Acts 7:19 “He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to aba…”

Acts 7:19

He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

World English Bible

The same took advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to abandon their babies, so that they wouldn’t stay alive.

American Standard Version

The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.

Geneva Bible 1599

The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and euill entreated our fathers, and made them to cast out their yong children, that they should not remaine aliue.

Darby Translation

He dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.

Young's Literal Translation

this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

Bible in Basic English

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

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Cross references

“The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.”

Psalm 105:25 Exodus 1:9–22 Psalm 129:1–3 Psalm 83:4 Psalm 83:5 Revelation 12:4

Psalm 105:25 · BSB

whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

Exodus 1:9–22 · BSB

“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.

Psalm 129:1–3 · BSB

Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—

Psalm 83:4 · BSB

saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Psalm 83:5 · BSB

For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—

Revelation 12:4 · BSB

His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.

20At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.

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