17"As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
17"As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.
15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.
17 "As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
18 Then another king, who knew nothing about Joseph, became ruler of Egypt.
19 He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our forefathers by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
7:17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
7:17And when the time of the promise drew near, which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased, and were multiplied in Egypt,
7:17But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
7:17But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
7:17But as the time of the promise drew nigh, which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
7:17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
7:17|But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
7:17'And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
7:17But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,