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Exodus 1:7 Cross-References
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“And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.”
Exodus 1:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 1:7
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty—Five Hebrew verbs emphasize explosive growth: fruitful (פָּרָה, parah), increased abundantly (שָׁרַץ, sharats, lit. "swarmed" like fish or insects), multiplied (רָבָה, ravah), waxed mighty (עָצַם, atsam, "became strong"), and exceeding (מְאֹד מְאֹד, me'od me'od, doubly intensive). This language deliberately echoes Genesis 1:28 ("be fruitful and multiply") and Genesis 9:7, showing God fulfilling His creation mandate. Despite hostile conditions, God's blessing produces supernatural incr...
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Cross-References for Exodus 1:7
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“I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.,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:,וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי הָאֵל אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ אַל־תִּירָא מֵרְדָה מִצְרַיְמָה כִּי־לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל אֲשִׂימְךָ שָׁם׃ ,And He said: I am God”
“Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
“A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt”
“and said to them”
“I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.,And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;,וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֱלֹהִים אֲנִי אֵל שַׁדַּי פְּרֵה וּרְבֵה גּוֹי וּקְהַל גּוֹיִם יִהְיֶה מִמֶּךָּ וּמְלָכִים מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ יֵצֵאוּ׃ ,And God said unto him: I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee”
“in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therein”
“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.”
“And I will make of thee a great nation”
“and make you fruitful”
“'Behold”