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Acts 7:4
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2 And he said, a“Brethren and fathers, listen: The bGod of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in cHaran,  
3 and said to him, a‘Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.’  
4 Then ahe came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was bdead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell.  
5 And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, aHe promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him.  
6 But God spoke in this way: athat his descendants would dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bbondage and oppress them four hundred years.  
7 a‘And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will bjudge,’ said God, c‘and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.’  
8 aThen He gave him the covenant of circumcision; band so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; cand Isaac begot Jacob, and dJacob begot the twelve patriarchs.  

The Patriarchs in Egypt

9 a“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, bsold Joseph into Egypt. cBut God was with him  
10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, aand gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.  
Verse Comparison: Acts 7:4

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American Standard Version
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, `God' removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell:

Amplified® Bible
So then he went forth from the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father died, [God] transferred him to this country in which you are now dwelling.

Contemporary English Version
Then Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, Abraham came and settled in this land where you now live.

Darby English Version
Then going out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt in Charran, and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which *ye* now dwell.

Good News Bible
And so he left his country and went to live in Haran. After Abraham's father died, God made him move to this land where you now live.

International Standard Version
So he left the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. Then after the death of his father, God had him move to this country where you now live.

King James Version
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

New American Standard Bible
"Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, {God} had him move to this country in which you are now living.

New International Version
"So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living.

New King James Version
Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was dead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you now live.

Young's Literal Translation
`Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell,


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