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Acts 7:17-45
17δὲdeG1161AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531theὁhoG3588timeχρόνοςchronosG5550drew nearἤγγιζενēngizenG1448forἧςhēsG3739τῆςtēsG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ὁhoG3588to fulfillHis promiseἐπαγγελίας ὡμολόγησενepangelias hōmologēsenG1860G3670τῷtōG3588to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11, ourὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837καὶkaiG2532greatly in numberἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129.
19HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778exploitedκατασοφισάμενοςkatasophisamenosG2686ourG1473τὸtoG3588peopleγένοςgenosG1085andoppressedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559ourG1473τοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962τοῦtouG3588,forcingποιεῖνpoieinG4160themto abandonἔκθεταekthetaG1570theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025soεἰς τὸeis toG1519G3588they would dieμὴ ζῳογονεῖσθαι.mē zōogoneisthaiG3361G2225.
20AtἐνenG1722thatᾧhōG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080,andκαὶkaiG2532he wasἦνēnG1510beautifulἀστεῖοςasteiosG791τῷtōG3588in the sight of Godθεῷ·theōG2316. ForthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376heὃςhosG3739was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.
21WhenδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846was set outsideἐκτεθέντοςektethentosG1620,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328ἡhēG3588daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364took himἀνείλατο αὐτὸνaneilato autonG337G846andκαὶkaiG2532brought him upἀνεθρέψατο αὐτὸνanethrepsato autonG397G846asεἰςeisG1519her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.
23δὲdeG1161WhenὡςhōsG5613MosesαὐτῷautōG846wasχρόνος,chronosG5550forty yearsτεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēsG5063oldἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137,he decidedἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦanebē epi tēn kardian autouG305G1909G846G3588G2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,theτοὺςtousG3588childrenυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.
24AndκαὶkaiG2532when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing mistreatedἀδικούμενονadikoumenonG91, Moseswent to his defenseἠμύνατοēmunatoG292andκαὶkaiG2532avengedἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησινepoiēsen ekdikēsinG4160G1557himby striking downπατάξαςpataxasG3960theτῷtōG3588EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124τὸνtonG3588who was oppressingκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669him.
25δὲdeG1161He assumedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543τοὺςtousG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80would understandσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316was using himδιὰ χειρὸς αὐτοῦdia cheiros autouG1223G846G5495to deliver themδίδωσιν σωτηρίαν αὐτοῖς·didōsin sōtērian autoisG1325G846G4991,butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they did notοὐ συνῆκαν.ou sunēkanG3756G4920.
26τεteG5037TheτῇtēaG3588nextἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he came uponG3708two Israelites whoαὐτοῖςautoisG846were fightingμαχομένοιςmachomenoisG3164καὶkaiG2532,and he tried to reconcile themαὐτοὺς εἰς εἰρήνηνautous eis eirēnēnG4900G846G1519G1515,sayingεἰπών·eipōnG2036, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you areἐστεesteG1510brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.WhyἱνατίhinatitisG2443G5101are you mistreatingἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91each otherἀλλήλους;allēlousG240?’
27ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588man whowas abusingἀδικῶνadikōnG91hisτὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139pushed Moses asideἀπώσατο αὐτὸνapōsato autonG683G846andsaidεἰπών·eipōnG2036, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525youσεseG4771rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andκαὶkaiG2532judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473?
29δὲdeG1161AtἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343toἐνenG1722thelandγῇgēaG1093of MidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757καὶkaiG2532he lived asἐγένετοegenetoG1096a foreignerπάροικοςparoikosG3941andhadἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.
30AfterκαὶkaiG2532fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094had passedπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōnG4137,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32appearedG3708toαὐτῷautōG846MosesinἐνenG1722theflamesφλογὶphlogiG5395of a burningπυρὸςpurosG4442bushβάτου.batouG942inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588desertἐρήμῳerēmōG2048nearτοῦtouG3588MountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614.
31WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it,he marveled atἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296theτὸtoG3588sightὅραμα·horamaG3705δὲdeG1161. AsheαὐτοῦautouG846approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334to lookκατανοῆσαι,katanoēsaiG2657more closely, thevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him:
32‘IἐγὼegōG1473amtheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of yourσου,souG4771τῶνtōnG3588fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’δὲdeG1161MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475trembled with fearἔντρομος γενόμενοςentromos genomenosG1096G1790anddid not dareοὐκ ἐτόλμαouk etolmaG3756G5111to lookκατανοῆσαι.katanoēsaiG2657.
33ThenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷautōG846, ‘Take offλῦσον τὸ ποδῶν σου·luson to podōn souG3089G3588G4771G4228yourτῶνtōnG3588sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588placeτόποςtoposG5117whereἐφ᾽ ᾧeph᾽ hōG1909G3739you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476isἐστίν.estinG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.
34I have indeed seenG3708theτὴνtēnG3588oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473peopleλαοῦlaouG2992τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125καὶkaiG2532.I have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοῦtouG3588groaningστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726andκαὶkaiG2532have come downκατέβηνkatebēnG2597to deliverἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807themαὐτούς·autousG846καὶkaiG2532.NowνῦνnunG3568comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,I will sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649youσεseG4771back toεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.’
