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Acts 7:2-37

2ἢēG2228G3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidἔφη·ephēG5346,MenἄνδρεςandresG435,brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80,andκαὶkaiG2532fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,hearkenἀκούσατε.akousateG191;The GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG3588 G1391appearedG3708untoG3588 G3962ourG1473fatherπατρὶpatriG3588 G3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he wasὄντιontiG1510inἐνenG1722MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3588 G3318,beforeπρὶνprinG4250heαὐτὸνautonG846dweltκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inἐνenG1722CharranΧαρράν,CharranG5488,

3AndκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,Get thee outἔξελθεexeltheG1831ofἐκekG1537thyσουsouG4771countryγῆςgēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537thyσουsouG4771kindredσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG3588 G4772,andκαὶkaiG2532comeδεῦροdeuroG1204intoεἰςeisG1519the landγῆνgēnG1093whichἣνhēnG3739ἄνanG302I shall shewδείξω.¶deixōG1166theeσοιsoiG4771.

4τὸtoG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119came he outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831ofἐκekG1537the landγῆςgēsG1093of the ChaldeansΧαλδαίωνChaldaiōnG5466,and dweltκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inἐνenG1722CharranΧαρράν·CharranG5488:and from thenceG2547,whenμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962was deadἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,he removedμετῴκισενmetōkisenG3351himαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519thisταύτηνtautēnG3778landτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,whereinεἰςeisG1519ἣνhēnG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771nowνῦνnunG3568dwellκατοικεῖτε,katoikeiteG2730.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846noneοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inἐνenG1722itαὐτῇautēaG846,no, notοὐδὲoudeG3761so much asto set his foot onβῆμαbēmaG968:ποδὸςpodosG4228yetκαὶkaiG2532he promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861that he would give itδοῦναιdounaiG1325εἰςeisG1519to himαὐτῷautōG846αὐτὴνautēnG846for a possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697,andκαὶkaiG2532toG3588 G4690hisαὐτοῦautouG846seedG3588 G4690afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτόν,autonG846,whenG1510as yetheαὐτῷautōG846hadG1510noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνου.teknouG5043.

6AndδὲdeG1161Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980on this wiseοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,ThatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846seedτὸ σπέρμαto spermaG3588 G4690shouldἔσταιestaiG1510sojournπάροικονparoikonG3941inἐνenG1722a strangeἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaG245landγῇgēaG1093;andκαὶkaiG2532that they should bringG1402themαὐτὸautoG846into bondageG1402,andκαὶkaiG2532entreatG2559themevilG2559four hundredτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094.

7ἐὰνeanG1437AndκαὶkaiG2532the nationτὸ ἔθνοςto ethnosG3588 G1484to whomᾧhōG3739they shall be in bondageG1398willG2919IG1473judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919,saidG3004Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316:andκαὶkaiG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326thatταῦταtautaG3778shall they come forthἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831,andκαὶkaiG2532serveλατρεύσουσίνlatreusousinG3000meG1473inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778placeτῷ τόπῳtō topōG3588 G5117.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846the covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242of circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061:andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779AbrahambegatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG3588 G2464,andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himαὐτὸνautonG846the eighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3588 G3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG3588 G2250;andκαὶkaiG2532IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG3588 G2464begatJacobἸακώβ,IakōbG3588 G2384;andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG3588 G2384begattheG3588 G3966twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3588 G3966.

9οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the patriarchsπατριάρχαι τὸνpatriarchai tonG3588 G3966,moved with envyζηλώσαντεςzēlōsantesG2206,soldἀπέδοντοapedontoG591JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον·AiguptonG125:butκαὶkaiG2532Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846,

10AndκαὶkaiG2532deliveredἐξείλατοexeilatoG1807himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἐκekG1537allπασῶνpasōnG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846afflictionsτῶν θλίψεωνtōn thlipseōnG3588 G2347,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846favourχάρινcharinG5485andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678in the sight ofἐναντίονenantionG1726PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125;andκαὶkaiG2532he madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525himαὐτὸνautonG846governorἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overG1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andκαὶkaiG2532allὅλονholonG3650hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624.

11NowδὲdeG1161there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a dearthλιμὸςlimosG3042overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅληνholēnG3650the landτὴνtēnG3588 G1093of EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andκαὶkaiG2532ChanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάληmegalēG3173afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347:andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588 G3962foundηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147noοὐχouchG3756sustenanceχορτάσματαchortasmataG5527.

12ButδὲdeG1161whenG191JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384heardG191that there wasὄνταontaG1510cornG4621inG1722EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,he sent outἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821ourG1473fathersτοὺς πατέραςtous paterasG3588 G3962firstG4412.

13G3588G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532atἐνenG1722the secondδευτέρῳdeuterōG1208timeJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501was made knownἀνεγνωρίσθηanegnōristhēG319toG3588 G80hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846brethrenG3588 G80;andκαὶkaiG2532Joseph’sἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501kindredγένοςgenosG3588 G1085was madeἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownφανερὸνphaneronG5318unto PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328.

14ThenδὲdeG1161sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,andG1161calledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333hisG846fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384toἐνenG1722him,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956hisG846kindredτὴν συγγένειανtēn sungeneianG3588 G4772,threescoreἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440and fifteenπέντε.penteG4002soulsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

15SoG1161JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384went downκατέβηkatebēG2597intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125,andG2532diedἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsenG5053,heαὐτὸςautosG846,andG2532ourG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588 G3962,

16AndκαὶkaiG2532were carried overμετετέθησανmetetethēsanG3346intoεἰςeisG1519SychemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087inG1722the sepulchreμνήματιmnēmatiG3588 G3418thatᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11boughtὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608for a sumτιμῆςtimēsG5092of moneyἀργυρίουarguriouG694of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG3588 G5207ofG3844EmmorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697the fatherofG3844SychemΣυχέμ.SuchemG3588 G4966.

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.

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