Acts 7:34

Acts 7:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
• New International Version (NIV)I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.” ’

Context of Acts 7:34

32‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ Moses shook with fear and would not venture to look. 33But the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. I have certainly seen the oppression of My people in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to rescue them; come now, and I will send you to Egypt.’ 35“This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. 36This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.

Acts 7:34 word by word

ἰδὼν εἶδον τὴν κάκωσιν τοῦ λαοῦ μου τοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ τοῦ στεναγμοῦ αὐτῶν ἤκουσα· καὶ κατέβην ἐξελέσθαι αὐτούς· καὶ νῦν δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε εἰς Αἴγυπτον.¶Read the interlinear

• I have certainlyὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the oppressionκάκωσιςkakōsis · oppressionG2561
• of My peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• in EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• and have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• their groansστεναγμόςstenagmos · groanG4726
• and I have comeκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• to rescueἐξαιρέωexaireō · to take out/selectG1807
• comeδεῦροdeuro · comeG1204
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• and I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649

Cross-references for Acts 7:34

• Exodus 2:23Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.
• Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.
• Exodus 4:31So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped.
• Exodus 6:5Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.
• Judges 2:18When the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.
• Judges 10:15The sons of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned, do to us whatever seems good to You; only please deliver us this day.”
• Nehemiah 9:9“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
• Psalms 106:44Nevertheless He looked upon their distress When He heard their cry;
• Isaiah 63:8For He said, “Surely, they are My people, Sons who will not deal falsely.” So He became their Savior.
• Genesis 11:5The Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
• Genesis 18:21I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”
• Exodus 3:8So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
• Numbers 11:17Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit who is upon you, and will put Him upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you will not bear it all alone.
• Psalms 144:5Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence--
• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

Commentaries on Acts 7:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34I have seen … - The repetition of this word is in accordance with the usage of the Hebrew writers when they wish to represent anything emphatically. Their groaning - Under their oppressions. Am come down - This is spoken in accordance with human conceptions. It means that God was about to deliver them. I will send thee … - This is a mere summary of what is expressed at much greater length in Exodus 3:7-10.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-41Verses 30-41 Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's taking upon him the nature of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-53Stephen answered the accusations by speaking about his Lord (see Luke 21:12–17). Instead of defending himself, he became a witness in God's legal case against them. This revealed how contrary they were and their lack of loyalty. Stephen gave a history of Israel's past and reminded them of their repeated rejections of those who announced God's messages. Stephen's review of Israel's history has three main parts: The work of the patriarchs. This refers to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3430-34. an angel of the Lord--rather, "the Angel of the Covenant," who immediately calls Himself Jehovah (Compare Ac 7:38).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings