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Acts 7:35

“This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ this man God has sent as both ruler and redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.”

Acts 7:35 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Exodus 2:14

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Stephen quotes the question of Exodus 2:14 again to say that God sent as ruler and redeemer the one whom they had rejected.

Formula: εἰπόντες “saying” (Acts 7:35)

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Greek of the New Testament: Τοῦτον τὸν Μωϋσῆν ὃν ἠρνήσαντο εἰπόντες Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστήν τοῦτον ὁ θεὸς καὶ ἄρχοντα καὶ λυτρωτὴν ἀπέσταλκεν σὺν χειρὶ ἀγγέλου τοῦ ὀφθέντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ βάτῳ

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 2:14-15 in the Septuagint numbering): 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,. ἤκουσεν δὲ Φαραὼ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, καὶ ἐζήτει ἀνελεῖν Μωυσῆν· ἀνεχώρησεν δὲ Μωυσῆς ἀπὸ προσώπου Φαραὼ καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ· ἐλθὼν δὲ εἰς γῆν Μαδιὰμ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ φρέατος.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστήν.”

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

Acts 7:35, word by word

MosesΜωϋσῆνMōysēn

Moses

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

Where else “Mōysēn” appears
they rejectedἠρνήσαντοērnēsanto

disown

To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.

Where else “ērnēsanto” appears
sayingεἰπόντεςeipontes

say

To express something in words to others.

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madeκατέστησενkatestēsen

appoint

To charge someone with something.

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a rulerἄρχονταarchonta

ruler

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

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judge?’δικαστήνdikastēn

judge

Judge.

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Godθεὸςtheos

God

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

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has sentἀπέσταλκενapestalken

send

To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.

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redeemerλυτρωτὴνlytrōtēn

deliverer, redeemer

Deliverer, redeemer: one who sets others free.

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withσὺνsyn

with

With, together with.

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the handχειρὶcheiri

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.

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of the angelἀγγέλουangelou

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

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appearedὀφθέντοςophthentos

appear

To become visible to someone, to appear before their eyes.

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the bushβάτῳbatōi

bush

Thornbush, bramble.

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Quotation · Exodus 2:14

Stephen quotes the question of Exodus 2:14 again to say that God sent as ruler and redeemer the one whom they had rejected.

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Acts 7:35

35This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ this man God has sent as both ruler and redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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

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.’

35 · This verse (above)

36This man led them out, doing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.

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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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