Acts

Acts 7:30–35

³⁰After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. ³¹When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: ³²‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’^g Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.

³³Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. ³⁴I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’^h

³⁵This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ⁱ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel^j who appeared to him in the bush.

Footnotes

g 7:32 Exodus 3:6|EXO 3:6
h 7:34 Exodus 3:5–10|EXO 3:5-10
i 7:35 Exodus 2:14|EXO 2:14
j 7:35 Or Angel; also in verse 38

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Acts 7:30

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5062 forty
years	ἐτῶν	etōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2094 a year
had passed	πληρωθέντων	plērōthentōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete
an angel	ἄγγελος	angelos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
appeared	ὤφθη	ōphthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
to	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
flames	φλογὶ	phlogi	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5395 a flame
of a burning	πυρὸς	pyros	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials
bush	βάτου	batou	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G942 a thorn bush or bramble
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
desert	ἐρήμῳ	erēmō	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G2048 deserted, desolate, a desert
near	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Mount	ὄρους	orous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3735 a mountain
Sinai	Σινᾶ	Sina	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4614 Sinai

Acts 7:31

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
saw	ἰδὼν	idōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
he marveled at	ἐθαύμαζεν	ethaumazen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2296 I wonder, admire
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
sight	ὅραμα	horama	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3705 a spectacle, vision
he	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
approached	προσερχομένου	proserchomenou	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4334 I come near, consent to
to look	κατανοῆσαι	katanoēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2657 I understand, perceive, consider
voice	φωνὴ	phōnē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
came	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born

Acts 7:32

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	Ἐγὼ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
of your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
fathers	πατέρων	paterōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
of Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
Isaac	Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2464 Isaac
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Jacob	Ἰακώβ	Iakōb	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
trembled with fear	ἔντρομος	entromos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1790 trembling through fear
did not dare	ἐτόλμα	etolma	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5111 I dare, endure, am bold
to look	κατανοῆσαι	katanoēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2657 I understand, perceive, consider

Acts 7:33

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
said	Εἶπεν	Eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Take off	Λῦσον	Lyson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy
sandals	ὑπόδημα	hypodēma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5266 a sandal
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
place	τόπος	topos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5117 a place
where	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you are standing	ἕστηκας	hestēkas	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
is	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
holy	ἁγία	hagia	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
ground	γῆ	gē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land

Acts 7:34

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have indeed seen	ἰδὼν	idōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
oppression	κάκωσιν	kakōsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2561 affliction, ill-treatment
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
people	λαοῦ	laou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Egypt	Αἰγύπτῳ	Aigyptō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt
I have heard	ἤκουσα	ēkousa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
their	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
groaning	στεναγμοῦ	stenagmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4726 a groaning
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
have come down	κατέβην	katebēn	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
to deliver	ἐξελέσθαι	exelesthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1807 I remove, choose, rescue
them	αὐτούς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Now	νῦν	nyn	Adverb	G3568 now, already, at present
come	δεῦρο	deuro	Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular	G1204 come, now, the present
I will send	ἀποστείλω	aposteilō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
back to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Egypt	Αἴγυπτον	Aigypton	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt

Acts 7:35

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	Τοῦτον	Touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
Moses	Μωϋσῆν	Mōusēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
they had rejected	ἠρνήσαντο	ērnēsanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G720 I deny, repudiate
with the words	εἰπόντες	eipontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Who	Τίς	Tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
made	κατέστησεν	katestēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2525 I set, establish, appoint, conduct
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
ruler	ἄρχοντα	archonta	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G758 a ruler, prince, leader
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
judge	δικαστήν	dikastēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1348 a judge
the one	τοῦτον	touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
whom	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
sent	ἀπέσταλκεν	apestalken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
to be	ἄρχοντα	archonta	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G758 a ruler, prince, leader
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
redeemer	λυτρωτὴν	lytrōtēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3086 a redeemer, liberator
through	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
angel	ἀγγέλου	angelou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
who	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
appeared	ὀφθέντος	ophthentos	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
to him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
bush	βάτῳ	batō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G942 a thorn bush or bramble