Acts 7:12
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
BSB
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ASV
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
KJV
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀκούσας | Akousas | Having heard | G191 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| Ἰακὼβ | Iakōb | Jacob | G2384 → |
| ὄντα | onta | [there] is | G1510 → |
| σιτία | sitia | grain | |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → |
| Αἴγυπτον | Aigupton | Egypt | G125 → |
| ἐξαπέστειλεν | exapesteilen | he sent forth | G1821 → |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → |
| πατέρας | pateras | fathers | G3962 → |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | of us | G3165 → |
| πρῶτον, | prōton | first, | G4413 → |
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