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

moved.

Genesis 37:4-11 And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated hem, and could not speak peaceably to him. . . .

Genesis 49:23 But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.

Matthew 27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

sold.

Genesis 37:18-29 And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him: . . .

Genesis 45:4 And he said mildly to them: Come nearer to me. And when they were come near him, he said: I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

Genesis 50:15-20 Now he being dead, his brethren were afraid, and talked one with another: Lest perhaps he should remember the wrong he suffered, and requite us all the evil that we did to him. . . .

Psalm 105:17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.

but.

Genesis 39:2,5,21-23 And the Lord was with him, and he was a prosperous man in all things: and he dwelt in his master's house: . . .

Genesis 49:24 His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.

Isaiah 43:2 When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee:

Context
Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin
8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day: and Isaac begot Jacob: and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs. 9And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him, 10And delivered him out of all his tribulations: and he gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharao, the king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and over all his house.…
Cross References
Genesis 37:11
His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.

Genesis 37:28
And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.

Genesis 39:2
And the Lord was with him, and he was a prosperous man in all things: and he dwelt in his master's house:

Genesis 39:21
But the Lord was with Joseph, and having mercy upon him gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison:

Genesis 45:4
And he said mildly to them: Come nearer to me. And when they were come near him, he said: I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

Psalm 105:17
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.

Haggai 2:4
Yet now take courage, O Zorobabel, saith the Lord, and take courage, Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, and take courage, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord of hosts: and perform (for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts)

1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up,

Lexicon
[Because]
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

patriarchs
πατριάρχαι (patriarchai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3966: A patriarch, head or founder of a family. From patria and archo; a progenitor.

were jealous
ζηλώσαντες (zēlōsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2206: From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against.

of Joseph,
Ἰωσὴφ (Iōsēph)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2501: Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.

they sold him as a slave
ἀπέδοντο (apedonto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 591: From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

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

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

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

with
μετ’ (met’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

him
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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

And the patriarchs, having envied Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him

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

And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,

And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

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

"The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him

"The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,
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