^7:8Then God²⁰ gave Abraham²¹ the covenant²² of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old,²³ and Isaac became the father of²⁴ Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.²⁵^7:9The²⁶ patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold²⁷ him into Egypt. But²⁸ God was with him,

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Footnotes

20 Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
21 Grk “him”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
22 God gave … the covenant. Note how the covenant of promise came before Abraham’s entry into the land and before the building of the temple.
23 Grk “circumcised him on the eighth day,” but many modern readers will not understand that this procedure was done on the eighth day after birth. The temporal clause “when he was eight days old” conveys this idea more clearly. See Gen 17:11–12.
24 The words “became the father of” are not in the Greek text due to an ellipsis, but must be supplied for the English translation. The ellipsis picks up the verb from the previous clause describing how Abraham fathered Isaac.
25 The twelve patriarchs refers to the twelve sons of Jacob, the famous ancestors of the Jewish race (see Gen 35:23–26).
26 Grk “And the.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
27 The meaning “sell” for the middle voice of ἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi) is given by 5.a. See Gen 37:12–36, esp. v. 28.
28 Though the Greek term here is καί (kai), in context this remark is clearly contrastive: Despite the malicious act, God was present and protected Joseph.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth. Later Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And so he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. After this, he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

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

NLTNew Living Translation

“God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And the practice was continued when Isaac became the father of Jacob, and when Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Israelite nation.

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac did so with Jacob, and Jacob did so with the twelve patriarchs. And the patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. And God was with him,

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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