How many times is Egyptians mentioned in the Bible?
The word Egyptians appears 98 times in the King James Version, in 87 verses. Counting every form (Egyptians, Egyptian, Egyptian's), it appears 125 times in 109 verses across 18 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Egyptians 93 times (123 with every form).
Egyptians in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Egyptians counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptians | 98 | 93 |
| Egyptian | 23 | 26 |
| Egyptian's | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 125 | 123 |
Which books mention Egyptians most
Egyptians appears in 18 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Exodus has the most (58), then Genesis (20) and Isaiah (10).
Also in: Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1), Hebrews (1).
First and last mention of Egyptians
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 43:32, 3 times (tied with 2 Samuel 23:21, 1 Chronicles 11:23):
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Where the two translations differ
4 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Exodus 14:20: counted in the KJV only
And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and one didn’t come near the other all night.
Isaiah 20:4: counted in the KJV only
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Psalm 136:10: counted in the World English Bible only
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; for his loving kindness endures forever;
Isaiah 19:16: counted in the World English Bible only
In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it.
In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the shaking of Yahweh of Armies’s hand, which he shakes over them.
Verses with Egyptians on our topic pages
2 verses that use Egyptians in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
and he said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
On: Healing
Common questions
How many times is Egyptians in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 120 of the 125 uses are in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Egyptians appears in 18 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Exodus has the most (58), then Genesis (20) and Isaiah (10).
Where is Egyptians first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 12:12: "Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive." The last is Hebrews 11:29.
More word counts: Amorites, Canaanites, Chaldeans, Pharisees, Sadducees, Hittites, Amalekites, Midianites, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.