Acts 7:11
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New International Version (©1984)
"Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our fathers could not find food.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.

International Standard Version (©2008)
"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then a famine throughout Egypt and Canaan brought a lot of suffering. Our ancestors couldn't find any 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.

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

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

Bible in Basic English
Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Chanaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers found no food.

Darby Bible Translation
But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.

Weymouth New Testament
But there came a famine throughout the whole of Egypt and Canaan--and great distress--so that our forefathers could find no food.

World English Bible
Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no 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,

Geneva Study Bible

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

People's New Testament

7:11 There came a dearth over all the land. For the history of Joseph, begin at Ge 39:1, and read to the close of Genesis. For the account of the famine and the visit to Egypt of the ten brethren, see Ge 42:1-43:34.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:1-16 Stephen was charged as a blasphemer of God, and an apostate from the church; therefore he shows that he is a son of Abraham, and values himself on it. The slow steps by which the promise made to Abraham advanced toward performance, plainly show that it had a spiritual meaning, and that the land intended was the heavenly. God owned Joseph in his troubles, and was with him by the power of his Spirit, both on his own mind by giving him comfort, and on those he was concerned with, by giving him favour in their eyes. Stephen reminds the Jews of their mean beginning as a check to priding themselves in the glories of that nation. Likewise of the wickedness of the patriarchs of their tribes, in envying their brother Joseph; and the same spirit was still working in them toward Christ and his ministers. The faith of the patriarchs, in desiring to be buried in the land of Canaan, plainly showed they had regard to the heavenly country. It is well to recur to the first rise of usages, or sentiments, which have been perverted. Would we know the nature and effects of justifying faith, we should study the character of the father of the faithful. His calling shows the power and freeness of Divine grace, and the nature of conversion. Here also we see that outward forms and distinctions are as nothing, compared with separation from the world, and devotedness to God.


Genesis 41:54 and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Genesis 42:5 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also. (NASB ©1995)

Able Affliction Canaan Chanaan Dearth Distress Egypt Famine Fathers Find Finding Food Forefathers Found Great Land Struck Suffering Sustenance Throughout Tribulation Trouble Whole

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

Ge 41:54-57 43:1 45:5,6,11 47:13-15 Ps 105:16

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