Acts 7:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.”

Acts 7:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 7:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 7:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.”

Acts 7:11 — World English Bible

Acts 7:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.”

Acts 7:11 — American Standard Version

Acts 7:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,”

Acts 7:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 7:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.”

Acts 7:11 — Darby Translation

Acts 7:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then came there a famine ouer all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.”

Acts 7:11 — Geneva Bible

Acts 7:11 in Context — Acts 7

9 E os patriarcas, tendo inveja [de] José, venderam [-no] ao Egito; mas Deus era com ele.

10 E o livrou de todas as suas aflições, e lhe deu graça e sabedoria diante de Faraó, rei do Egito; e o pôs [por] governador sobre o Egito, e toda a sua casa.

11 E veio fome sobre toda a terra do Egito e de Canaã, e grande aflição; e nossos pais não achavam alimentos.

12 Mas Jacó, ao ouvir que havia cereal no Egito, ele enviou nossos pais a primeira vez.

13 E na segunda [vez] ,José foi reconhecido pelos seus irmãos, e a família de José foi conhecia por Faraó.

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