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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Acts 7:17

As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Court;   Government;   Israel;   Readings, Select;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Thompson Chain Reference - Stephen;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Promises of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Stephen;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Gospel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Abortion;   Old Testament in the New Testament, the;   Persecution;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Future State;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Preaching in the Bible;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mark, Gospel According to;   Promise;   Stephen;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abraham;   Growth Increase ;   Promise;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;   Stephen;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Promise;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Enslavement, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Persecution;   Stephen;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
"When the time got close to fulfill his promise to Abe about freeing all his descendants from slavery, there was a whole herd of people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Legacy Standard Bible
"But as the time of the promise was drawing near which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Bible in Basic English
But when the time was near for putting into effect the undertaking which God had given to Abraham, the people were increasing in Egypt,
Darby Translation
But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
New King James Version
"But when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
Christian Standard Bible®
"As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt
World English Bible
"But as the time of the promise came close which God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when the time of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, Till another king arose, who had not known Joseph.
Weymouth's New Testament
"But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,
King James Version (1611)
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworne to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Literal Translation
But as the time of the promise drew near, which God swore to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now wha the tyme of the promes drue nye (which God had sworne vnto Abraha) the people grewe and multiplied in Egipte,
Mace New Testament (1729)
now while the time was approaching to accomplish what God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew numerous in Egypt,
THE MESSAGE
"When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large. And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph. He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death.
Amplified Bible
"But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
American Standard Version
But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Revised Standard Version
"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When ye tyme of ye promes drue nye (which God had sworme to Abraham) the people grewe and multiplied in Egipte
Update Bible Version
But as the time of the promise drew near which God assured to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Webster's Bible Translation
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Young's Literal Translation
`And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
New Century Version
"The promise God made to Abraham was soon to come true, and the number of people in Egypt grew large.
New English Translation
"But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt,
Contemporary English Version
Finally, the time came for God to do what he had promised Abraham. By then the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
Complete Jewish Bible
"As the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise God had made to Avraham, the number of our people in Egypt increased greatly,
English Standard Version
"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
Geneva Bible (1587)
But when the time of the promes drewe neere, which God had sworne to Abraham, the people grewe and multiplied in Egypt,
George Lamsa Translation
But when the time of the promise was at hand, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people had already increased and become strong in Egypt,
Hebrew Names Version
"But as the time of the promise came close which God swore to Avraham, the people grew and multiplied in Mitzrayim,
International Standard Version
"Now as the time approached for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people multiplied and grew more numerous in Egypt,Genesis 15:13; Exodus 1:7-9; Psalm 105:24-25; Acts 15:6;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when was come the time of that which Aloha promised with an oath unto Abraham, the people had multiplied and increased in Mitsreen
Murdock Translation
And when the time arrived for that which God had promised to Abraham with an oath, the people had multiplied and become strong, in Egypt:
New Living Translation
"As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
New Life Bible
"The promise God had given Abraham was about to happen. At this time many more of our people were in the country of Egypt.
English Revised Version
But as the time of the promise drew nigh, which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
New Revised Standard
"But as the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased and multiplied
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, just as the time of the promise was drawing near wherewith God had agreed with Abraham, the people grew, and were multiplied in Egypt, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the time of the promise drew near, which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.
King James Version
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Lexham English Bible
"But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But when the tyme of the promyse drewe nye, whiche God had sworne to Abraham, the people grewe and multiplied in Egypt:
Easy-to-Read Version
"The number of our people in Egypt grew. There were more and more of our people there. The promise that God made to Abraham was soon to come true.
New American Standard Bible
"But as the time of the promise which God had assured to Abraham was approaching, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Good News Translation
"When the time drew near for God to keep the promise he had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had grown much larger.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the tyme of biheeste cam niy, which God hadde knoulechid to Abraham, the puple waxede, and multipliede in Egipt,

Contextual Overview

17As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.18Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt. 19He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die. 20At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father's house. 21When he was set outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son. 22So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. 23When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. 24And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him. 25He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not. 26The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating one another?'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Acts 7:6, Genesis 15:13-16, 2 Peter 3:8, 2 Peter 3:9

the people: Acts 13:17, Exodus 1:7-12, Exodus 1:20, Psalms 105:24, Psalms 105:25

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:3 - I will Genesis 47:27 - grew Deuteronomy 6:3 - that ye may Ecclesiastes 3:2 - time to be born Ezekiel 16:7 - caused Acts 7:30 - when

Cross-References

Genesis 7:4
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made."
Genesis 7:12
And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when the time of the promise drew nigh,.... That is, the time of the four hundred years; when God promised to deliver the seed of Abraham out of their affliction and servitude, and bring them into the land of Canaan to inherit it:

which God had sworn to Abraham; in Genesis 15:13 for though there is no express mention made of an oath, yet there is a most solemn affirmation, which is equivalent to one; the Alexandrian copy and some others, and the Vulgate Latin version read,

which God promised unto Abraham; the people grew and multiplied in Egypt; see Exodus 1:7 insomuch, that though their number were but threescore and ten when they went down to Egypt, and though various methods were taken to destroy them, and lessen their numbers, yet in little more than two hundred years, their number was increased to six hundred thousand, and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men, besides old men, women, and children, and besides two and twenty thousand Levites, Numbers 1:46. And it seems, that they multiplied the more towards the time when the promise of deliverance drew nigh to be accomplished, and even when they were the most afflicted, Exodus 1:12.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The time of the promise - The time of the “fulfillment” of the promise.

The people grew ... - Exodus 1:7-9.


 
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