Acts 7:33-35

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

³³And the Lord said to him, ‘Untie the sandal from your feet, for the place upon which you stand is holy ground. ³⁴Having seen, I saw^[a] the mistreatment of My people in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and I came down to rescue them. And now, come, I will^[b] send you forth to Egypt’.

This Moses Whom Israel Denied, God Sent To Be Both Ruler And Deliverer

³⁵“This Moses whom they denied, having said, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge?’ [Ex 2:14]— this one God has sent-forth to be both ruler and deliverer^[c], with^[d] the hand of the angel having appeared to him in the bush.

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Footnotes

Acts 7:34 Having seen, I saw. This is a Hebrew way of speaking, meaning, I have surely seen.
Acts 7:34 Lit, Let Me, a command spoken to Himself, an expression of His own resolve. God is not asking permission from Moses.
Acts 7:35 Or, redeemer.
Acts 7:35 Or, together-with, accompanied-by.

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