King James Version
Acts 7:14 in the King James Version says “Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.”
Acts 7:14 · KJV
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“sent”
G649set apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“to him and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“souls”
G5590breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from g4151, wh
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