Acts 7:12
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
*But when Iacob heard that there was corne in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
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- *Cross-referenceGen. 42.1.
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- Genesis 42:1–24Rank 1 from verse 12
1NOW when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
3¶ And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
13And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
17And he put them all together into ward three days.
18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
24And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
1¶ Now when *Iacob saw that there was corne in Egypt, Iacob said vnto his sonnes, Why doe ye looke one vpon an other?
2And hee said, Beholde, I haue heard that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thither and buy for vs from thence, that we may liue, and not die.
3¶ And Iosephs ten brethren went downe to buy corne in Egypt.
4But Beniamin Iosephs brother, Iacob sent not with his brethren: for he said, Lest peraduenture mischiefe befall him.
5And the sonnes of Israel came to buy corne among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6And Ioseph was the gouernour ouer the land, and hee it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Iosephs brethren came, & bowed downe themselues before him, with their faces to the earth.
7And Ioseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himselfe strange vnto them, and spake †roughly vnto them; and hee saide vnto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
8And Ioseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
9And Ioseph *remembred the dreames which hee dreamed of them, and said vnto them, Ye are spies: to see the nakednes of the land you are come.
10And they said vnto him, Nay, my LORD, but to buy food are thy seruants come.
11We are all one mans sonnes, we are true men: thy seruants are no spies.
12And he said vnto them, Nay: but to see the nakednesse of the land, you are come.
13And they said, Thy seruants are twelue brethren, the sonnes of one man in the land of Canaan: and behold, the yongest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14And Ioseph said vnto them, That is it that I spake vnto you, saying, Ye are spies.
15Hereby ye shall be proued: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not goe foorth hence, except your yongest brother come hither.
16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shalbe †kept in prison, that your wordes may be proued, whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
17And he †put them all together into warde, three dayes.
18And Ioseph said vnto them the third day, This doe, and liue: for I feare God.
19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: goe ye, carry corne for the famine of your houses.
20But *bring your yongest brother vnto mee, so shall your wordes be verified, and yee shall not die: and they did so.
21¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guiltie concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soule, when he besought vs, and we would not heare: therefore is this distresse come vpon vs.
22And Reuben answered them, saying, *Spake I not vnto you, saying, Doe not sinne against the childe, and ye would not heare? therefore behold also, his blood is required.
23And they knew not that Ioseph vnderstood them: for †hee spake vnto them by an interpreter.
24And hee turned himselfe about from them and wept, and returned to them againe, and communed with them, and tooke from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
- Genesis 43:2Rank 2 from verse 12
2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
2And it came to passe when they had eaten vp the corne, which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said vnto them, Goe againe, buy vs a little foode.
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Acts 7:12
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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1. Grain or cereal produce, whether growing or gathered, and the plants bearing it. 2. A single grain or seed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
11Now there came a dearth ouer all the land of Egypt, and Chanaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
12*But when Iacob heard that there was corne in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
Selected passage13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
13*And at the second time Ioseph was made knowen to his brethren, and Iosephs kinred was made knowen vnto Pharao.