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Acts 7:8

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And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.	And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.	And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 he gave^G1325 him^G846 the covenant^G1242 of circumcision^G4061: and^G2532 so^G3779 Abraham begat^G1080 Isaac^G2464, and^G2532 circumcised^G4059 him^G846 the eighth^G3590 day^G2250; and^G2532 Isaac^G2464 begat Jacob^G2384; and^G2532 Jacob^G2384 begat the twelve^G1427 patriarchs^G3966.

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Original Greek

καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ διαθήκην περιτομῆς· καὶ οὕτως ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰσαάκ, καὶ περιέτεμεν αὐτὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ· καὶ ὁ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἰακώβ, καὶ ὁ Ἰακὼβ τοὺς δώδεκα πατριάρχας.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ἔδωκεν	edōken	G1325	V-AAI-3S	he gave
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	him
διαθήκην	diathēkēn	G1242	N-ASF	the covenant
περιτομῆς·	peritomēs	G4061	N-GSF	of circumcision
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
οὕτως	houtōs	G3779	ADV	so
ἐγέννησε	egennēse	G1080	V-AAI-3S	begat
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
Ἰσαάκ,	Isaak	G2464	N-PRI	Isaac
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
περιέτεμεν	perietemen	G4059	V-2AAI-3S	circumcised
αὐτὸν	auton	G846	P-ASM	him
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	G2250	N-DSF	day
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	the
ὀγδόῃ·	ogdoē	G3590	A-DSF	eighth
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	G2464	N-PRI	Isaac
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
Ἰακώβ,	Iakōb	G2384	N-PRI	Jacob
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	G2384	N-PRI	Jacob
τοὺς	tous	G3588	T-APM	*
δώδεκα	dōdeka	G1427	A-NUI	the twelve
πατριάρχας.	patriarchas	G3966	N-APM	patriarchs

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1080 — γεννάω (gennáō, ghen-nah'-o): I beget, bring forth, give birth to — from a variation of γένος; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate:--bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
• G1242 — διαθήκη (diathḗkē, dee-ath-ay'-kay): a covenant, will, testament — from διατίθεμαι; properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will):--covenant, testament.
• G1325 — δίδωμι (dídōmi, did'-o-mee): I offer, give — a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
• G1427 — δώδεκα (dṓdeka, do'-dek-ah): twelve — from δύο and δέκα; two and ten, i.e. a dozen:--twelve.
• G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
• G2384 — Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb, ee-ak-obe'): Jacob — of Hebrew origin (יַעֲקֹב); Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites:--also an Israelite:--Jacob.
• G2464 — Ἰσαάκ (Isaák, ee-sah-ak'): Isaac — of Hebrew origin (יִצְחָק); Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham:--Isaac.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3590 — ὄγδοος (ógdoos, og'-do-os): eighth — from ὀκτώ; the eighth:--eighth.
• G3779 — οὕτω (hoútō, hoo'-to): thus, so, in this manner — adverb from οὗτος; in this way (referring to what precedes or follows):--after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
• G3966 — πατριάρχης (patriárchēs, pat-ree-arkh'-ace): a patriarch — from πατριά and ἄρχω; a progenitor ("patriarch"):--patriarch.
• G4059 — περιτέμνω (peritémnō, per-ee-tem'-no): I circumcise — from περί and the base of τομώτερος; to cut around, i.e. (specially) to circumcise:--circumcise.
• G4061 — περιτομή (peritomḗ, per-it-om-ay'): circumcision — from περιτέμνω; circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively):--X circumcised, circumcision.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and Isaac — Genesis 25:21-26, 1 Chronicles 1:34, Matthew 1:2, Romans 9:9-13
• and Jacob — Genesis 29:31-35, Genesis 30:1-24, Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:23-26, Exodus 1:1-4, 1 Chronicles 2:1-2
• and so — Genesis 17:12, Genesis 21:1-4
• patriarchs — Acts 2:29, Hebrews 7:4
• the covenant — Genesis 17:9-14, John 7:22, Romans 4:10, Galatians 3:15, Galatians 3:17

Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 17:10, Genesis 17:11, Genesis 21:2, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 25:19, Genesis 35:22, Psalms 105:9, Luke 1:59, Luke 3:34

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: PATRIARCHS, STEPHEN
• Torrey’s: CIRCUMCISION, JEWS, THE
• Nave’s: CIRCUMCISION, COURT, GOVERNMENT, JACOB, OBEDIENCE, READINGS, SELECT

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