Acts 7:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then a famine came over the entire land of Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress, and our ancestors could not find food.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now{G1161} there came{G2064} a famine{G3042} over{G1909} all{G3650} {G1093} Egypt{G125} and{G2532} Canaan,{G5477} and{G2532} great{G3173} affliction:{G2347} and{G2532} our{G2257} fathers{G3962} found{G2147} no{G3756} sustenance.{G5527}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now{G1161} there came{G2064}{(G5627)} a dearth{G3042} over{G1909} all{G3650} the land{G1093} of Egypt{G125} and{G2532} Chanaan{G5477}, and{G2532} great{G3173} affliction{G2347}: and{G2532} our{G2257} fathers{G3962} found{G2147}{(G5707)} no{G3756} sustenance{G5527}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then came ther a derth over all the londe of Egipt and Canaan and great affliccion that our fathers founde no sustenauce.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But there came a derth ouer all the londe of Egipte and Canaan, and a greate trouble, and oure fathers founde no sustenaunce.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then came there a famine ouer all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But there came a dearth ouer all the land of Egypt and Chanaan: and great affliction, that our fathers founde no sustenaunce.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 105:16 : 16 Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land: he broke the whole support of bread.
  • Gen 41:54-57 : 54 And the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do. 56 The famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. The famine became severe in the land of Egypt. 57 All countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in all the lands.
  • Gen 42:5 : 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
  • Gen 43:1 : 1 And the famine was severe in the land.
  • Gen 45:5-6 : 5 Now do not be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.
  • Gen 45:11 : 11 And there I will provide for you; for there are still five years of famine, lest you and your household and all that you have come to poverty.
  • Gen 47:13-15 : 13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in your presence? for the money fails.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 7:12
    84%

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

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1 And the famine was severe in the land.

    2 And it came to pass, when they had consumed the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

  • Gen 47:12-13
    2 verses
    81%

    12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brothers, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

    13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

  • Gen 41:53-57
    5 verses
    79%

    53 The seven years of abundance which were in the land of Egypt ended.

    54 And the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

    55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.

    56 The famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. The famine became severe in the land of Egypt.

    57 All countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in all the lands.

  • Acts 7:10
    78%

    10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

  • Gen 41:29-31
    3 verses
    78%

    29 Seven years of great abundance will come throughout all the land of Egypt.

    30 But after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will consume the land.

    31 The abundance in the land will not be known because of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe.

  • Gen 42:5
    77%

    5 And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 41:36
    76%

    36 This food shall be in reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.

  • Gen 12:10
    76%

    10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to stay there; for the famine was severe in the land.

  • Num 20:15
    76%

    15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

  • Gen 47:15
    75%

    15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in your presence? for the money fails.

  • Gen 42:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.

    3 And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

  • Acts 7:17-19
    3 verses
    73%

    17 But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

    18 Until another king arose who did not know Joseph.

    19 This king dealt shrewdly with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, forcing them to expose their infants so that they might not live.

  • Gen 47:4
    73%

    4 They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

  • Deut 26:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6 And the Egyptians mistreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

    7 And when we cried to the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labor, and our oppression:

  • Gen 45:11
    73%

    11 And there I will provide for you; for there are still five years of famine, lest you and your household and all that you have come to poverty.

  • Num 11:6
    73%

    6 But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.

  • Acts 7:15
    73%

    15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and our fathers,

  • 1 Kgs 11:18
    73%

    18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt; who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.

  • 1 Sam 12:8
    72%

    8 When Jacob came into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

  • Gen 47:19
    72%

    19 Why shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.