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17 The God of this people Israel (A)chose our fathers and [a](B)lifted up the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm (C)He led them out from it. 18 And for (D)a period of about forty years (E)He put up with them in the wilderness. 19 (F)And when He destroyed (G)seven nations in the land of Canaan, He (H)distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took (I)about 450 years.

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  1. Acts 13:17 Or exalted

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;(A) 18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](B) in the wilderness;(C) 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(D) giving their land to his people(E) as their inheritance.(F)

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  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them