1. When Jacob (Israel) went to Egypt, his sons and their families went with him. Here are the names of those sons:
2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
3. Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
4. Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5. Another son, Joseph, was already in Egypt. So Jacob’s whole family was with him in Egypt—70 descendants in all.
6. Later, Joseph, his brothers, and all the people of that generation died.
7. But the Israelites had many children, and their number grew until the country of Egypt was filled with them.
8. Then a new king began to rule Egypt. He did not know Joseph.
20-21. The nurses trusted God, so he was good to them and allowed them to have their own families. The Hebrews continued to have more children, and they became very strong.