New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 7:17-29

17“But as thetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was approachingἤγγιζενēngizenG1448whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had assuredὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18untilἄχριachriG891there aroseἀνέστηanestēG450anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125whoG3739knewG3609nothingοὐκoukG3756aboutG3609JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19It was he who tookG2686shrewdG2686advantageG2686of our raceγένοςgenosG1085and mistreatedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962so that they wouldexposeποιεῖν ἔκθεταpoiein ekthetaG4160 G1570their infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025and they would not surviveζῳογονεῖσθαι.zōogoneisthaiG2225.

20It was at thisG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540thatMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080;and he was lovelyἀστεῖοςasteiosG791in the sightG3588of Godθεῷ·theōG2316,and he was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376in his father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

21And after he had been setG1620outsideG1620,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364tookG337him awayG337and nurturedἀνεθρέψατοanethrepsatoG397him as her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was educatedἐπαιδεύθηepaideuthēG3811in allπάσῃpasēG3956the learningσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of the EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124,and he was a manG1415of powerG1415in wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056and deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23But whenὡςhōsG5613he was approachingἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137the ageχρόνος,chronosG5550of fortyG5066,it enteredἀνέβηanebēG305hismindκαρδίανkardianG2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980his brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelG2274.

24And when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing treatedG91unjustlyG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292him and tookἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160vengeanceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for the oppressedκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669by strikingG3960downG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25And he supposedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543that his brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920that GodθεὸςtheosG2316was grantingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themdeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223him, but they did not understandσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920.

26On the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164togetherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them in peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101do you injureἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91oneἀλλήλους;allēlousG240anotherG240?’

27But the one who was injuringἀδικῶνadikōnG91his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139pushedG683him awayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us?

28You do not meanθέλειςtheleisG2309to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337me as you killedἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayG2189, do you?’

29At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096an alienπάροικοςparoikosG3941in the landγῇgēaG1093ofMidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757hebecameG1080the fatherG1080of twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

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