King James Version

Acts 7:40

Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “happened” (ἐγένετο) before him.’ here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “has happened” (γέγονεν) before him.’ here.

εἰπόντεςeipontesto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, 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).Sayingτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἀαρώνaarōnunto AaronἈαρώνnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto Aaron”, the to- or for-formG2Aaron, son of Amram and Jochebed, brother of Moses.unto AaronΠοίησονpoiēsonMakeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Make”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.MakeἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usθεοὺςtheousgodsθεός (theos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “gods”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.godsοἳhoitoὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “to”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.toπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaigo beforeπροπορεύομαι (proporeuomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “go before”, an action still aheadG4313I precede, pass on before, go before.go beforeἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐξήγαγενexēgagenbroughtἐξάγω (exagō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “brought”, a single actionG1806I lead out, sometimes to death, execution.broughtἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofγῆςgēslandγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “land”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “land”.the landΑἰγύπτουaiguptouof EgyptΑἴγυπτος (aiguptos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Egypt”, the of-formG125Egypt.of Egyptοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἐγένετοegenetois becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “is become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.is becomeαὐτῷautōof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “of him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of him

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γέγονενgegonenis becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second aorist deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “is become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who shall go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what hath happened to him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying unto Aaron, Make us gods that shall go before us: for as for this Moses, who led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who shall go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what hath happened to him.

World English Bible

saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’

Darby Translation

saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.

Douay-Rheims

Saying to Aaron: Make us gods to go before us. For as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

Alludes to

Exodus 32:1 Exodus 32:1 · King James VersionAnd when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.Exodus 32:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

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