Acts 7:12

7:12 So when Jacob heard that there was grain ¹  in Egypt, he sent our ancestors ²  there ³  the first time.

Acts 7:16

7:16 and their bones ⁴  were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money ⁵  from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

[7:12]  ¹ tn Or possibly “food,” since in a number of extrabiblical contexts the phrase σιτία καὶ ποτά (sitia kai pota) means “food and drink,” where solid food is contrasted with liquid nourishment (L&N 3.42).

[7:12]  ² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[7:12]  ³ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[7:16]  ⁴ tn “and they.”

[7:16]  ⁵ sn See Gen 49:29-32.