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Acts 7:2-37

2AndG2532heG2532saidἔφη·ephēG5346,BrethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80andG2532fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962, hearken.TheG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofG2316gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391appearedG3708untoourG2316fatherπατρὶpatriG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,whenG2532heG2532wasὄντιontiG1510inἐνenG1722MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3318,beforeπρὶνprinG4250heG2532dweltinἐνenG1722HaranΧαρράν,CharranG5488,

3andG2532saidG3004untohimαὐτόν·autonG846,GetG1831theeoutG1831ofἐκekG1537thylandγῆςgēsG1093,andG2532fromἐκekG1537thy kindred,andG2532comeG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588landγῆνgēnG1093whichG3739IG3739shallG2532shew thee.

4ThenΤότεToteG5119cameG1831heG846outG1831ofG1537theG3588landγῆςgēsG1093ofG1537theG3588Chaldaeans,andG3962dweltinG1722HaranΧαρράν·CharranG5488:andG3962fromG1537thence,whenG1722hisG846fatherπατέραpateraG3962wasdeadἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,GodG846removedhimG846intoG1519thisταύτηνtautēnG3778landγῆνgēnG1093, wherein yenowνῦνnunG3568dwellG2730:

5andG2532heG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himG846noneG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inG1722itG846,noG3756,notG3756soG2532muchasG1519toG1519sethisG846footποδὸςpodosG4228onG1722:andG2532heG2532promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861thatG846heG2532wouldG846giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325itG846toG1519himG846inG1722possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697,andG2532toG1519hisG846seedσπέρματιspermatiG4690afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846,whenG2532asG1519yetG2532heG2532hadὄντοςontosG1510noG3756childτέκνου.teknouG5043.

6AndG2532Godθεός,theosG2316spakeonG1722thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779wise,thatG3754hisG846seedσπέρμαspermaG4690shouldG2316sojourninG1722aἔσταιestaiG1510strangelandγῇgēaG1093,andG2532thatG3754theyG846shouldG2316bringthemG846intoG1722bondageδουλώσουσινdoulōsousinG1402,andG2532entreatthemG846evil,fourτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071hundredG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094.

7AndG2532theG3588nationἔθνοςethnosG1484toG3004whichG3739theyG3739shallG3778beG2532inG1722bondageG1398willG2316Iἐγώ,egōG1473judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919,saidG3004GodθεὸςtheosG2316:andG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326thatG3739shallG3778theyG3739comeἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831forthG1831,andG2532serveG1398meG3004inG1722thisG3778placeτόπῳtopōG5117.

8AndG2532heG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himG846theG3588covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061:andG2532soG2532AbrahamG846begatIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andG2532circumcisedG4061himG846theG3588eighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250;andG2532IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464begatJacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,andG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384theG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3966.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588patriarchsπατριάρχαιpatriarchaiG3966, movedwithG3326jealousyagainstG1519JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,soldἀπέδοντοapedontoG591himG846intoG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον·AiguptonG125:andκαὶkaiG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasἦνēnG1510withG3326himG846,

10andG2532deliveredhimαὐτὸνautonG846outG1537ofG1537allG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347,andG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846favourandG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935ofG1537EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125;andG2532heG2532madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525himαὐτὸνautonG846governorἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andG2532allG3956hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

11NowG1161thereG1161cameἦλθενēlthenG2064afamineλιμὸςlimosG3042overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅληνholēnG3650EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andG2532CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,andG2532greatμεγάληmegalēG3173afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347:andG2532ourG2532fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962foundηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147noοὐχouchG3756sustenance.

12ButG1161whenG1161JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384heardG191thatG191thereG1510wasG1510corninεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,heG1161sentG1821forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821ourG1821fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962theτοὺςtousG3588firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413timeG4413.

13AndG2532attheG3588secondδευτέρῳdeuterōG1208timeG1208JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501wasmadeG1096knownφανερὸνphaneronG5318toG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80;andG2532Joseph’sἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501raceγένοςgenosG1085becameG1096manifest untoPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328.

14AndG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649,andG2532calledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333toG2532himG846JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384hisG846fatherπατέραpateraG3962,andG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956hisG846kindred, threescoreandG2532fifteensoulsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

15AndG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125;andG2532heG2532diedἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsenG5053,himselfαὐτὸςautosG846,andG2532ourG2532fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962;

16andκαὶkaiG2532theyG3739were carriedoverG1519untoShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087inG1722theτῷtōG3588tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418thatG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11boughtforG1519apriceτιμῆςtimēsG5092inG1722silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694ofG5207theτῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofG5207HamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697inG1722ShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG4966.

17ButδὲdeG1161asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theG3588timeχρόνοςchronosG5550ofG2316theG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860drew nigh,whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316vouchsafed untoAbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,theG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992grewηὔξησενēuxēsenG837andκαὶkaiG2532multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18tillthereG1492aroseἀνέστηanestēG450anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,whichG3739knewG1492notοὐκoukG3756JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19TheG3588sameG846dealtG4160subtillywithG1519ourG4160raceγένοςgenosG1085,andG3962evil entreatedourG4160fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,thatG3778theyG846shouldG3778castoutG4160theirG846babestoG1519theG3588endG1519theyG846mightG1473notμὴmēG3361live.

