Acts 7:8-21
New American Standard Bible
9The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,
10and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and his entire household.
11Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.
12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.
13And on the second visit, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family was revealed to Pharaoh.
14Then Joseph sent word and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five people in all.
15And Jacob went down to Egypt, and he and our fathers died there.
16And they were brought back from there to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17But as the time of the promise which God had assured to Abraham was approaching, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18until ANOTHER KING AROSE OVER EGYPT WHO DID NOT KNOW JOSEPH.
19It was he who shrewdly took advantage of our nation and mistreated our fathers in order that they would abandon their infants in the Nile, so that they would not survive.
20At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful to God. He was nurtured for three months in his father’s home.
21And after he had been put outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and nurtured him as her own son.
King James Version
9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10And 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.
11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
16And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
Christian Standard Bible
9"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him
10and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over his whole household.
11Now a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.
12When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.
13The second time, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.
14Joseph invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five people in all,
15and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,
16were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17"As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt
18until a different king who did not know Joseph ruled over Egypt.
19He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them abandon their infants outside so that they wouldn’t survive.
20At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God’s sight. He was cared for in his father’s home for three months.
21When he was put outside, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted and raised him as her own son.
New Living Translation
9These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him
10and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace.
11But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food.
12Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons — our ancestors — to buy some.
13The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and they were introduced to Pharaoh.
14Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons in all.
15So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did our ancestors.
16Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price from Hamor’s sons in Shechem.
17As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
18But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.
19This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die.
English Standard Version
9"And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him
10and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
11Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.
12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit.
13And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph 's family became known to Pharaoh.
14And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all.
15And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers,
16and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
18until there arose over Egypt another king who did not know Joseph.
19He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive.
20At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God 's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father 's house,
21and when he was exposed, Pharaoh 's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.
New International Version
9"Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
10and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.
11"Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
12When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.
13On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.
14After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.
15Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.
16Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.
17"As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
18Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.’
19He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
New King James Version
9“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him
10and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to the Pharaoh.
14Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and all his relatives to him, seventy-five people.
15So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers.
16And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
17“But when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18till another king arose who did not know Joseph.
19This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, making them expose their babies, so that they might not live.
20At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months.
21But when he was set out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son.
