Acts 7:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.”
Acts 7:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 7:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 7:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when he still had no child.”
Acts 7:5 — World English Bible
Acts 7:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. ”
Acts 7:5 — American Standard Version
Acts 7:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him--he having no child.”
Acts 7:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 7:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child. ”
Acts 7:5 — Darby Translation
Acts 7:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee gaue him none inheritance in it, no, not the bredth of a foote: yet he promised that he would giue it to him for a possession, and to his seede after him, when as yet hee had no childe.”
Acts 7:5 — Geneva Bible
Acts 7:5 in Context — Acts 7
3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
What Does Acts 7:5 Mean?
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