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Acts 7:9
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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.  
11 aNow a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.  
12 aBut when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.  
13 And the asecond time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to the Pharaoh.  
14 aThen Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and ball his relatives to him, seventy-five people.  
15 aSo Jacob went down to Egypt; band he died, he and our fathers.  
16 And athey were carried back to Shechem and laid in bthe tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.  

God Delivers Israel by Moses

17 “But when athe time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, bthe people grew and multiplied in Egypt  
Verse Comparison: Acts 7:9

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American Standard Version
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

Amplified® Bible
And the patriarchs [Jacob's sons], boiling with envy {and} hatred {and} anger, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him,

Contemporary English Version
These men were our ancestors. Joseph was also one of our famous ancestors. His brothers were jealous of him and sold him as a slave to be taken to Egypt. But God was with him

Darby English Version
And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,

Good News Bible
"Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

International Standard Version
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him as a slave into Egypt. However, God was with him

King James Version
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

New American Standard Bible
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. {Yet} God was with him,

New International Version
"Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

New King James Version
'And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God stayed with him,

Young's Literal Translation
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

New English Translation
The1 patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold2 him into Egypt. But3 God was with him,


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