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Acts 7:11

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of Egypt” (Αἴγυπτον) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “land of Egypt” (γῆν Αἰγύπτου) before and here.

ἦλθενēlthenthere cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.there cameδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λιμὸςlimosa dearthλιμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a dearth”, the subject formG3042a famine, hunger.a dearthἐφ’ephoverἐπί (epi)preposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overὅληνholēnallὅλος (holos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Αἴγυπτονaiguptonof EgyptΑἴγυπτος (aiguptos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of Egypt”, the object formG125Egypt.of Egyptκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΧανάανchanaanChanaanΧανάανnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Chanaan”, the object formG5477Canaan, the whole of Palestine or Palestine west of the river Jordan.Chanaanκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθλῖψιςthlipsisafflictionθλῖψιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “affliction”, the subject formG2347persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation.This verse uses “affliction”.afflictionμεγάληmegalēgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noηὕρισκονhēuriskonto findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to find”, an ongoing action in the pastG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.χορτάσματαchortasmatasustenanceχόρτασμα (chortasma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sustenance”, the object formG5527food, sustenance, provision.This verse uses “sustenance”.sustenanceοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατέρεςpateresfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

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γῆνgēnlandγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “land”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “land”.Αἰγύπτουaiguptouof EgyptΑἴγυπτος (aiguptos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of Egypt”, the object formG125Egypt.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

World English Bible

Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.

Darby Translation

But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.

Douay-Rheims

Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Chanaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers found no food.

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