540 B
540 B
General Information:
Moses continues to speak to the people of Israel as if they are one man, so "you" and "your" are singular. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
went down into Egypt
"traveled south to Egypt" or "went to Egypt"
seventy persons
"70 persons" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
as many as the stars of the heavens
This emphasizes the large number of Israelites that were with Moses. Alternate translation: "more than you can count" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)