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Now Jacob, having heard there is grain in Egypt, sent forth our fathers first.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Jacob, (Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. N-NMS H2384 Ἰακὼβ iakōb
Analysis:
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having heard To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. V-APA-NMS H191 ἀκούσας akousas
Egypt, Egypt. N-AFS H125 Αἴγυπτον aigupton
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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sent forth To send away, send forth (a person qualified for a task). V-AIA-3S H1821 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen
fathers Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. N-AMP H3962 πατέρας pateras

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

People

Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

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Berean Bible Now Jacob, having heard there is grain in Egypt, sent forth our fathers first.
King James Bible Now Jacob, having But when Jacob heard that there is grain was corn in Egypt, he sent forth out our fathers first.
Hebrew Greek English Now Jacob, having "But when Jacob heard that there is was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers first.there the first time.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now Jacob, having "But when Jacob heard that there is was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers first.there the first time.