New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 13:17-22

17The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of thisτούτουtoutouG3778peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelG2274choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962andmadeG5312the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992greatG5312duringG1722their stayπαροικίᾳparoikiaG3940in the landγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,and with an upliftedὑψηλοῦhupsēlouG5308armβραχίονοςbrachionosG1023He ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806them out from it.

18Fora periodχρόνονchrononG5550of aboutὡςhōsG5613fortyG5066yearsG5066He putἐτροποφόρησενetropophorēsenG5159up with them in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048.

19When He had destroyedκαθελὼνkathelōnG2507sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033nationsἔθνηethnēG1484in the landγῇgēaG1093of CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477, HedistributedG2624their landγῆνgēnG1093as an inheritanceG2624--all of which tookaboutG5613fourG5071hundredG5071and fiftyG4004yearsG2094.

20AfterμετὰmetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778HegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themjudgesκριτὰςkritasG2923untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545the prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396.

21ThenG2532theyaskedᾐτήσαντοētēsantoG154for a kingβασιλέα,basileaG935,and GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themSaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of KishΚίς,KisG2797,a manἄνδραandraG435of the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν,BeniaminG958,for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094.

22AfterG2596He hadremovedμεταστήσαςmetastēsasG3179him, He raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453up DavidG1160to be their kingβασιλέα,basileaG935,concerning whomᾧhōG3739He alsoG2532testifiedμαρτυρήσας·marturēsasG3140and saidG3004, ‘I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147DavidG1160the son of JesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421,a manἄνδραandraG435afterG2596My heartκαρδίανkardianG2588,whoὃςhosG3739will doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160allπάνταpantaG3956MywillθελήματάthelēmataG2307.’

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