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Acts 7:27

“But the one who was wronging his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?”

Acts 7:27 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Exodus 2:14

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Stephen quotes the Hebrew man’s answer to Moses just as it is in Exodus 2:14.

Formula: εἰπών “saying” (Acts 7:27)

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Greek of the New Testament: ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτὸν εἰπών Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμῶν μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיֹּאמֶר מִי שָׂמְךָ לְאִישׁ שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט עָלֵינוּ הַלְהָרְגֵנִי אַתָּה אֹמֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר הָרַגְתָּ אֶת הַמִּצְרִי וַיִּירָא מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמַר אָכֵן נוֹדַע הַדָּבָר

Septuagint (Exodus 2:13-14 in the Septuagint numbering): ἐξελθὼν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ᾇ ὁρᾷ δύο ἄνδρας Ἐβραίους διαπληκτιζομένους, καὶ λέγει τῷ Διὰ τί σὺ τύπτεις τὸν πλησίον ὁ δὲ εἶπεν τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμῶν μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον ἐφοβήθη δὲ Μωυσῆς καὶ εἰπεν Εἰ οὕτως ἐμφανὲς γέγονεν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο,.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 19 consecutive words: “Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμῶν μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Acts 7:27, word by word

was wrongingἀδικῶνadikōn

wrong

To mistreat someone unfairly.

Where else “adikōn” appears
his neighborπλησίονplēsion

neighbor

The other person, whom you must love as yourself.

Where else “plēsion” appears
pushedἀπώσατοapōsato

reject, push away

Push away, reject, thrust aside.

Where else “apōsato” appears
sayingεἰπώνeipōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipōn” appears
madeκατέστησενkatestēsen

appoint

To charge someone with something.

Where else “katestēsen” appears
a rulerἄρχονταarchonta

ruler

Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.

Where else “archonta” appears
judgeδικαστὴνdikastēn

judge

Judge.

Where else “dikastēn” appears

Translation note

Exodus 2:14.

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Quotation · Exodus 2:14

Stephen quotes the Hebrew man’s answer to Moses just as it is in Exodus 2:14.

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Acts 7:27

27But the one who was wronging his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

Exodus 2:14

14He said, “Who made you a man, a ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the thing is known.”

The context

26And on the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting and was trying to bring them to peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?’

27 · This verse (above)

28You do not want to kill me the way you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’

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  1. 1. What it says

    At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)

  2. 2. What it means

    Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?

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