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But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
when Jacob Jacob, the son of Isaac, also the father of Joseph, Mary's husband N-NMS H2384 Ἰακὼβ Iakob (ee-ak-obe')
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heard to hear, listen V-APA-NMS H191 ἀκούσας akouo (ak-oo'-o)
Egypt, Egypt, the land of the Nile N-AFS H125 Αἴγυπτον Aiguptos (ah'-ee-goop-tos)
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he sent out to send forth or away V-AIA-3S H1821 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapostello (ex-ap-os-tel'-lo)
fathers a father N-AMP H3962 πατέρας pater (pat-ayr')

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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

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