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Acts 7:17-45

17ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161whenκαθὼςkathōsG2531the timeχρόνος τῆςchronos tēsG3588 G5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίας ὁepangelias hoG3588 G1860drew nighἤγγιζενēngizenG1448,whichἧςhēsG3739Godθεὸς τῷtheos tōG3588 G2316had swornG3660to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,the peopleὁ λαὸςho laosG3588 G2992grewηὔξησενēuxēsenG837andκαὶkaiG2532multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18τὸνtonG3588TillἄχριachriG891οὗhouG3739anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935aroseἀνέστηanestēG450,whichὃςhosG3739knewᾔδειēdeiG1492notοὐκoukG3756JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19G3588G3588The sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778dealt subtillyκατασοφισάμενοςkatasophisamenosG2686withG3588 G1085ourG1473kindredG3588 G1085, andevil entreatedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559ourG1473fathersπατέραςpaterasG3588 G3962,so that theyποιεῖνpoieinG4160cast outἔκθεταekthetaG1570theirαὐτῶνautōnG846young childrenβρέφηbrephēG3588 G1025,to the endεἰςeisG1519they mightG2225notμὴmēG3361liveG2225.

20InἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080,andG2532wasἦνēnG1510exceedingτῷ θεῷ·tō theōG3588 G2316fairἀστεῖοςasteiosG791,andG2532ὃςhosG3739nourished upἀνετράφηanetraphēG397inἐνenG1722hisG846father’sτῷ πατρόςtō patrosG3588 G3962houseοἴκῳ τοῦoikō touG3588 G3624threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376:

21AndδὲdeG1161whenG1620heαὐτοῦautouG846was cast outG1620,ἀνείλατοaneilatoG337Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328daughterἡ θυγάτηρhē thugatērG3588 G2364καὶkaiG2532tookG397himαὐτὸνautonG846up, and nourishedG397himαὐτὸνautonG846forεἰςeisG1519her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was learnedἐπαιδεύθηepaideuthēG3811in allπάσῃpasēG3956the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of the EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124,andδὲdeG1161wasἦνēnG1510mightyδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inG1722wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613heαὐτῷautōG846was fullἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137forty yearsτεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēsG5063oldχρόνος,chronosG5550,it cameἀνέβηanebēG305intoἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846heartτὴν καρδίανtēn kardianG3588 G2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980hisαὐτοῦautouG846brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80the childrenτοὺς υἱοὺςtous huiousG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.

24τῷtōG3588τὸνtonG3588AndG2532seeingG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of themsuffer wrongἀδικούμενονadikoumenonG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292him,andG2532ἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160avengedἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557him that was oppressedκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669,andG2532smoteπατάξαςpataxasG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124:

25ForδὲdeG1161he supposedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543hisαὐτοῦautouG846brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80would have understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920how thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316byδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846handχειρὸςcheirosG5495would deliverδίδωσινdidōsinG1325σωτηρίανsōtērianG4991themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they understoodσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920notοὐouG3756.

26AndG1161the nextτῇ ἐπιούσῃtēa epiousēG3588 G1966dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he shewed himselfG3708unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846as they stroveμαχομένοιςmachomenoisG3164,andκαὶkaiG2532would have setG4900themαὐτοὺςautousG846atεἰςeisG1519oneεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515againG4900,sayingG3004,Sirsἄνδρες,andresG435,yeG4771areἐστεesteG1510brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80;ἱνατίhinatitisG2443whyἱνατίhinatitisG5101do ye wrongἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91one to anotherἀλλήλους;allēlousG240?

27ὁhoG3588τὸνtonG3588ButδὲdeG1161he that didG91hisneighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139wrongG91thrustG683himαὐτὸνautonG846awayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525theeσεseG4771a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andκαὶkaiG2532a judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473?

28WiltμὴmēG3361thouσὺsuG4771killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337meG1473,asὃν τρόπονhon troponG3739 G5158θέλειςtheleisG2309thou diddestἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the Egyptianτὸν Αἰγύπτιον;ton AiguptionG3588 G124yesterdayἐχθὲςechthesG5504?

