New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 7:30-34

30“After fortyG5065yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094had passedπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōnG4137,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32appearedG3708to him in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048of MountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,in the flameφλογὶphlogiG5395of a burningπυρὸςpurosG4442thornG942bushβάτου.batouG942.

31When MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it, he marveledἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296at the sightὅραμα·horamaG3705;and as he approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334to lookG2657morecloselyG2657,there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962:

32‘I am the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475shookG1790with fearG1790and would not ventureἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to lookκατανοῆσαι.katanoēsaiG2657.

33But the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him, ‘TakeG3089offG3089the sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266from your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,for the placeτόποςtoposG5117on whichᾧhōG3739you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476is holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

34I have certainlyG3708seenG3708the oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561of My peopleλαοῦlaouG2992in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125and have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191their groansστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726,and I have comeκατέβηνkatebēnG2597downG2597to rescueἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807them;comeδεῦροdeuroG1204nowνῦνnunG3568,and I will sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649you to EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.’

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