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International Standard Version
"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.
New American Standard Bible
“Now
King James Version
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Holman Bible
Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan,
A Conservative Version
Now a famine came on all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
American Standard Version
Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Amplified
“Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress and our fathers could not find food [for their households and livestock].
An Understandable Version
"Now a great famine occurred all over Egypt and Canaan, causing extreme hardships, and our forefathers did not have enough to live on.
Anderson New Testament
And there came a famine, and great affliction on the whole land of Egypt, and of Chanaan: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Bible in Basic English
Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.
Common New Testament
Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.
Daniel Mace New Testament
in the mean time a famine spread over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, so that our fathers did not know where to get provisions.
Darby Translation
But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.
Godbey New Testament
And the famine came into all the land and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Goodspeed New Testament
Then a famine spread all over Egypt and Canaan, and there was great suffering, and our forefathers could not find any food.
John Wesley New Testament
Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
Julia Smith Translation
And a famine came upon the whole land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great pressure: and our fathers found no food.
King James 2000
Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan and great affliction, and our fathers could not find food.
Modern King James verseion
But a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and a great affliction. And our fathers found no food.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came there a dearth over all the land of Egypt, and Canaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.
Moffatt New Testament
Now a famine came over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, attended with great misery, so that our ancestors could not find provender.
Montgomery New Testament
"Then there came a famine over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, so that our ancestors could not find food.
NET Bible
Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
New Heart English Bible
Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
Noyes New Testament
Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress; and our fathers found no Sustenance.
Sawyer New Testament
And there came a famine on all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no provisions.
The Emphasized Bible
And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then came a famine upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no provisions.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.
Webster
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.
Weymouth New Testament
But there came a famine throughout the whole of Egypt and Canaan--and great distress--so that our forefathers could find no food.
Williams New Testament
Then a famine spread all over Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our forefathers could not find the simplest food.
World English Bible
Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
Worrell New Testament
"Now there came a famine upon the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers were not finding sustenance.
Worsley New Testament
And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers could not find sustenance.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:11
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Context Readings
Stephen's Defense
10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler of Egypt and of his whole household. 11 "But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors on their first trip.
Cross References
Psalm 105:16
He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply.
Genesis 41:54-57
the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.
Genesis 42:5
Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.
Genesis 43:1
Meanwhile, the famine remained severe throughout the region.
Genesis 45:5-6
"I'm your brother Joseph, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt!" he told them. "But don't be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.
Genesis 45:11
I'll provide for you there, since there are still five years of famine left to go, and you, your households, and everything you own would have otherwise become impoverished.
Genesis 47:13-15
Meanwhile, there continued to be no food throughout the land, because the famine remained very severe. As a result, both Egypt and Canaan languished under the effects of the famine.