29ThenδὲdeG1161fledἔφυγενephugenG5343MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475atἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778sayingτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056,andκαὶkaiG2532wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a strangerπάροικοςparoikosG3941inἐνenG1722the landγῇgēaG1093of MadianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757he begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

30τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG4137fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094were expiredG4137,there appearedG3708to himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048of mountτοῦ ὄρουςtou orousG3588 G3735SinaΣινᾶSinaG4614an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordG2962inἐνenG1722a flameφλογὶphlogiG5395of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442in a bushβάτου.batouG942.

31ὁhoG3588WhenδὲdeG1161MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it,he wonderedἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296at the sightτὸ ὅραμα·to horamaG3588 G3705:andδὲdeG1161as he drew nearπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334G846to beholdκατανοῆσαι,katanoēsaiG2657it,the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096untoG4314himG846,

32Saying,IἐγὼegōG1473amthe GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316ofG3588 G3962thyσου,souG4771fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3588 G3962,the GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,andκαὶkaiG2532the GodG3588 G2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532the GodG3588 G2316of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.ThenδὲdeG1161MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475trembledἔντρομοςentromosG1790,γενόμενοςgenomenosG1096anddurstἐτόλμαetolmaG5111notοὐκoukG3756beholdκατανοῆσαι.katanoēsaiG2657.

33G3588ThenδὲdeG1161saidG3004the Lordκύριος·kuriosG3588 G2962to himαὐτῷautōG846,Put offλῦσονlusonG3089thyG4771shoesὑπόδημαhupodēmaG3588 G5266fromG3588 G4228thyG4771feetG3588 G4228:forγὰρgarG1063the placeτόποςtoposG5117G1722whereᾧhōG3739thou standestἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476isἐστίν.estinG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

34I have seenG3708,I have seenG3708the afflictionκάκωσινkakōsinG3588 G2561ofG3588 G2992myG1473peopleλαοῦlaouG3588 G2992whichG3588is inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,andκαὶkaiG2532I have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191theirαὐτῶνautōnG846groaningστεναγμοῦstenagmouG3588 G4726,andκαὶkaiG2532am come downκατέβηνkatebēnG2597to deliverἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807themαὐτούς·autousG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,I will sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649theeσεseG4771intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.

35τὸνtonG3588ThisΤοῦτονToutonG3778MosesΜωϋσῆν ὁMōusēn hoG3588 G3475whomὃνhonG3739they refusedἠρνήσαντοērnēsantoG720,sayingG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525theeσεseG4771a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andG2532a judgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?the sameτοῦτονtoutonG3778didG649Godθεὸς τοῦtheos touG3588 G2316sendG649to bea rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andG2532a delivererλυτρωτὴνlutrōtēnG3086byG1722the handχειρὶcheiriG5495of the angelἀγγέλουangelouG32whichτῇtēaG3588appearedG3708to himαὐτῷautōG846inG1722the bushβάτῳ.batōG942.

36τῇtēaG3588HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778broughtG1806themαὐτοὺςautousG846outG1806,after that he had shewedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160wondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inἐνenG1722the landγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theG2281ἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063RedseaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048fortyτεσσεράκοντα.tesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094.

37ὁhoG3588ThisG3778isἐστινestinG1510thatG3778MosesΜωϋσῆς ὁMōusēs hoG3588 G3475,which saidG3004unto the childrenτοῖς υἱοῖςtois huioisG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,A prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396shallG450the LordG2962yourG4771Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316raise upἀναστήσειanastēseiG450unto youG4771ofἐκekG1537yourG4771brethrenτῶν ἀδελφῶνtōn adelphōnG3588 G80,likeὡςhōsG5613unto meἐμέemeG1473;himG846shall ye hearG191.

