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Acts 7:17

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7:17“But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham,45 the people increased greatly in number46 in Egypt,

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  1. 45 Grk “But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near that God had declared to Abraham.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to improve English style. See vv. above.
  2. 46 Grk “the people increased and multiplied.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

NLTNew Living Translation

“As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

KJV 1900King James Version

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,