35ThisΤοῦτονToutonG3778τὸνtonG3588MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,whomὃνhonG3739they had rejectedἠρνήσαντοērnēsantoG720with the wordsεἰπόντες·eipontesG2036, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525youσεseG4771rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andκαὶkaiG2532judgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?’ isthe oneτοῦτονtoutonG3778whomὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649καὶkaiG2532to be their rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andκαὶkaiG2532redeemerλυτρωτὴνlutrōtēnG3086throughσὺν χειρὶsun cheiriG4862G5495theangelἀγγέλουangelouG32whoτοῦtouG3588appearedG3708to himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588bushβάτῳ.batōG942.
36HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778led them outἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺςexēgagen autousG1806G846andperformedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160wondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inἐνenG1722thelandγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125καὶkaiG2532,atἐνenG1722theRedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063SeaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532forfortyτεσσεράκοντα.tesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048.
37ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588sameMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὁhoG3588toldεἴπαςeipasG2036theτοῖςtoisG3588Israelitesυἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ·huiois IsraēlG5207G2474ὁhoG3588, ‘GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raise upἀναστήσειanastēseiG450for youὑμῖνhuminG4771a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613meἐμέemeG1473from amongἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.’
38HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778ἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048withμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588angelἀγγέλουangelouG32whoτοῦtouG3588spokeλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846onἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588MountὄρειoreiG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,andκαὶkaiG2532withὃςhosG3739τῶνtōnG3588ourG1473fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962. Andhe receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209livingζῶνταzōntaG2198wordsλόγιαlogiaG3051to pass onδοῦναιdounaiG1325to usG1473.
39ButourG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962refusedοὐκ ἠθέλησανouk ēthelēsanG2309G3756toγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096obeyὑπήκοοιhupēkooiG5255himᾧhōG3739.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,they rejectedἀπώσαντοapōsantoG683himandκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588turned backἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762toεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125.
40They saidεἰπόντεςeipontesG2036τῷtōG3588to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160usG1473godsθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will go beforeπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313usG1473!As forγὰρgarG1063thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739led usἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806G1473out ofἐκekG1537thelandγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125,we do not knowοὐκoukG3756G1492whatτίtiG5101has happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to himαὐτῷ.autōG846.’
41AtἐνenG1722thatἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250καὶkaiG2532they made a calfἐμοσχοποίησανemoschopoiēsanG3447andκαὶkaiG2532offeredἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to theτῷtōG3588idolεἰδώλῳeidōlōG1497καὶkaiG2532,rejoicingεὐφραίνοντοeuphrainontoG2165inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588worksἔργοιςergoisG2041ofτῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.
42ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316turned awayἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762from themandκαὶkaiG2532gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860G846to the worshipλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000of theτῇtēaG3588hostστρατιᾷstratiaG4756ofτοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722thebookβίβλῳbiblōG976of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396: ‘Did you bringμὴ προσηνέγκατέmē prosēnegkateG3361G4374MeG1473sacrificesσφάγιαsphagiaG4968andκαὶkaiG2532offeringsθυσίαςthusiasG2378fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,O houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?
43καὶkaiG2532You have taken alongἀνελάβετεanelabeteG353theτὴνtēnG3588tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633τοῦtouG3588of MolechΜολὸχMolochG3434andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588starἄστρονastronG798ofτοῦtouG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771godθεοῦtheouG2316RephanῬαιφάν,RhaiphanG4481,theτοὺςtousG3588idolsτύπουςtupousG5179οὓςhousG3739you madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. ThereforeκαὶkaiG2532I will send you into exileμετοικιῶ ὑμᾶςmetoikiō humasG3351G4771beyondἐπέκειναepekeinaG1900BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.’
44OurG1473fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962hadἦνēnG1510theἩHēG3588tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633of theτοῦtouG3588TestimonyμαρτυρίουmarturiouG3142withτοῖςtoisG3588theminἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048. It wasconstructedποιῆσαι αὐτὴνpoiēsai autēnG4160G846exactly asκαθὼςkathōsG2531Godὁ λαλῶνho lalōnG3588G2980had directedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299τῷtōG3588MosesΜωϋσῇMōusēaG3475,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588patternτύπονtuponG5179ὃνhonG3739he had seenἑωράκει·he'ōrakeiG3708.
45AndκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962whoἣνhēnG3739received itδιαδεξάμενοιdiadexamenoiG1237broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521it inwithμετὰmetaG3326JoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424whenἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588they dispossessedκατασχέσειkatascheseiG2697theτῶνtōnG3588nationsἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484ὧνhōnG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316drove outἐξῶσενexōsenG1856beforeἀπὸ προσώπου τῶνapo prosōpou tōnG575G4383G3588themπατέρωνpaterōnG1473G3962. It remaineduntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῶνtōnG3588timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of DavidΔαυίδ·DauidG1138,
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