38ὁhoG3588τῇtēaG3588ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510he, that wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096inἐνenG1722the churchἐκκλησίᾳ τῇekklēsia tēaG3588 G1577inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048withμετὰmetaG3326the angelτοῦ ἀγγέλουtou angelouG3588 G32whichτοῦtouG3588spakeλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722the mountτῷ ὄρειtō oreiG3588 G3735SinaΣινᾶSinaG4614,andκαὶkaiG2532withourG1473fathersτῶν πατέρωνtōn paterōnG3588 G3962:whoὃςhosG3739receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209the livelyζῶνταzōntaG2198oraclesλόγιαlogiaG3051to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325unto usG1473:

39To whomᾧhōG3739ourG1473fathersπατέρεςpateresG3588 G3962wouldἠθέλησανēthelēsanG2309γενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096notοὐκoukG3756obeyὑπήκοοιhupēkooiG5255,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thrustἀπώσαντοapōsantoG683himfrom themG683,andκαὶkaiG2532inG3588 G2588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG3588 G2588turned back againἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125,

40τῷtōG3588ὁhoG3588SayingG3004unto AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2,MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160usG1473godsθεοὺςtheousG2316toοἳhoiG3739go beforeπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313usG1473:forγὰρgarG1063as forthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whichὃςhosG3739broughtG1806usG1473outG1806ofἐκekG1537the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125,we wotG1492notοὐκoukG3756whatτίtiG5101is becomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096of himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

41AndκαὶkaiG2532they made a calfἐμοσχοποίησανemoschopoiēsanG3447inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysταῖς ἡμέραιςtais hēmeraisG3588 G2250,andκαὶkaiG2532offeredἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378unto the idolτῷ εἰδώλῳtō eidōlōG3588 G1497,andκαὶkaiG2532rejoicedεὐφραίνοντοeuphrainontoG2165inἐνenG1722the worksτοῖς ἔργοιςtois ergoisG3588 G2041of their ownαὐτῶν.autōnG846handsτῶν χειρῶνtōn cheirōnG3588 G5495.

42ὁhoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161Godθεὸς τῇtheos tēaG3588 G2316turnedἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveG3860themαὐτοὺςautousG846upG3860to worshipλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000the hostστρατιᾷ τοῦstratia touG3588 G4756of heavenοὐρανοῦ, τῶνouranou tōnG3588 G3772;asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the prophetsπροφητῶν· τῇprophētōn tēaG3588 G4396, O yehouseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474,μὴmēG3361have ye offeredπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374to meG1473slain beastsσφάγιαsphagiaG4968andκαὶkaiG2532sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378by the space offortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048?

43G3588YeaκαὶkaiG2532,ye took upἀνελάβετεanelabeteG353the tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG3588 G4633of MolochΜολὸχMolochG3434,andκαὶkaiG2532the starἄστρονastronG3588 G798ofG3588 G2316yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771godθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316RemphanῬαιφάν,RhaiphanG4481,figuresτύπουςtupousG3588 G5179whichοὓςhousG3739ye madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:andκαὶkaiG2532I will carryG3351youὑμᾶςhumasG4771awayG3351beyondἐπέκειναepekeinaG1900BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.

44OurG1473fathersἩ πατράσινHē patrasinG3588 G3962hadἦνēnG1510the tabernacleσκηνὴ τοῦskēnē touG3588 G4633of witnessμαρτυρίου τοῖςmarturiou toisG3588 G3142inἐνenG1722the wildernessτῇ ἐρήμῳ,tēa erēmōG3588 G2048,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he had appointedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299,speakingὁ λαλῶνho lalōnG3588 G2980unto Mosesτῷ Μωϋσῇtō MōusēaG3588 G3475,that he should makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160itαὐτὴνautēnG846according toκατὰkataG2596the fashionτὸν τύπονton tuponG3588 G5179thatὃνhonG3739he had seenἑωράκει·he'ōrakeiG3708.

45WhichἣνhēnG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473fathersπατέρεςpateresG3588 G3962that came afterδιαδεξάμενοιdiadexamenoiG1237brought inεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521withμετὰmetaG3326JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424intoἐνenG1722the possessionκατασχέσειkatascheseiG3588 G2697of the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG3588 G1484,whomὧνhōnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316drave outἐξῶσενexōsenG1856beforeἀπὸapoG575the faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383ofG3588 G3962ourG1473fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3588 G3962,untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193the daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG3588 G2250of DavidΔαυίδ·DauidG1138;

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