Acts 7:12

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

biblegateway Act 7:12

When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.

biblegateway Act 7:12

"But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

biblegateway Act 7:12

Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons to buy some.

biblegateway Act 7:12

Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out.

SABDAweb Act 7:12

But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.

bibleoremus Act 7:12

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there on their first visit.

biblegateway Act 7:12

"But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

biblegateway Act 7:12

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

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).

² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

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.