NET Bible
"So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time."
— Acts 7:12, NET Bible
“But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.”
“But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time. ”
“But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.”
“But when Jacob had heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent our fathers first.”
“But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.”
“But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.”
The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,
and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.
On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.
So Joseph sent a message and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people in all.
So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, along with our ancestors,