Acts 7:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our forefathers [to go there on their] first trip. [Gen. 42:2.]

American Standard Version (1901)

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

Common English Bible

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there for the first time.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But when Jacob had heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers first.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But when Jacob had heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent our fathers first:

Acts 7:12 Cross References

Genesis 43:2

And when they had eaten the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”