King James Version

Acts 7:37

This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[the] Lord” (κύριος) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (ὑμῶν) before like here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him you will listen to” (αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε.) after me myself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οὗτόςhoutosThisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “This”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἴπαςeipasto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοῖςhuioisunto the childrenυἱός (huios)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the children”, the to- or for-formG5207a son, descendent.unto the childrenἸσραήλisraēlof IsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.of IsraelΠροφήτηνprophētēnA prophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “A prophet”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.This verse uses “a prophet”.A prophetὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἀναστήσειanastēseito ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arise”, an action still aheadG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῶνadelphōnbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὡςhōslikeὡςconjunction — “like”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.likeἐμέemeunto meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “unto me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.unto me

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀκούσεσθεakousestheshall ye hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, future deponent indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall ye hear”, an action still aheadG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.

World English Bible

This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.’

Darby Translation

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up to you out of your brethren like me [him shall ye hear].

Douay-Rheims

This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself: him shall you hear.

Fulfills

Deuteronomy 18:15 Deuteronomy 18:15 · King James VersionThe LORD 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;Deuteronomy 18:15 · King James VersionOpen the Source
prophet like Moses · NT explicit
The LORD 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;

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