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But God was with him <a href="/nlt/acts/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/esv/acts/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the patriarchs, having envied Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him, <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him, <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. And yet God was with him, <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “And the patriarchs, becoming jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him, <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “The [ten elder] patriarchs, overwhelmed with jealousy, sold [their younger brother] Joseph into [slavery in] Egypt; but God was with him, <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him, <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> These men were our ancestors. Joseph was also one of our famous ancestors. His brothers were jealous of him and sold him as a slave to be taken to Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him, <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Jacob's sons were jealous of their brother Joseph. They sold him into slavery, and he was taken to Egypt. But God was with Joseph <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him <a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him, <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him, <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> “The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him, <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the patriarchs, having envied Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him, <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the patriarchs having been jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him, <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Patriarchs, being jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him. <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “The patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And our forefathers were jealous of Joseph; so they sold him into Egypt; but God was with him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And our fathers were jealous of Joseph and they sold him into Egypt and God was with him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him into Egypt: <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the patriarchs, envious, sold Joseph into Egypt: yet God was with him, <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the patriarchs being jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt: but God was with him, <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him, <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the patriarchs, envying him, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, <a href="/parallel/acts/7-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1858" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin</a> …8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. 9<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Because</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3966.htm" title="3966: patriarchai (N-NMP) -- A patriarch, head or founder of a family. From patria and archo; a progenitor.">patriarchs</a> <a href="/greek/2206.htm" title="2206: zēlōsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against.">were jealous</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2501.htm" title="2501: Iōsēph (N-AMS) -- Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">of Joseph,</a> <a href="/greek/591.htm" title="591: apedonto (V-AIM-3P) -- From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.">they sold him as a slave</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/125.htm" title="125: Aigypton (N-AFS) -- Egypt. Of uncertain derivation.">Egypt.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: met’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> 10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Genesis 37:4</a> When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. <a href="/genesis/37-11.htm">Genesis 37:11</a> And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said. <a href="/genesis/37-18.htm">Genesis 37:18-28</a> Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. / “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. / “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!” ... <a href="/genesis/45-4.htm">Genesis 45:4-5</a> Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt! / And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a> As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. <a href="/psalms/105-17.htm">Psalm 105:17-19</a> He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, / until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. <a href="/genesis/39-1.htm">Genesis 39:1-2</a> Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. / And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master. <a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">Genesis 39:21</a> the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. <a href="/genesis/41-39.htm">Genesis 41:39-41</a> Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. / You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” / Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.” <a href="/genesis/42-6.htm">Genesis 42:6-9</a> Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground. / And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.” / Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. ... <a href="/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7-8</a> God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. / Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a> Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-10</a> Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.” <a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Psalm 105:16-22</a> He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. / He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, ... <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Matthew 21:38-39</a> But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’ / So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,moved.<a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Genesis 37:4-11</a> And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him… <a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Genesis 49:23</a> The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:<a href="/matthew/27-18.htm">Matthew 27:18</a> For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.sold.<a href="/genesis/37-18.htm">Genesis 37:18-29</a> And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him… <a href="/genesis/45-4.htm">Genesis 45:4</a> And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.<a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Genesis 50:15-20</a> And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him… but.<a href="/genesis/39-2.htm">Genesis 39:2,5,21-23</a> And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian… <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Genesis 49:24</a> But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)<a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/2-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/nahum/3-9.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Envy</a> <a href="/james/4-5.htm">Envying</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Jealous</a> <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Jealousy</a> <a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/acts/5-8.htm">Money</a> <a href="/acts/7-4.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Patriarchs</a> <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Slavery</a> <a href="/acts/5-8.htm">Sold</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/acts/7-22.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/acts/8-23.htm">Envy</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Envying</a> <a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Jealous</a> <a href="/acts/13-45.htm">Jealousy</a> <a href="/acts/7-10.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Money</a> <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Patriarchs</a> <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Slavery</a> <a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Sold</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 7</div>1. <a href="/acts/7-1.htm">Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy,</a> 2. <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">shows that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers,</a> 20. <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">before Moses was born, and before the tabernacle and temple were built;</a> 37. <a href="/acts/7-37.htm">that Moses himself witnessed of Christ;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">and that all outward ceremonies were ordained to last but for a time;</a> 51. