ACTS 7:5

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.”

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Acts 7:5 Translation & Meaning

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And καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
he gave ἔδωκεν To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) gave
him αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him
none οὐκ The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not none
inheritance κληρονομίαν Heirship, i.e., (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession inheritance
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
it, αὐτῇ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons it
no, not οὐδὲ Not however, i.e., neither, nor, not even no not
so much as (No Greek definition. English implied.)
to set his foot on: βῆμα A step, i.e., foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e., a tribunal set foot
yet καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words yet
he promised ἐπηγγείλατο To announce upon (reflexively), i.e., (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself promised
that he would give it δοῦναι To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) would give
to him αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons to him
for εἰς To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases for
a possession, κατάσχεσιν A holding down, i.e., occupancy possession
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
to σπέρματι Something sown, i.e., seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting) to
his αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
seed σπέρματι Something sown, i.e., seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting) seed
after μετ' Properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862) after
him, αὐτόν The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him
when ὄντος Being when
as yet (No Greek definition. English implied.)
he αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons he
had ὄντος Being had
no οὐκ The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not no
child. τέκνου A child (as produced) child

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  • 3  And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

  • 4  Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

  • 5  And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

  • 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.

  • 7  And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.




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