Acts 7:14–15
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
Then sent Ioseph, and called his father Iacob to him, and all his kinred, threescore and fifteeene soules.
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
*So Iacob went downe into Egypt, *and died, he and our fathers,
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceGen. 46.5.
- *Cross-referenceGen. 49.33.
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From verse 14
- Deuteronomy 10:22Rank 1 from verse 14
- Genesis 46:26–27Rank 2 from verse 14
26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
27And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
26All the *soules that came with Iacob into Egypt, which came out of his †loines, besides Iacobs sonnes wiues, all the soules were threescore and sixe.
27And the sonnes of Ioseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two soules: all the soules of the house of Iacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
- Exodus 1:5Rank 3 from verse 14
- 1 Chronicles 2:5–6Rank 4 from verse 14
- Genesis 45:9–11Rank 5 from verse 14
9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
11And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
9Haste you, and goe vp to my father, and say vnto him, Thus saith thy sonne Ioseph; God hath made me LORD of all Egypt; come downe vnto me, tary not.
10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be neere vnto me, thou, and thy children, and thy childrens children, and thy flockes, and thy heards, and all that thou hast.
11And there wil I nourish thee, (for yet there are fiue yeeres of famine) lest thou and thy houshold, and all that thou hast, come to pouertie.
- Genesis 46:12Rank 6 from verse 14
12¶ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
12¶ And the sonnes of *Iudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: But Er & Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sonnes of Pharez, were Hezron, and Hamul.
- Psalms 105:23Rank 7 from verse 14
From verse 15
- Exodus 1:6Rank 1 from verse 15
- Genesis 49:33Rank 2 from verse 15
33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
33And when Iacob had made an end of commanding his sonnes, he gathered vp his feete into the bed, and yeelded vp the ghost, and was gathered vnto his people.
- Genesis 46:3–7Rank 3 from verse 15
3And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
5And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
7His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
3And he said, I am God, the God of thy father, feare not to goe downe into Egypt: for I will there make of thee a great nation.
4I will goe downe with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee vp againe: and Ioseph shall put his hand vpon thine eyes.
5And Iacob rose vp from Beersheba: and the sonnes of Israel caried Iacob their father, and their litle ones, and their wiues, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to cary him.
6And they tooke their cattell, and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, *Iacob, and all his seed with him:
7His sonnes, and his sonnes sonnes with him, his daughters, and his sonnes daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 10:22Rank 4 from verse 15
- Deuteronomy 26:5Rank 5 from verse 15
5And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
5And thou shalt speake and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and hee went downe into Egypt, and soiourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
- Hebrews 11:21–22Rank 6 from verse 15
21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
21By faith Iacob when hee was a dying, blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph, and worshipped leaning vpon the top of his staffe.
22By faith, Ioseph when hee died, ‖made mention of the departing of the children of Israel: and gaue commandement concerning his bones.
- Joshua 24:4Rank 7 from verse 15
- Numbers 20:15Rank 8 from verse 15
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Acts 7:14
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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1. Relatives or a family or clan connected by descent. 2. By extension, a people group of shared lineage.
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threescore
Thrice twenty; sixty.
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Acts 7:15
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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13And 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.
14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
14Then sent Ioseph, and called his father Iacob to him, and all his kinred, threescore and fifteeene soules.
Selected passage15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
15*So Iacob went downe into Egypt, *and died, he and our fathers,
Selected passage16And 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.
16And were caried ouer into Sichem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a summe of money of the sonnes of Emor the father of Sichem.