Acts 7:17

Moreover, according-as the time has-been-becoming-near of{the message-upon-ia/declaration} of{which} the God swears to{the} Abraham, the people grows/increases and is-multiplied in to{Egypt},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

In Context

16and they-are-placed-across into Shechem and are-placed in to{the memorial-effect} which Abraham procures of{value} of{silver-piece} beside of{the sons} [of-]Hamor of{the Shechem}.

18even-to of{whom} [a] different-other king stands-anew upon Egypt, who had_not_beheld the Joseph.

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Cross References

Acts 7:6Moreover, the-same-ly, the God speaks that the sow-effect of{same} will-be housed-aside-ive in to{land belonging-to-another} and they-will-enslave same and will-mistreat four-hundred years,

2 Peter 3:8Moreover, one[neuter] the-same[neuter]: be_not_escaping-notice you, beloved, that one day beside to{[the] Lord} as [a] thousand years and [a] thousand years as one day.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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