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Acts 7:33

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

Acts 7:33 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Exodus 3:5

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Stephen quotes the command from the bush with one difference: he says “holy land” where the Hebrew says “holy ground.”

Formula: εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος “and the Lord said to him” (Acts 7:33)

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Greek of the New Testament: εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος Λῦσον τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν σου ὁ γὰρ τόπος ἐφ’ ᾧ ἕστηκας γῆ ἁγία ἐστίν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיֹּאמֶר אַל תִּקְרַב הֲלֹם שַׁל נְעָלֶיךָ מֵעַל רַגְלֶיךָ כִּי הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עוֹמֵד עָלָיו אַדְמַת קֹדֶשׁ הוּא

Septuagint (Exodus 3:4-5 in the Septuagint numbering): ὡς δὲ ἴδεν κύριος ὅτι προσάγει ἰδεῖν, ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸν κύριος ἐκ τοῦ βάτου λέγων Μωυσῆ Μωυσῆ. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Τί ἐστιν ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Μὴ ἐγγίσῃς ὧδε· λῦσαι τὸ ὑπόδημα ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν σου, ὁ γὰρ τόπος ἐν ᾧ σὺ ἕστηκας γῆ ἁγία ἐστίν.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “τῶν ποδῶν σου ὁ γὰρ τόπος.”

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

Acts 7:33, word by word

the Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears
saidεἶπενeipen

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipen” appears
‘Take offΛῦσονLyson

untie

To undo bonds, or set someone free.

Where else “Lyson” appears
the sandalsὑπόδημαhypodēma

sandal

Sandal.

Where else “hypodēma” appears
feetποδῶνpodōn

foot

Foot.

Where else “podōn” appears
the placeτόποςtopos

place

A specific spot where something is or happens.

Where else “topos” appears
you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkas

stand

To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.

Where else “hestēkas” appears
isἐστίνestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
holyἁγίαhagia

holy place

Places and things set apart for God.

Where else “hagia” appears
groundγῆgē

ground

What is underfoot, dry land.

Where else “gē” appears

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Quotation · Exodus 3:5

Stephen quotes the command from the bush with one difference: he says “holy land” where the Hebrew says “holy ground.”

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Acts 7:33

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

Exodus 3:5

5He said, “Do not come near here. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

The context

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.

33 · This verse (above)

34I have surely seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’

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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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