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Acts 7:7-9
Lexham English Bible
Acts 7:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 and the nation that[a] they will serve as slaves, I will judge,’ God said, ‘and after these things they will come out[b] and will worship me in this place.’[c] 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac did so with[d] Jacob, and Jacob did so with[e] the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the patriarchs, because they[f] were jealous of Joseph, sold him[g] into Egypt. And God was with him,
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- Acts 7:7 Literally “to which”
- Acts 7:7 Verses 6–7 are a quotation from Gen 15:13–14
- Acts 7:7 The final phrase is an allusion to Exod 3:12
- Acts 7:8 Here the words “did so with” are not in the Greek text but are implied; in view of the “covenant of circumcision” mentioned earlier in the verse, it is probable that circumcision and not just fatherhood is involved
- Acts 7:8 Here the words “did so with” are not in the Greek text but are implied; see the note on the same phrase earlier in this verse
- Acts 7:9 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were jealous of”) which is understood as causal
- Acts 7:9 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Acts 7:7-9
New International Version
Acts 7:7-9
New International Version
7 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.’[a](A) 8 Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.(B) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.(C) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,(D) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.(E)
9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(F) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(G) But God was with him(H)
Footnotes
- Acts 7:7 Gen. 15:13,14
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