20AtwhichᾧhōG3739seasonκαιρῷkairōG2540MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wasG1510bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080,andG2532wasG1510exceeding fair;andG2532heG2532wasG1510nourishedthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376inG1722hisὃςhosG3739father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἴκῳoikōG3624:

21andG2532whenG2532heG2532was castoutG1438,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364tookἀνείλατοaneilatoG337himαὐτοῦautouG846upG1519,andG2532nourishedhimαὐτὸνautonG846forG1519herαὐτὸνautonG846ownG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22AndG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wasG1510instructedinG1722allG3956theG3956wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofG3056theG3956EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124;andG2532heG2532wasG1510mightyδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056andG2532worksἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23ButδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613heG846was well-nighfortyτεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēsG5063years old,itG846cameG305intoG305hisG846heartκαρδίανkardianG2588toἐπὶepiG1909visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980hisG846brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80theG3588childrenofυἱοὺςhuiousG5207IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.

24AndG2532seeingG3708oneτιναtinaG5100ofG5100themἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160sufferG3708wrongἀδικούμενονadikoumenonG91,heG2532defendedhimG3708,andG2532avengedἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557himG3708thatG3708wasoppressedκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669, smitingtheG3588EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124:

25andδὲdeG1161heG846supposedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543thatG3754hisG846brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920howG3754thatG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316byδιὰdiaG1223hisG846handχειρὸςcheirosG5495wasgivingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themG846deliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991;butδὲdeG1161theyG846understoodσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920notοὐouG3756.

26AndG2532theτῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250followingheG2532appearedG3708untothemG846asG1519theyG846strove,andG2532wouldG846haveG1510setthemG846atoneἀλλήλους;allēlousG240againG2532,sayingG3004, Sirs, yeareG1510brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80;whyG2444doG1510yewrongἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91oneG240toG1519anotherG240?

27ButδὲdeG1161heG2532thatG3004didG758hisG846neighbourwrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91thrusthimG846awayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004,WhoG3588madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525thee arulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andG2532ajudgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG3004?

28Wouldest thoukillG337meG1473,asτρόπονtroponG5158thou killedsttheτὸνtonG3588EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayἐχθὲςechthesG5504?

29AndG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343atthisτούτῳtoutōG3778sayingλόγῳlogōG3056,andG2532becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a sojournerinG1722theτῷtōG3588landγῇgēaG1093ofG5207MidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757heG2532begattwoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

30AndG2532whenG2532fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094werefulfilledπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōnG4137,anG32angelἄγγελοςangelosG32appearedG3708toG2532himαὐτῷautōG846inG1722theG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048ofG1722mountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,inG1722aflameφλογὶphlogiG5395ofG1722fireπυρὸςpurosG4442inG1722abushβάτου.batouG942.

31AndG1161whenG1161MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708itG846,heG846wonderedἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296attheὁhoG3588sightὅραμα·horamaG3705:andG1161asἐγένετοegenetoG1096heG846drewnearG4334toG4334beholdG3708,thereG1161cameG4334avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofG2962theτὸtoG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,

32IἐγὼegōG1473amἐτόλμαetolmaG5111theG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofG2316thyfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,theG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofG2316AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,andG2532ofG2316IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andG2532ofG2316JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.AndG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475trembled,andG2532durstnotοὐκoukG3756behold.

33AndδὲdeG1161theG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004untohimαὐτῷautōG846,LooseλῦσονlusonG3089theG3588shoesὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266fromG2962thyfeetποδῶνpodōnG4228:forγὰρgarG1063theG3588placeτόποςtoposG5117whereon thou standestisἐστίν.estinG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

34IG1473have surelyseenG3708theG3588afflictionofG1722myG191peopleλαοῦlaouG2992whichG3588isinG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,andG2532haveheardG191theirαὐτῶνautōnG846groaningστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726,andG2532IG1473amG1473comeδεῦροdeuroG1204downκατέβηνkatebēnG2597toG1519deliverthemαὐτούς·autousG846:andG2532nowνῦνnunG3568comeG1204,IG1473willG2532sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649theeintoG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.

35ThisG3778MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475whomG3739theyG846refusedἠρνήσαντοērnēsantoG720,sayingG3004,WhoG3739madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525thee arulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andG2532ajudgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?himG846hathGodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649toG3004beG2532bothG2532arulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andG2532adelivererλυτρωτὴνlutrōtēnG3086withG1722theG3588handχειρὶcheiriG5495ofG2316theG3588angelἀγγέλουangelouG32whichG3739appearedG3708toG3004himG846inG1722theG3588bushβάτῳ.batōG942.

36ThisG3778manG3778ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806themαὐτοὺςautousG846forthG4160,havingG4160wroughtwondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theG3588RedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048fortyτεσσεράκοντα.tesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094.

37ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510thatG3004MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whichG3588saidG3004untotheG3588childrenofυἱοῖςhuioisG5207IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474, AprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396shallG4396GodθεὸςtheosG2316raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450upG450untoyouG5210fromG1537amongG1537yourG3588brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80,likeὡςhōsG5613untomeG3004.

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