Acts 7:9

7 ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’

8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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

10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

11 Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Og patriarkene bar avind mot Josef og solgte ham til Egypt; og Gud var med ham
OTB
«Patriarkene, av sjalusi, solgte Josef til Egypt. Men Gud var med ham,
B1930
Og patriarkene bar avind mot Josef og solgte ham til Egypten; og Gud var med ham
BSB
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
KJV
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
WEB
“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him
ASV
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
DARBY
And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,
BLB
And the patriarchs, having envied Joseph, sold [him] into Egypt. And God was with him,

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