King James Version

Acts 7:8

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Isaac here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jacob here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔδωκενedōkenhe gaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.he gaveαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himδιαθήκηνdiathēkēncovenantδιαθήκη (diathēkē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “covenant”, the object formG1242(a) a covenant between two parties, (b) (the ordinary, everyday sense [found a countless number of times in papyri]) a will, testament.the covenantπεριτομῆςperitomēsof circumcisionπεριτομή (peritomē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of circumcision”, the of-formG4061circumcision.of circumcisionκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soἐγέννησενegennēsenAbraham begatγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “Abraham begat”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.Abraham begatτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸσαὰκisaakIsaacἸσαάκnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Isaac”, the object formG2464(Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch.Isaacκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεριέτεμενperietemencircumcisedπεριτέμνω (peritemnō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “circumcised”, a single actionG4059I cut around, circumcise.circumcisedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀγδόῃogdoēeighthὄγδοος (ogdoos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “eighth”, the to- or for-formG3590the eighth, one of eight, with seven others.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸσαὰκisaakIsaacἸσαάκnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Isaac”, the subject formG2464(Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch.Isaacτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰακώβiakōbbegat JacobἸακώβnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “begat Jacob”, the object formG2384(Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.begat Jacobκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸακὼβiakōbJacobἸακώβnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jacob”, the subject formG2384(Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.Jacobτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δώδεκαdōdekabegat the twelveδώδεκαadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “begat the twelve”, the object formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.begat the twelveπατριάρχαςpatriarchaspatriarchsπατριάρχης (patriarchēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “patriarchs”, the object formG3966a patriarch, head or founder of a family.patriarchs

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob — the twelve patriarchs;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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 the twelve patriarchs.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob — the twelve patriarchs;

World English Bible

He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

Darby Translation

And he gave to him [the] covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

Douay-Rheims

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

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