Acts 7:17
World English Bible (WEB)
“But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
In context
15 Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers;
16 and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.
17 “But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18 until there arose a different king who didn’t know Joseph.
19 The same took advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to abandon their babies, so that they wouldn’t stay alive.
Acts 7:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
- KJV King James Version
- But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
- WBS Webster Bible
- But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,