Acts 7:14-16
New English Translation
14 So Joseph sent a message[a] and invited[b] his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people[c] in all. 15 So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there,[d] along with our ancestors,[e] 16 and their bones[f] were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money[g] from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
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- Acts 7:14 tn The words “a message” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
- Acts 7:14 tn Or “Joseph had his father summoned” (BDAG 121 s.v. ἀποστέλλω 2.b).
- Acts 7:14 tn Grk “souls” (here an idiom for the whole person).
- Acts 7:15 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
- Acts 7:15 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
- Acts 7:16 tn “and they.”
- Acts 7:16 sn See Gen 49:29-32.
Acts 7:14-16
New International Version
14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(A) seventy-five in all.(B) 15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(C) 16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.(D)
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