dwell Dwelt Egypt Egyptians Entreated Evil Harshly Ill Mistreated Time Treated VexedJump to Next Afflicted Badly Cruel Dealt Dwell Dwelt Egypt Egyptians Entreated Evil Harshly Ill Mistreated Time Treated VexedNumbers 20 1. The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.2. They murmur for want of water 7. Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah 14. Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him 22. At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies Our fathers went down to Egypt This phrase refers to the historical journey of the patriarchs and their families into Egypt, as recorded in Genesis. The Hebrew root for "fathers" is "אָבוֹת" (avot), which signifies not only biological ancestors but also spiritual forebears who laid the foundation of faith. The journey to Egypt was initially a move for survival during a famine, as seen in the account of Joseph. This historical context underscores God's providence and the unfolding of His divine plan, even through trials and foreign lands. and we lived in Egypt a long time and the Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers Hebrew how our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1: Father went down וַיֵּרְד֤וּ (way·yê·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend to Egypt, מִצְרַ֔יְמָה (miṣ·ray·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa where we lived וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב (wan·nê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry many רַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great years. יָמִ֣ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day The Egyptians מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt mistreated us and our fathers, וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (wə·la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1: Father Links Numbers 20:15 NIVNumbers 20:15 NLT Numbers 20:15 ESV Numbers 20:15 NASB Numbers 20:15 KJV Numbers 20:15 BibleApps.com Numbers 20:15 Biblia Paralela Numbers 20:15 Chinese Bible Numbers 20:15 French Bible Numbers 20:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 20:15 How our fathers went down into Egypt (Nu Num.) |
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