Acts 7:11
Acts 7:11-15 The Message (MSG)
“Later a famine descended on that entire region, stretching from Egypt to Canaan, bringing terrific hardship. Our hungry fathers looked high and low for food, but the cupboard was bare. Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out. Having confirmed the report, they went back to Egypt a second time to get food. On that visit, Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers and introduced the Jacob family to Pharaoh. Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and everyone else in the family, seventy-five in all. That’s how the Jacob family got to Egypt.
Acts 7:11 King James Version (KJV)
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Acts 7:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.
Acts 7:11 New Century Version (NCV)
“Then all the land of Egypt and Canaan became so dry that nothing would grow, and the people suffered very much. Jacob’s sons, our ancestors, could not find anything to eat.
Acts 7:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Acts 7:11 New International Version (NIV)
“Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
Acts 7:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
Acts 7:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress and our fathers could not find food [for their households and livestock]. [Gen 41:54, 55; 42:5]
Acts 7:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
“But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food.