Revised Literal Translation

Acts 7:2-16

2ἢēG2228G3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidἔφη·ephēG5346,MenἄνδρεςandresG435,brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80,andκαὶkaiG2532fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,hearkenἀκούσατε.akousateG191;The GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG3588 G1391appearedG3708untoG3588 G3962ourG1473fatherπατρὶpatriG3588 G3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he wasὄντιontiG1510inἐνenG1722MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3588 G3318,beforeπρὶνprinG4250heαὐτὸνautonG846dweltκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inἐνenG1722HaranΧαρράν,CharranG5488,

3AndκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,Get thee outἔξελθεexeltheG1831ofἐκekG1537thyσουsouG4771countryγῆςgēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537thyσουsouG4771kindredσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG3588 G4772,andκαὶkaiG2532comeδεῦροdeuroG1204intoεἰςeisG1519the landγῆνgēnG1093whichἣνhēnG3739ἄνanG302I shall shewδείξω.¶deixōG1166theeσοιsoiG4771.

4τὸtoG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119came he outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831ofἐκekG1537the landγῆςgēsG1093of the ChaldæansΧαλδαίωνChaldaiōnG5466,and dweltκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inἐνenG1722HaranΧαρράν·CharranG5488:and from thenceG2547,whenμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962was deadἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,he removedμετῴκισενmetōkisenG3351himαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519thisταύτηνtautēnG3778landτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,whereinεἰςeisG1519ἣνhēnG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771nowνῦνnunG3568dwellκατοικεῖτε,katoikeiteG2730.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846noneοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inἐνenG1722itαὐτῇautēaG846,no, notοὐδὲoudeG3761so much asto set his foot onβῆμαbēmaG968:ποδὸςpodosG4228yetκαὶkaiG2532he promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861that he would give itδοῦναιdounaiG1325εἰςeisG1519to himαὐτῷautōG846αὐτὴνautēnG846for a possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697,andκαὶkaiG2532toG3588 G4690hisαὐτοῦautouG846seedG3588 G4690afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτόν,autonG846,whenG1510as yetheαὐτῷautōG846hadG1510noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνου.teknouG5043.

6AndδὲdeG1161Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980on this wiseοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,ThatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846seedτὸ σπέρμαto spermaG3588 G4690shouldἔσταιestaiG1510sojournπάροικονparoikonG3941inἐνenG1722a strangeἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaG245landγῇgēaG1093;andκαὶkaiG2532that they should bringG1402themαὐτὸautoG846into bondageG1402,andκαὶkaiG2532entreatG2559themevilG2559four hundredτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094.

7ἐὰνeanG1437AndκαὶkaiG2532the nationτὸ ἔθνοςto ethnosG3588 G1484to whomᾧhōG3739they shall be in bondageG1398willG2919IG1473judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919,saidG3004Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316:andκαὶkaiG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326thatταῦταtautaG3778shall they come forthἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831,andκαὶkaiG2532serveλατρεύσουσίνlatreusousinG3000meG1473inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778placeτῷ τόπῳtō topōG3588 G5117.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846the covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242of circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061:andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779AbrahambegatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG3588 G2464,andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himαὐτὸνautonG846the eighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3588 G3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG3588 G2250;andκαὶkaiG2532IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG3588 G2464begatJacobἸακώβ,IakōbG3588 G2384;andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG3588 G2384begattheG3588 G3966twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3588 G3966.

9οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the patriarchsπατριάρχαι τὸνpatriarchai tonG3588 G3966,moved with envyζηλώσαντεςzēlōsantesG2206,soldἀπέδοντοapedontoG591JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον·AiguptonG125:butκαὶkaiG2532Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846,

10AndκαὶkaiG2532deliveredἐξείλατοexeilatoG1807himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἐκekG1537allπασῶνpasōnG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846afflictionsτῶν θλίψεωνtōn thlipseōnG3588 G2347,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846favourχάρινcharinG5485andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678in the sight ofἐναντίονenantionG1726PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125;andκαὶkaiG2532he madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525himαὐτὸνautonG846governorἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overG1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andκαὶkaiG2532allὅλονholonG3650hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624.

11NowδὲdeG1161there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a dearthλιμὸςlimosG3042overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅληνholēnG3650the landτὴνtēnG3588 G1093of EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andκαὶkaiG2532CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάληmegalēG3173afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347:andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588 G3962foundηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147noοὐχouchG3756sustenanceχορτάσματαchortasmataG5527.

12ButδὲdeG1161whenG191JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384heardG191that there wasὄνταontaG1510grainG4621inG1722EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,he sent outἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821ourG1473fathersτοὺς πατέραςtous paterasG3588 G3962firstG4412.

13G3588G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532atἐνenG1722the secondδευτέρῳdeuterōG1208timeJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501was made knownἀνεγνωρίσθηanegnōristhēG319toG3588 G80hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846brethrenG3588 G80;andκαὶkaiG2532Joseph’sἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501kindredγένοςgenosG3588 G1085was madeἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownφανερὸνphaneronG5318unto PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328.

14ThenδὲdeG1161sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,andG1161calledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333hisG846fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384toἐνenG1722him,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956hisG846kindredτὴν συγγένειανtēn sungeneianG3588 G4772,threescoreἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440and fifteenπέντε.penteG4002soulsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

15SoG1161JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384went downκατέβηkatebēG2597intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125,andG2532diedἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsenG5053,heαὐτὸςautosG846,andG2532ourG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588 G3962,

16AndκαὶkaiG2532were carried overμετετέθησανmetetethēsanG3346intoεἰςeisG1519ShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087inG1722the sepulchreμνήματιmnēmatiG3588 G3418thatᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11boughtὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608for a sumτιμῆςtimēsG5092of moneyἀργυρίουarguriouG694of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG3588 G5207ofG3844HamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697the fatherofG3844ShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG3588 G4966.

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