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Acts 7:32

“‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses, becoming terrified, did not dare to look.”

Acts 7:32 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Exodus 3:6

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Stephen quotes the words from the bush with “the God of your fathers,” in the plural; Exodus 3:6 says “of your father.”

Formula: ἐγένετο φωνὴ κυρίου “there came the voice of the Lord” (Acts 7:31)

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Greek of the New Testament: Ἐγὼ ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων σου ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακώβ ἔντρομος δὲ γενόμενος Μωϋσῆς οὐκ ἐτόλμα κατανοῆσαι

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וַיַּסְתֵּר מֹשֶׁה פָּנָיו כִּי יָרֵא מֵהַבִּיט אֶל הָאֱלֹהִים

Septuagint (Exodus 3:6 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ εἶπεν Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ θεὸς τοῦ πατρός σου, θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ θεὸς Ἰσαὰκ καὶ θεὸς Ἰακώβ. ἀπέστρεψεν δὲ Μωυσῆς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ. εὐλαβεῖτο γὰρ κατεμβλέψαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

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

Acts 7:32, word by word

the Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theos” appears
fathersπατέρωνpaterōn

forefather

An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.

Where else “paterōn” appears
of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam

Abraham

Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.

Where else “Abraam” appears
of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaak

Isaac

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, the son of the promise.

Where else “Isaak” appears
of Jacob.’ἸακώβIakōb

Jacob

Jacob, son of Isaac, also called Israel; father of the twelve tribes.

Where else “Iakōb” appears
MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs

Moses

Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.

Where else “Mōysēs” appears
becomingγενόμενοςgenomenos

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “genomenos” appears
terrifiedἔντρομοςentromos

trembling

Trembling with fear.

Where else “entromos” appears
dareἐτόλμαetolma

dare

Dare.

Where else “etolma” appears
to lookκατανοῆσαιkatanoēsai

consider, notice

Notice, consider carefully, observe.

Where else “katanoēsai” appears

Translation note

Exodus 3:6.

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Quotation · Exodus 3:6

Stephen quotes the words from the bush with “the God of your fathers,” in the plural; Exodus 3:6 says “of your father.”

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Acts 7:32

32‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses, becoming terrified, did not dare to look.

Exodus 3:6

6And he said, “I am the Elohim of your father, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at Elohim.

The context

31And when Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

32 · This verse (above)

33And the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.

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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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