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Joseph Sold into Egypt

Acts 7:9

In 9 translations

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,
LSV
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,
YLT
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,
DBY
And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,Elohim
DRC
And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
GNV
And the Patriarkes moued with enuie, solde Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι ζηλώσαντες τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἦν ὁ θεὸς μετʼ αὐτοῦ,
RP2018
Καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι ζηλώσαντες τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἦν ὁ θεὸς μετ’ αὐτοῦ,
TR-Boyd
Καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι ζηλώσαντες τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἦν ὁ Θεὸς μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ,
SCR1894
και οι πατριαρχαι ζηλωσαντες τον ιωσηφ απεδοντο εις αιγυπτον και ην ο θεος μετ αυτου

Who and where

👤 God👤 Joseph (son of Jacob)📍 Egypt◆ Stephen addresses the council

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 39:2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
  • Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
  • Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
  • Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
  • Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  • Genesis 39:5From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his…
  • Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
  • Genesis 39:21–23the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the…
  • Genesis 49:23–24The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility. Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of…
  • Genesis 37:18–29Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can…
  • Genesis 37:4–11When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even…
  • Genesis 50:15–20When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.” So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died,…

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