Acts 7:17
“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 7:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Open English Bible (OEB)English
As the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people increased largely in numbers in Egypt,
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Als aber die Zeit der Verheißung nahte, welche Gott dem Abraham zugesagt hatte, wuchs das Volk und vermehrte sich in Ägypten,
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas como se acercaba el tiempo de la promesa, la cual Dios había jurado á Abraham, el pueblo creció y multiplicóse en Egipto,
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas quando chegou perto o tempo da promessa que Deus tinha prometido a Abraão, o povo cresceu e se multiplicou no Egito.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Aproximava-se o tempo do cumprimento da promessa que Deus havia feito a Abraão; o povo havia crescido e se multiplicado no Egito,
📖 Acts 7:17 in Context
15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
16And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
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