Acts 7:11
World English Bible (WEB)
Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
In context
9 “The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
13 On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family was revealed to Pharaoh.
Acts 7:11 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- YLT Young's 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.