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Acts 7:7–9

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And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
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From verse 7

  1. Exodus 3:12Rank 1 from verse 7
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    12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

  2. Psalms 105:27–36Rank 2 from verse 7
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    27They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

    28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

    29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

    30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

    31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

    32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

    33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

    34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

    35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

    36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

  3. Exodus 7:1–14Rank 3 from verse 7
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    1AND the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

    2Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

    3And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

    4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

    5And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

    6And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

    7And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

    8¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

    9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

    10¶ And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

    11Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

    12For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

    13And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

    14¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

  4. Genesis 15:14–16Rank 4 from verse 7
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    14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

    15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

    16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

  5. Nehemiah 9:9–11Rank 5 from verse 7
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    9And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

    10And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

    11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

From verse 8

  1. Genesis 17:9–14Rank 1 from verse 8
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    9¶ And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

    10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

    11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

    12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

    13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

    14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

  2. Genesis 35:23–26Rank 2 from verse 8
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    23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

    24The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

    25And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

    26And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

  3. 1 Chronicles 1:34Rank 3 from verse 8
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    34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

  4. 1 Chronicles 2:1–2Rank 4 from verse 8
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    1THESE are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

    2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  5. Acts 2:29Rank 5 from verse 8
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    29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

From verse 9

  1. Genesis 39:2Rank 1 from verse 9
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    2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  2. Psalms 105:17Rank 2 from verse 9
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    17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

  3. Isaiah 43:2Rank 3 from verse 9
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    2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  4. Genesis 45:4Rank 4 from verse 9
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    4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

  5. Isaiah 41:10Rank 5 from verse 9
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    10¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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Acts 7:7

COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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COMBINED MEANING

serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Acts 7:8

COMBINED MEANING

gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

circumcision

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Sense 1: The cutting off of the foreskin. Sense 2: Persons identified with that bodily sign.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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circumcised

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of circumcise, meaning to cut off the foreskin as the commanded sign of the covenant. Sense 2: Figuratively, to remove hardness or uncleanness of heart.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 7:9

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moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

envy

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Sense 1: Resentful desire at another's good. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel such jealousy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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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

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6And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

7And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

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8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

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9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

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

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