Acts 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.”
Acts 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.”
Acts 7:8 — World English Bible
Acts 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. ”
Acts 7:8 — American Standard Version
Acts 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac <FI>begat<Fi> Jacob, and Jacob--the twelve patriarchs;”
Acts 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he gave to him [the] covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. ”
Acts 7:8 — Darby Translation
Acts 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee gaue him also the couenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begate Isaac, and circumcised him the eight day: and Isaac begate Iacob, and Iacob the twelue Patriarkes.”
Acts 7:8 — Geneva Bible
Acts 7:8 in Context — Acts 7
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.
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
What Does Acts 7:8 Mean?
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