went down. Compare Genesis 46:27; Exodus 1:5.
threescore and ten. See notes on Genesis 46:27; Acts 7:14.
persons. souls. Hebrew, plural of nephesh.
as the stars. Compare Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4.Exodus 32:13; 1 Chronicles 27:23.Nehemiah 9:23. Figure of speech Paroemia. App-6.