22 binding[a] his officials at will
and instructing his elders.(A)

23 Then Israel went to Egypt;
Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.[b](B)
24 The Lord[c] made his people very fruitful;
he made them more numerous than their foes,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 105:22 LXX, Syr, Vg read teaching
  2. 105:23 = Egypt, also in v. 27
  3. 105:24 Lit He

22 to instruct his princes(A) as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.(B)

23 Then Israel entered Egypt;(C)
    Jacob resided(D) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.(E)
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous(F) for their foes,

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