Acts 7:44

The tent/lodge/tabernacle of{the witness} has-been-being to{the fathers} of{us} in to{the desolate} according-as the speaking sets-through-such-as-to-be-set-through to{the Moses} to-do/make same according-to the imprint/replica/type which he-had-seen,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

In Context

43and you-take-up/anew the tent/lodge/tabernacle of{the} Moloch and the star of{the God} of{you}, Rompha/Raiphan/Remphan, the imprints/replicas/types which you-make to-be-worshipping to{same} and I-will-change-home you upon-the-there/beyond of{Babylon}.'

45which also the fathers of{us} lead-into, receive[ing]-through alongside of{Joshua} in to{the down-hold-sis[i.e. state of holding down]} of{the nations, which} the God thrusts-out from of{[the] face} of{the fathers} of{us} until of{the days} [of-]David,

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Matthew Henry on Acts 7:43-51

Stephen's Address. 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses,… Read the whole commentary →

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