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Acts 7:9

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9And the patriarchs, because they* were jealous of Joseph, sold him* into Egypt. And God was with him,

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were jealous of”) which is understood as causal
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

NLTNew Living Translation

“These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

KJV 1900King James Version

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,