Acts 7:9

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.

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.

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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