Acts 7:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἔφυγεν δὲ Μωσῆς ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, καὶ ἐγένετο πάροικος ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ, οὗ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς δύο.

Transliteration

Ephygen de Mōsēs en the logō this, kai egeneto paroikos en gē Madiam, hou egennēsen hyious dyo.

Grammar Details

• *Ephygen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - fled
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *Mōsēs*: nominative masculine singular - Moses
• *en*: preposition + dative - in
• *logō*: dative masculine singular - word/saying
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became
• *paroikos*: nominative masculine singular - foreigner/sojourner
• *gē*: dative feminine singular - land
• *Madiam*: genitive/dative - Midian
• *hou*: relative adverb - where
• *egennēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - begat/fathered
• *hyious*: accusative masculine plural - sons
• *dyo*: numeral - two

Word Meanings

• *Ephygen*: fled/escaped/ran away
• *logō*: word/saying/statement/matter
• *egeneto*: became/came to be/happened to be
• *paroikos*: foreigner/sojourner/alien resident
• *gē*: land/earth/territory

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When Moses heard this, he fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then fleed Moses at that sayenge and was a stranger in the londe of Madian where he begat two sonnes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Moses fled at that sayenge, and was a straunger in the lande of Madian, where he begat two sonnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then fled Moses at that saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begate two sonnes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then fledde Moyses at that saying, and was a straunger in the lande of Madian, where he begate two sonnes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And at these words, Moses went in flight to the land of Midian, and was living there for a time, and had two sons.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the man said this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 2:14-22 : 14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was afraid and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock. 18 When they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come so soon today? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew water enough for us and watered the flock. 20 And he said to his daughters, And where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread. 21 And Moses was content to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. 22 And she bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
• Exod 4:19-20 : 19 And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt, for all the men are dead who sought your life. 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
• Exod 18:2-4 : 2 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 3 And her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a foreign land. 4 And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father, he said, was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.