Acts 7:14

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Bible in Basic English

Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And Joseph sending, called thither Jacob, his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.

Free Bible Version

Joseph sent for his father and all his relatives—seventy-five in total.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then sent Ioseph and caused his father to be brought, and all his kindred, euen threescore and fifteene soules.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Plain English Version

Then Joseph sent his brothers to get his father Jacob, and all his family, to come and live in Egypt. So all 75 of them went to Egypt.

Translation for Translators

Then after Joseph sent his brothers back home, they told their father Jacob that Joseph wanted him and his entire family to come to Egypt. At that time ◄Jacob’s family consisted of 75 people/there were 75 people in Jacob’s family► [SYN].

Unlocked Literal Bible

Joseph sent his brothers back to tell Jacob his father to come to Egypt, along with all his relatives, seventy-five persons in all.

Noah Webster Bible

Then Joseph sent, and called his father Jacob to him , and all his kindred, seventy five souls.

World English Bible

Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.

Young's Literal Translation

and Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred — with seventy and five souls —

Context

Joseph Sold into Egypt

¹³On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.¹⁴Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

Summary

In Acts 7:14, Stephen recounts the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers. This event foreshadows the future deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt through Joseph's rise to power. It also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises despite the hardships faced by His people. The narrative of Joseph ultimately points to the redemptive work of God in preserving His chosen people and orchestrating events for their good, even in the midst of trials and betrayals.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Threescore and fifteen souls - There are several difficulties here, which it is hoped the reader will find satisfactorily removed in the note on Gen 46:20 (note). It is well known that in Gen 46:27, and in Deu 10:22, their number is said to be threescore and ten; but Stephen quotes from the Septuagint, which adds five persons to the account which are not in the Hebrew text, Machir, Gilead, Sutelaam, Taham, and Edem; but see the note referred to above.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Then sent Joseph,.... Gifts and presents to his father, and wagons, to fetch down him and his family into Egypt, Gen 45:21. and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls; which seems to disagree with the account of Moses, who says, that "all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten", Gen 46:27. But there is no contradiction; Moses and Stephen are speaking of different things; Moses speaks of the seed of Jacob, which came out of his loins, who came into Egypt, and so excludes his sons' wives; Stephen speaks of Jacob and all his kindred, among whom his sons' wives must be reckoned, whom Joseph called to him: according to Moses's account, the persons that came with Jacob into Egypt, who came out of his loins, and so exclusive of his sons' wives, were threescore and six; to which if we add Jacob himself, and Joseph who was before in Egypt, and who might be truly said to come into it, and his two sons that were born there, who came thither in his loins, as others in the account may be said to do, who were not yet born, when Jacob went down, the total number is threescore and ten, Gen 46:26 out of which take the six following persons, Jacob, who was called by Joseph into Egypt, besides the threescore and fifteen souls, and Joseph and his two sons then in Egypt, who could not be said to be called by him, and Hezron and Hamul, the sons of Pharez not yet born, and this will reduce Moses's number to sixty four; to which sixty four, if you add the eleven wives of Jacob's sons, who were certainly part of the kindred called and invited into Egypt, Gen 45:10 it will make up completely threescore and fifteen persons: or the persons called by Joseph maybe reckoned thus; his eleven brethren and sister Dinah, fifty two brother's children, to which add his brethren's eleven wives, and the amount is threescore and fifteen: so that the Jew (w) has no reason to charge Stephen with an error, as he does; nor was there any need to alter and corrupt the Septuagint version of Gen 45:27 to make it agree with Stephen's account; or to add five names in it, in Act 7:20 as Machir, Galaad, Sutalaam, Taam, and Edom, to make up the number seventy five: and it may be observed, that the number is not altered in the version of Deu 10:22 which agrees with the Hebrew for seventy persons. (w) R. Isaac Chizzuk Emuna, par. 2. c. 63. p. 450.

Acts 7:14

Joseph Sold into Egypt

¹³On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.¹⁴Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

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Berean Standard Bible

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Bible in Basic English

Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And Joseph sending, called thither Jacob, his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.

Free Bible Version

Joseph sent for his father and all his relatives—seventy-five in total.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then sent Ioseph and caused his father to be brought, and all his kindred, euen threescore and fifteene soules.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Plain English Version

Then Joseph sent his brothers to get his father Jacob, and all his family, to come and live in Egypt. So all 75 of them went to Egypt.

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

Joseph sent his brothers back to tell Jacob his father to come to Egypt, along with all his relatives, seventy-five persons in all.

Noah Webster Bible

Then Joseph sent, and called his father Jacob to him , and all his kindred, seventy five souls.

World English Bible

Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.

Young's Literal Translation

and Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred — with seventy and five souls —

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Acts 7:14

Verse

Context

Joseph Sold into Egypt

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Acts 7:14

Joseph Sold into Egypt

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes