Acts 7:15

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.

So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

¹⁶ Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.

¹⁷ As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

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: So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
KJV: So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
WEB: Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers;
ASV: And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our fathers;
DARBY: And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers,
BLB: And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died—he and our fathers,

ÅB: Så dro Jakob ned til Egypt, og han døde, han og våre fedre,
OTB: Jakob dro ned til Egypt, hvor han og våre forfedre døde.
B1930: Så drog Jakob ned til Egypten, og han døde, han og våre fedre,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Genesis 49:33
When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.
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Exodus 1:6
Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
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Genesis 46:3–7
“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
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Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
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Joshua 24:4
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
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Numbers 20:15
how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
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Hebrews 11:21–22
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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Deuteronomy 26:5
and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
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