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Acts 7:12

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12So when* Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

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  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons—our ancestors—to buy some.

KJV 1900King James Version

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.