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Acts 7:6

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

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ἐλάλησενelalēsenspakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “spake”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.spakeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οὕτωςhoutōson this wiseοὕτω(ς)adverb — “on this wise”G3779thus, so, in this manner.on this wiseὁhotheὁarticle, 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”.ὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Thatἔσταιestaishouldεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “should”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shouldτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρμαspermaseedσπέρμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the subject formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.αὐτοῦautouthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπάροικονparoikonforeignerπάροικος (paroikos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “foreigner”, the subject formG3941foreign, alien, subst: a foreigner, sojourner.This verse uses “foreigner”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.γῇgēearthγῆnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the to- or for-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaanother’sἀλλότριος (allotrios)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “another’s”, the to- or for-formG245belonging to another person, belonging to others, foreign, strange.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδουλώσουσινdoulōsousinto enslaveδουλόω (douloō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to enslave”, an action still aheadG1402I enslave.αὐτὸautoheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κακώσουσινkakōsousinentreat them evilκακόω (kakoō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “entreat them evil”, an action still aheadG2559I treat badly, afflict, embitter, make angry.entreat them evilἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years”, the object formG2094a year.yearsτετρακόσιαtetrakosiafour hundredτετρακόσιοι (tetrakosioi)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “four hundred”, the object formG5071four hundred.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,

World English Bible

God spoke in this way: that his offspring would live as aliens in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

Darby Translation

And God spoke thus: His seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land, and they shall enslave them and evil entreat [them] four hundred years;

Douay-Rheims

And God said to him: That his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and that they should bring them under bondage, and treat them evil four hundred years.

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