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">reprehending their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, whom the prophets foretold.</a> 54. <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Whereupon they stone Stephen to death, </a> 59. <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">who commends his soul to Jesus, and humbly prays for them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph The patriarchs refer to Joseph's brothers, the sons of Jacob, who became the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel. Their jealousy stemmed from Joseph being favored by their father, Jacob, and from Joseph's dreams, which suggested he would rule over them (<a href="/genesis/37-3.htm">Genesis 37:3-11</a>). This jealousy is a recurring theme in Scripture, illustrating the destructive power of envy (<a href="/proverbs/14-30.htm">Proverbs 14:30</a>; <a href="/james/3-16.htm">James 3:16</a>). Joseph's story foreshadows the rejection of Jesus by His own people, as He was also envied and rejected by the religious leaders (<a href="/mark/15-10.htm">Mark 15:10</a>).they sold him as a slave into Egypt Joseph's brothers sold him to Midianite traders for twenty pieces of silver (<a href="/genesis/37-28.htm">Genesis 37:28</a>), a transaction that parallels Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (<a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15</a>). This act of selling Joseph into slavery was intended for harm, yet it was part of God's sovereign plan to preserve the family of Israel during a future famine (<a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>). Egypt, a significant nation in biblical history, becomes the setting for Joseph's rise to power, illustrating God's ability to use adverse circumstances for His purposes.But God was with him Despite the betrayal and hardship Joseph faced, God's presence remained with him, providing protection and favor (<a href="/genesis/39-2.htm">Genesis 39:2-3, 21</a>). This phrase emphasizes God's faithfulness and sovereignty, themes that resonate throughout Scripture (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). Joseph's life is a testament to God's providential care and serves as a type of Christ, who also experienced suffering and rejection but was ultimately exalted (<a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8-9</a>). The assurance of God's presence is a promise to all believers, offering comfort and strength in times of trial (<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a>; <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_patriarchs.htm">The Patriarchs</a> Refers to the sons of Jacob, who were the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel. Their jealousy towards Joseph led to significant events in biblical history. 2. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> The favored son of Jacob, known for his dreams and his coat of many colors. His account is a powerful account of God's providence and redemption. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where Joseph was sold into slavery. It becomes a place of both trial and triumph for Joseph, as he rises to a position of power. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jealousy.htm">Jealousy</a> The emotion that drove the patriarchs to sell Joseph. It serves as a cautionary tale about the destructive power of envy. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a> Despite Joseph's circumstances, God's presence with him is a central theme, highlighting divine faithfulness and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_destructive_nature_of_jealousy.htm">The Destructive Nature of Jealousy</a> Jealousy can lead to harmful actions and broken relationships. We must guard our hearts against envy and seek contentment in God's provision. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adversity.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adversity</a> Even in difficult circumstances, God is at work. Joseph's account reminds us that God can use our trials for His greater purpose and our ultimate good. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_forgiveness_and_reconciliation.htm">The Importance of Forgiveness and Reconciliation</a> Joseph's eventual forgiveness of his brothers is a powerful example of grace. We are called to forgive others as God has forgiven us. <a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_presence.htm">Trusting God's Presence</a> Like Joseph, we can trust that God is with us in every situation. His presence provides comfort and guidance, even when we face challenges. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faithfulness.htm">The Role of Faithfulness</a> Joseph remained faithful to God despite his circumstances. Our faithfulness in small things can lead to greater opportunities to serve God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 7</a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_genesis_46_8-27_total_70.htm">How does Genesis 46:8-27 reconcile the total of '70 persons' with other biblical passages that give different family counts?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_acts_7_14_and_gen_46_27.htm">How do we reconcile Stephen's claim in Acts 7:14 that 75 people entered Egypt with Genesis 46:27, which specifies only 70?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_acts_9_7_and_22_9_differ.htm">Why do Acts 9:7 and 22:9 differ on hearing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) The patriarchs, moved with envy.--This, interpreted by what follows, is the first step in the long induction which is to show that the elect of God had always been opposed and rejected by those who were for the time the representatives of the nation. Envy had actuated the patriarchs when they sold Joseph; envy had led their descendants to deliver up Jesus (<a href="/matthew/27-18.htm" title="For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.">Matthew 27:18</a>). But man's evil will had not frustrated God's gracious purpose. Joseph was made ruler over a kingdom. A greater glory might therefore be in store for Him who had now been rejected by them.Sold Joseph into Egypt.--The objection that Joseph's brethren sold him not into Egypt, but to the Midianites and Ishmaelites (<a href="/genesis/37-25.htm" title="And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.">Genesis 37:25</a>; <a href="/genesis/37-28.htm" title="Then there passed by Midianites merchants; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.">Genesis 37:28</a>), may well be dismissed as frivolous. They knew the trade which the Midianite slave-dealers carried on, and where their brother would be taken. So Joseph himself says of them "ye sold me hither" (<a href="/genesis/45-5.htm" title="Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here: for God did send me before you to preserve life.">Genesis 45:5</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him, for moved with envy sold Joseph, A.V., more correctly, and in accordance with <a href="/genesis/37-11.htm">Genesis 37:11</a>, LXX.; and for but, A.V. Moved with jealousy, etc. Here breaks out that part of Stephen's argument which went to show how the Israelites had always ill-used their greatest benefactors, and resisted the leaders sent to them by God. <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[Because] Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. patriarchs πατριάρχαι (patriarchai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> A patriarch, head or founder of a family. From patria and archo; a progenitor. were jealous ζηλώσαντες (zēlōsantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2206.htm">Strong's 2206: </a> From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against. of Joseph, Ἰωσὴφ (Iōsēph) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2501.htm">Strong's 2501: </a> Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites. they sold him as a slave ἀπέδοντο (apedonto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Egypt. Αἴγυπτον (Aigypton) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_125.htm">Strong's 125: </a> Egypt. Of uncertain derivation. But καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. with μετ’ (met’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. him αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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