Acts 7:9
Strong's Lexicon
[Because]
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

patriarchs
πατριάρχαι (patriarchai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3966: A patriarch, head or founder of a family. From patria and archo; a progenitor.

were jealous
ζηλώσαντες (zēlōsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2206: From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against.

of Joseph,
Ἰωσὴφ (Iōsēph)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2501: Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.

they sold him as a slave
ἀπέδοντο (apedonto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 591: From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Egypt.
Αἴγυπτον (Aigypton)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 125: Egypt. Of uncertain derivation.

But
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

with
μετ’ (met’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

him
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

Young's Literal Translation
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

New American Standard Bible
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. [Yet] God was with him,

King James Bible
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

New Living Translation
"These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

English Standard Version
“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

New American Standard Bible
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

King James Bible
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

International Standard Version
"Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him

NET Bible
The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

American Standard Version
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

English Revised Version
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

Young's Literal Translation
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,
















Cross References
Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Genesis 37:28
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Genesis 39:2
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

Genesis 39:21
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Genesis 45:4
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

Psalm 105:17
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

Haggai 2:4
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 7:8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Acts 7:7
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
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