Acts

Acts 7:9

⁹Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
patriarchs	πατριάρχαι	patriarchai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3966 a patriarch
were jealous	ζηλώσαντες	zēlōsantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2206 I am jealous, eager for
of Joseph	Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2501 Joseph
they sold him as a slave	ἀπέδοντο	apedonto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G591 I give back, return, sell
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Egypt	Αἴγυπτον	Aigypton	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt
But	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
with	μετ’	met’	Preposition	G3326 with, after
him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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