Acts 7:12 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 7:12

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

KJV

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ASV

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

WEB

When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.

YLT

and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;

DBT

But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;

About this book

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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Genesis 42:1
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
Genesis 43:2
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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He applies this to those that prosecuted him, and sat in judgment upon him, sharply reproving them for their wickedness, by which they had brought upon themselves the ruin of their place and nation, and then could not bear to hear of it,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him--Here Stephen gives his first example of Israel's opposition to God's purposes, in spite of which and by means of which those purposes were accomplished.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

And the second time that they went, Joseph, who at first made himself strange to them, made himself known to them, and it was notified to Pharaoh that they were Joseph's kindred and had a dependence upon him (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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