Acts 7:11
“Now there came a dearth ouer all the land of Egypt, and Chanaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.”
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Acts 7:11 Context
9And the Patriarchs moued with enuie, sold Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 10And deliuered him out of all his afflictions, and gaue him fauour and wisedome in the sight of Pharao king of Egypt: and he made him gouernour ouer Egypt and all his house. 11Now there came a dearth ouer all the land of Egypt, and Chanaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance. 12But when Iacob heard that there was corne in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13And at the second time Ioseph was made knowen to his brethren, and Iosephs kinred was made knowen vnto Pharao.
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Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- King James Version
"Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction {with it,} and our fathers could find no food.
- New American Standard Version (1995)