King James Version

Acts 7:43

Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (ὑμῶν) before Rephan here.

καὶkaiYeaκαίconjunction — “Yea”G2532and, even, also, namely.Yeaἀνελάβετεanelabeteye took upἀναλαμβάνω (analambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye took up”, a single actionG353I take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away.ye took upτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκηνὴνskēnēntabernacleσκηνή (skēnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tabernacle”, the object formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.This verse uses “tabernacle”.the tabernacleτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Μολὸχmolochof MolochΜολόχnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Moloch”, the of-formG3434Moloch, a god worshipped by several Semitic peoples.of Molochκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄστρονastronstarἄστρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “star”, the object formG798a star.the starτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheougodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “god”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.godῬαιφάνrhaiphanRemphanῬαιφάνnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Remphan”, the of-formG4481Rephan, the Saturn of later mythology.Remphanτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τύπουςtupousfiguresτύπος (tupos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “figures”, the object formG5179(originally: the mark of a blow, then a stamp struck by a die), (a) a figure; a copy, image, (b) a pattern, model, (c) a type, prefiguring something or somebody.figuresοὓςhouswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐποιήσατεepoiēsateye madeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye made”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ye madeπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinto worshipπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, present active infinitive — “to worship”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.to worshipαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμετοικιῶmetoikiōI will carryμετοικίζω (metoikizō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will carry”, an action still aheadG3351I transport, cause to migrate, remove.I will carryὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἐπέκειναepekeinabeyondἐπέκειναpreposition — “beyond”G1900beyond, on yonder side.beyondΒαβυλῶνοςbabulōnosBabylonΒαβυλών (babulōn)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Babylon”, the of-formG897(a) Babylon, the ancient city on the Euphrates, to which the people of Jerusalem, etc., were transported, (b) hence allegorically of Rome, from the point of view of the Christian people.Babylon

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὑμῶνhumōnof yourσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “of your”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan — the figures that ye made to bow before them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of the god Rephan, The figures which ye made to worship them: And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan — the figures that ye made to bow before them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.

World English Bible

You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship, so I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’

Darby Translation

Yea, ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of [your] god Remphan, the forms which ye made to do homage to them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.

Douay-Rheims

And you took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rempham, figures which you made to adore them. And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

Quotes

Amos 5:26 Amos 5:26 · King James VersionBut ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.Amos 5:26 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as it is written
But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

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