Acts 7
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Acts 7:9-16

9“The patriarchsπατριάρχαιpatriarchaiG3966became jealousζηλώσαντεςzēlōsantesG2206of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501and soldἀπέδοντοapedontoG591him into EgyptΑἴγυπτον·AiguptonG125. YetGodθεὸςtheosG2316was with him,
10and rescuedἐξείλατοexeilatoG1807him from allπασῶνpasōnG3956his afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347, andgrantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325him favorχάρινcharinG5485and wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678in the sightG1727of PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,and he madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525him governorἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overG1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and allὅλονholonG3650his householdοἶκονoikonG3624.
11“NowδὲdeG1161a famineλιμὸςlimosG3042cameἦλθενēlthenG2064overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅληνholēnG3650EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,and greatμεγάληmegalēG3173afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347with it,and our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962could findηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147noοὐχouchG3756foodχορτάσματαchortasmataG5527.
12Butwhen JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191that there was grainG4619in EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,he sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962therethe firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413timeG4413.
13On the secondδευτέρῳdeuterōG1208visitJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501madeG1107himself knownG1107to his brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80, andJoseph’sἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501familyγένοςgenosG1085was disclosedφανερὸνphaneronG5318to PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328.
14ThenκαὶkaiG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649wordand invitedμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384his fatherπατέραpateraG3962and allπᾶσανpasanG3956his relativesσυγγένειανsungeneianG4772to come to him,seventy-fiveἑβδομήκοντα πέντε.hebdomēkonta penteG1440G4002personsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590in all.
15AndJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597to EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125and therehe and our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962diedἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsenG5053.
16From therethey were removedμετετέθησανmetetethēsanG3346toShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966and laidἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087in the tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418whichᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11had purchasedὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608for a sumτιμῆςtimēsG5092of moneyἀργυρίουarguriouG694from the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofHamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697inShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG4966.
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