New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 7:30-37

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

31When MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it,he wasG2296astonishedG2296at the sightὅραμα·horamaG3705;and as he approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334to lookG2657morecloselyG2657,the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096:

32‘I am the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,and IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475shookG1790withG1790fearG1790and did not dareἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to lookG2657closelyG2657.

33But theLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him, ‘RemoveλῦσονlusonG3089your sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266from your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,for the placeτόποςtoposG5117on whichᾧhōG3739you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476is holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

34I have certainlyG3708seenG3708the oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561of My peopleλαοῦlaouG2992who are in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,and have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191their groaningστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726,and I have comeκατέβηνkatebēnG2597downG2597to rescueἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807them; andnowνῦνnunG3568comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,I will sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649you to EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.’

35“ThisG3778MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475whomὃνhonG3739theydisownedἠρνήσαντοērnēsantoG720,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and a judgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?’is the oneG3778whomG3778GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649to bebothG2532a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and a delivererλυτρωτὴνlutrōtēnG3086with thehelpχειρὶcheiriG5495of the angelἀγγέλουangelouG32who appearedG3708to him in the thornG942bushβάτῳ.batōG942.

36ThisG3778manG3778ledG1806them outG1806,performingποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592in the landγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125and in the RedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063SeaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281, and in thewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094.

37ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475who saidG3004to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474, ‘GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450up for you a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613me from your countrymenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.’

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