Acts 7:19
17 As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
18 Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
20 At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
21 When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
- KJV
- The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
- WEB
- The same took advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to abandon their babies, so that they wouldn’t stay alive.
- ASV
- The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.
- DARBY
- *He* dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.
- BLB
- Having dealt treacherously with our kindred, this one mistreated our fathers, making [them] expose their infants, that they would not live.
- ÅB
- han fór med svik mot vårt folk, og ved mishandling tvang han våre fedre til å sette sine nyfødte barn ut, så de ikke skulle holdes i live.
- OTB
- Denne kongen utnyttet vårt folk og undertrykte våre forfedre, og tvang dem til å forlate sine spedbarn så de ikke skulle overleve.
- B1930
- han fór med svik mot vårt folk, og ved mishandling tvang han våre fedre til å sette sine nyfødte barn ut, så de ikke skulde holdes i live.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 105:25
whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
Read in contextExodus 1:9–22
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
Read in contextRevelation 12:4–5
His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
Read in contextPsalms 83:4–5
saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Read in contextPsalms 129:1–3
Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—
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