Acts 7:37

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God {G5216} {G2316} raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Μωϋσῆς, ὁ εἰπὼν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, Προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐμέ· αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε.

Transliteration

This estin the Mōysēs, the eipōn to the hyiois Israēl, Prophētēn to you anastēsei Kyrios the Theos of you ek the adelphōn of you, hōs me; him akousesthe.

Grammar Details

• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *Mōysēs*: nominative masculine singular - Moses
• *eipōn*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having said
• *hyiois*: dative masculine plural - sons
• *Israēl*: genitive - Israel
• *Prophētēn*: accusative masculine singular - prophet
• *anastēsei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will raise up
• *Kyrios*: nominative masculine singular - Lord
• *Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God
• *ek*: preposition + genitive - from/out of
• *adelphōn*: genitive masculine plural - brothers
• *hōs*: comparative particle - like/as
• *akousesthe*: future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will hear/listen to

Word Meanings

• *eipōn*: having said/spoken/told
• *Prophētēn*: prophet/one who speaks for God
• *anastēsei*: will raise up/cause to appear
• *adelphōn*: brothers/kinsmen/fellow Israelites
• *akousesthe*: you will hear/listen to/heed

Referenced Verses

• Deut 18:15-19 : 15 Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
• Matt 17:3-5 : 3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. 4 And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
• Luke 9:30-31 : 30 And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah; 31 who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
• Luke 9:35 : 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.
• John 8:46-47 : 46 Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why {G5101} do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
• John 18:37 : 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
• Acts 3:22-23 : 22 {G1063} Moses indeed said, {G3754} {G4314} {G3962} A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever {G302} he shall speak unto you. 23 And it shall be, that every {G302} soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
• Acts 7:38 : 38 This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:
• Mark 9:7 : 7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.
• 2 Chr 28:22 : 22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Jehovah, this same king Ahaz.
• Dan 6:13 : 13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.