Acts 7:6
God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
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ASV
And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years.
KJV
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐλάλησεν | elalēsen | Spoke | G2980 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| οὕτως | houtōs | thus | G3779 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεός, | theos | God | G2316 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| ἔσται | estai | will be | G1510 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| σπέρμα | sperma | seed | G4690 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of him | G846 → |
| πάροικον | paroikon | a sojourner | G3941 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| γῇ | gēa | a land | G1093 → |
| ἀλλοτρίᾳ | allotria | strange | G245 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| δουλώσουσιν | doulōsousin | they will enslave | G1402 → |
| αὐτὸ | auto | it | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| κακώσουσιν | kakōsousin | they will mistreat [it] | G2559 → |
| ἔτη | etē | years | G2094 → |
| τετρακόσια. | tetrakosia | four hundred. | G5071 → |
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