And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. |
“But God spoke in this way: that his descendants would sojourn in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage and oppress them four hundred years. |
“But God spoke to this effect, that his |
God spoke to him in this way: ‘Your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. |
And this is [in effect] what God told him: That his descendants would be aliens (strangers) in a land belonging to other people, who would bring them into bondage and ill-treat them 400 years. |
And God spoke to this effect, that s offspring shall be temporary residents in a foreign land belonging to another, and that they shall enslave his offspring and oppress them four hundred years. |
And this is the way in which God spoke to him. He told him that his descendants should live as strangers in a foreign land where they would become slaves and be ill-treated for four hundred years. |
This is what God promised: ‘His descendants will be strangers living in a foreign land, and its people will enslave and oppress them for four hundred years.’ |
And 1161 God 2316 spake 2980 on this wise, 3779 That 3754 his 846 seed 4690 should 2071 sojourn 3941 in 1722 a strange 245 land; 1093 and 2532 that they should bring them 846 into bondage, 1402 and 2532 entreat them evil 2559 four hundred 5071 years. 2094 |
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- One Big Circle - Neil Girrard A look at the similar histories of Jesus, Stephen and the bride of Christ.