Acts 7:12
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.
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
13 On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
14 Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
- KJV
- But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
- WEB
- But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
- ASV
- But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
- DARBY
- But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;
- BLB
- Now Jacob, having heard [there] is grain in Egypt, sent forth our fathers first.
- ÅB
- Men da Jakob fikk høre at det var korn i Egypt, sendte han våre fedre dit første gang;
- OTB
- Da Jakob fikk vite at det var korn i Egypt, sendte han våre forfedre på deres første reise.
- B1930
- Men da Jakob fikk høre at det var korn i Egypten, sendte han våre fedre dit første gang;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 42:1–24
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
Read in contextGenesis 43:2
So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
Read in context