Acts 7:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 7:28

26 And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?’

27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ^a‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

28 Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’

29 ^aThen, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he ^bhad two sons.

30 ^a“And when forty years had passed, an Angel¹ of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai.

31 When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,

Verse Comparison: Acts 7:28

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American Standard Version
Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?

Amplified® Bible
Do you intend to slay me as you slew the Egyptian yesterday?

Contemporary English Version
Are you going to kill me, just as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?"

Darby English Version
Dost *thou* wish to kill me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?

Good News Bible
'Do you want to kill me, just as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?'

International Standard Version
You don't want to kill me like you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you?'

King James Version
Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

New American Standard Bible
`YOU DO NOT MEAN TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIAN YESTERDAY, DO YOU?'

New International Version
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'

New King James Version
Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' YOU DO NOT MEAN TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIAN YESTERDAY, DO YOU?'

Young's Literal Translation
to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

New English Translation
You don’t want to kill me the way you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’¹

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