Genesis 47 · Verse 27

Genesis 47:27

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Genesis 47:27, King James Version

Genesis 47:27 in other translations

BSBNow the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.
WEBIsrael lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
ASVAnd Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
YLTAnd Israel dwelleth in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they have possession in it, and are fruitful, and multiply exceedingly;
DARBYAnd Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they had possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.
BBEAnd so Israel was living among the Egyptians in the land of Goshen; and they got property there, and became very great in numbers and in wealth.
WebsterAnd Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions in it and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

What does Genesis 47:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 47:23-28

23-28. Joseph said, Behold, &c.--The lands being sold to the government (Ge 47:19, 20), seed would be distributed for the first crop after the famine; and the people would occupy them as tenants-at-will on the payment of a produce rent, almost the same rule as obtains in Egypt in the present day.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 47:27-31
At last the time drew nigh that Israel must die. Israel, a prince with God, had power over the Angel, and prevailed, yet must die. Joseph supplied him with bread, that he might not die by famine, but that did not secure him from dying by age or sickness. He died by degrees; his candle gradually burnt down to the socket, so that he saw the time drawing nigh. It is an advantage to see the approach of death, before we feel it, that we may be quickened to do, with all our might, what our hands find to do. However, death is not far from any of us. Jacob's care, as he saw the day approach, was about his burial; not the pomp of it, but he would be buried in Canaan, because it was the land of promise. It was a type of heaven, that better country, which he declared plainly he expected, He 11:14. Nothing will better help to make a death-bed easy, than the certain prospect of rest in the heavenly Canaan after death. When this was done, Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head, worshipping God, as it is explained, see He 11:21, giving God thanks for all his favours; in feebleness thus supporting himself, expressing his willingness to leave the world. Even those who lived on Joseph's provision, and Jacob who was so dear to him, must die. But Christ Jesus gives us the true bread, that we may eat and live for ever. To Him let us come and yield ourselves, and when we draw near to death, he who supported us through life, will meet us and assure us of everlasting salvation.

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Genesis 47:27 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dweltH3427
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
גֹּ֑שֶׁןGo.shenGoshenH1657
וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּvai.ye.'a.cha.Zuand they had possessionsH270
בָ֔הּVahin it
וַיִּפְר֥וּvai.yif.Ruand they were fruitfulH6509
וַיִּרְבּ֖וּvai.yir.Buand they multipliedH7235
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966

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Cross references for Genesis 47:27

  • Genesis 46:3

    And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

  • Exodus 1:7

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

  • Acts 7:17

    But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

  • Psalms 107:38

    He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

  • Psalms 105:24

    And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

  • Zechariah 10:8

    I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

  • Deuteronomy 26:5

    And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

  • Genesis 26:4

    And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Genesis 8:9

    But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

  • Genesis 17:6

    And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

  • Nehemiah 9:23

    Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

  • Deuteronomy 10:22

    Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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dwelt.
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grew.
8:7,9; 13:16; 26:4; 28:14; 46:3; Ex 1:7,12; De 10:22; 26:5; Ne 9:23
Ps 105:24; 107:38; Zec 10:8; Ac 7:17

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Context

  • Genesis 47:26

    And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.

  • Genesis 47:27

    And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

  • Genesis 47:28

    And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

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Genesis 47:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así habitó Israel en la tierra de Egipto, en la tierra de Gosén; y aposesionáronse en ella, y se aumentaron, y multiplicaron en gran manera.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et Israël habita dans le pays d’Égypte, dans le pays de Goshen; et ils y acquirent des possessions, et fructifièrent, et multiplièrent extrêmement.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Israel wohnte im Lande Ägypten, im Lande Gosen; und sie machten sich darin ansässig und waren fruchtbar und mehrten sich sehr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Habitavit ergo Israël in Ægypto, id est, in terra Gessen, et possedit eam: auctusque est, et multiplicatus nimis.