KJV King James Version
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
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Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
WEB World English Bible
“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,
ASV American Standard Version
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,
Surrounding context — Acts 7
6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil four hundred years.
7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατριάρχαιG3966 · patriarchēspatriarchζηλώσαντεςG2206 · zēloōbe eagerτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸωσὴφG2501 · IōsēphJosephἀπέδοντοG591 · apodidōmito payεἰςG1519 · eistowardΑἴγυπτον·G125 · AiguptosEgyptκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦνG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Genesis 39:2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.Psalm 105:17He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Genesis 45:4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.Genesis 39:21-23But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.Matthew 27:18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.Genesis 37:18-29And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.Genesis 49:23-24The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:Genesis 37:4-11And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.Genesis 50:15-20And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
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