Acts 7:12
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 7:12 King James Version (KJV)
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
Acts 7:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.
Acts 7:12 New Century Version (NCV)
But when Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent his sons there. This was their first trip to Egypt.
Acts 7:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
Acts 7:12 New International Version (NIV)
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.
Acts 7:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
Acts 7:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time. [Gen 42:2]
Acts 7:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons—our ancestors—to buy some.