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Amplified
“Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress and our fathers could not find food [for their households and livestock].
New American Standard Bible
“Now
King James Version
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Holman Bible
Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan,
International Standard Version
"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.
A Conservative Version
Now a famine came on all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
American Standard Version
Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
An Understandable Version
"Now a great famine occurred all over Egypt and Canaan, causing extreme hardships, and our forefathers did not have enough to live on.
Anderson New Testament
And there came a famine, and great affliction on the whole land of Egypt, and of Chanaan: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.
Daniel Mace New Testament
in the mean time a famine spread over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, so that our fathers did not know where to get provisions.
Darby Translation
But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.
Godbey New Testament
And the famine came into all the land and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Goodspeed New Testament
Then a famine spread all over Egypt and Canaan, and there was great suffering, and our forefathers could not find any food.
John Wesley New Testament
Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
Julia Smith Translation
And a famine came upon the whole land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great pressure: and our fathers found no food.
King James 2000
Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan and great affliction, and our fathers could not find food.
Modern King James verseion
But a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and a great affliction. And our fathers found no food.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came there a dearth over all the land of Egypt, and Canaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.
Moffatt New Testament
Now a famine came over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, attended with great misery, so that our ancestors could not find provender.
Montgomery New Testament
"Then there came a famine over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, so that our ancestors could not find food.
NET Bible
Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
New Heart English Bible
Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
Noyes New Testament
Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress; and our fathers found no Sustenance.
Sawyer New Testament
And there came a famine on all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no provisions.
The Emphasized Bible
And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then came a famine upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no provisions.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.
Webster
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.
Weymouth New Testament
But there came a famine throughout the whole of Egypt and Canaan--and great distress--so that our forefathers could find no food.
Williams New Testament
Then a famine spread all over Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our forefathers could not find the simplest food.
World English Bible
Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
Worrell New Testament
"Now there came a famine upon the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers were not finding sustenance.
Worsley New Testament
And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers could not find sustenance.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,
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Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Stephen's Defense
10
and He rescued him from all his suffering, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made Joseph governor over Egypt and over his entire household.
Cross References
Psalm 105:16
And He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt];
He
Genesis 41:54-57
the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said [they would]; the famine was in all the [surrounding] lands, but in the land of Egypt there was bread (food).
Genesis 42:5
So the sons of Israel came [to Egypt] to buy grain along with the others who were coming, for famine was in the land of Canaan also.
Genesis 43:1
Now the famine was very severe in the land [of Canaan].
Genesis 45:5-6
Now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save life and preserve our family.
Genesis 45:11
There I will provide for you and sustain you, so that you and your household and all that are yours may not become impoverished, for there are still five years of famine to come.”’
Genesis 47:13-15
Now [in the course of time] there was no food in all the land, for the famine was distressingly severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished [in destitution and starvation] because of the famine.