Acts 7:11
Strong's Lexicon
Then
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

famine
λιμὸς (limos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3042: A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

great
μεγάλη (megalē)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

suffering
θλῖψις (thlipsis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2347: Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure.

swept
Ἦλθεν (Ēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

across
ὅλην (holēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.

Egypt
Αἴγυπτον (Aigypton)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 125: Egypt. Of uncertain derivation.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Canaan,
Χανάαν (Chanaan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5477: Of Hebrew origin; Chanaan, the early name of Palestine.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

fathers
πατέρες (pateres)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

could not find
ηὕρισκον (hēuriskon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

food.
χορτάσματα (chortasmata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5527: Food, sustenance, provision. From chortazo; forage, i.e. Food.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.

New American Standard Bible
"Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction [with it], and our fathers could find no food.

King James Bible
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

New Living Translation
"But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food.

English Standard Version
Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.

New American Standard Bible
"Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.

King James Bible
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.

International Standard Version
"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.

NET Bible
Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

American Standard Version
Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

English Revised Version
Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

Young's Literal Translation
'And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,
















Cross References
Genesis 41:54
And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 47:4
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

Genesis 47:13
And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 7:10
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.

Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Acts 7:8
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.

Acts 7:12
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

Acts 7:13
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

Acts 7:14
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
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