Devarim 10:22

22 Avoteicha went down into Mitzrayim with shivim nefesh; and now Hashem Eloheicha hath made thee as the kokhavim of Shomayim for multitude.

Devarim 10:22 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 10:22

Thy fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons
That is, in all; for there were not seventy besides Jacob and the patriarchs his sons, but with them; see ( Genesis 46:26 Genesis 46:27 ) and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude; as he promised they should be, ( Genesis 15:5 ) .

Devarim 10:22 In-Context

20 Thou shalt fear Hashem Eloheicha; Him shalt thou serve, and to Him shalt thou have thy deveykus, and swear by Shmo.
21 He is thy tehillah (praise), and He is Eloheicha, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
22 Avoteicha went down into Mitzrayim with shivim nefesh; and now Hashem Eloheicha hath made thee as the kokhavim of Shomayim for multitude.
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