Acts 7:17 - The Message17-19 “When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large. And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph. He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near which God had made to Abraham, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt, See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, See the chapterCommon English Bible17 “When it was time for God to keep the promise he made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly expanded. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version17 And when the time of the Promise that God had revealed to Abraham drew near, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt, See the chapter |