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Acts 7:44

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σκηνὴskēnētabernacleσκηνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “tabernacle”, the subject formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.This verse uses “tabernacle”.the tabernacleτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυρίουmarturiouof witnessμαρτύριον (marturion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of witness”, the of-formG3142witness, evidence, testimony, proof.This verse uses “witness”.of witnessἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατράσινpatrasinfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asδιετάξατοdietaxatohe had appointedδιατάσσω (diatassō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he had appointed”, a single actionG1299I give orders to, prescribe, arrange.he had appointedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαλῶνlalōnspeakingλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “speaking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.speakingτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Μωϋσῇmōusēunto MosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto Moses”, the to- or for-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.unto Mosesποιῆσαιpoiēsaito that he should makeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that he should make”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.that he should makeαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τύπονtuponto the fashionτύπος (tupos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “to the fashion”, 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.to the fashionὃνhonthatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἑωράκειheōrakeihe had seenὁράω (horaō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he had seen”, a completed action before another past momentG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.he had seen

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ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen.

Young’s Literal Translation

'The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;

World English Bible

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;

Darby Translation

Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;

Douay-Rheims

The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the desert, as God ordained for them, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the form which he had seen.

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