Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
He took a cunning method with our race; he oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to expose their infants, to prevent them from surviving.
New American Standard Bible
It was he who took
King James Version
The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
Holman Bible
He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them leave their infants outside, so they wouldn’t survive.
International Standard Version
By shrewdly scheming against our people, he oppressed our ancestors and forced them to abandon their infants to the elements, so that they wouldn't live.
A Conservative Version
This man, who cunningly victimized our race, mistreated our fathers to make their infants be placed outside in order not to keep alive.
American Standard Version
The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.
Amplified
He shrewdly exploited our race and mistreated our fathers, forcing them to expose their [male] babies so that they would die.
An Understandable Version
This king exploited the Hebrews and mistreated our forefathers, even requiring that they abandon their [small] babies, leaving them to die [See Exodus 1:22].
Anderson New Testament
He dealt insidiously with our race, and afflicted our fathers, so that they exposed their infants, in order that they might not live.
Bible in Basic English
He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.
Common New Testament
He dealt craftily with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not survive.
Daniel Mace New Testament
this prince employ'd all his arts against our nation, and persecuted our fathers, by obliging them to expose their young children, in order to extirpate the race.
Darby Translation
He dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.
Godbey New Testament
He dealing fraudulently with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their infants, so that they should not live.
Goodspeed New Testament
He took advantage of our people and oppressed our forefathers, making them abandon their infant children, so that they should not live.
John Wesley New Testament
evil intreated our fathers, by causing their male infants to be exposed, that they might not live.
Julia Smith Translation
He having deceived our race by sophistry, inflicted evil upon our fathers, to make their babes cast out, that they should not breed.
King James 2000
The same dealt craftily with our kindred, and ill-treated our fathers, so that they exposed their infants, to the end that they might not live.
Lexham Expanded Bible
This man deceitfully took advantage of our people [and] mistreated our ancestors, {causing them to abandon their infants} so that they would not be kept alive.
Modern King James verseion
Dealing subtly with our race, this one oppressed our fathers, causing their infants to be exposed, so as not to be left alive.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, and made them to cast out their young children, that they should not remain alive.
Montgomery New Testament
"He dealt craftily with our race, and oppressed our forefathers, by making them expose their infants so that they should not live.
NET Bible
This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
New Heart English Bible
The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they would not stay alive.
Noyes New Testament
The same dealt subtly with our race, and illtreated our fathers, so that they should cast out their infants, that they might not be preserved alive.
Sawyer New Testament
This [king] dealt deceitfully with our race, and treated injuriously our fathers, causing their infants to be exposed that they might not be preserved alive.
The Emphasized Bible
The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill-treated our fathers, so as to cause their babes to be exposed, to the end they might not be suffered to live.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
This man, forming crafty designs against our nation, grievously treated our fathers, so as to cause them to expose their children, in order to exterminate the race.
Twentieth Century New Testament
This king acted deceitfully towards our race and ill-treated our ancestors, making them abandon their own infants, so that they should not be reared.
Webster
The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and ill-treated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
Weymouth New Testament
He adopted a crafty policy towards our race, and oppressed our forefathers, making them cast out their infants so that they might not be permitted to live.
Williams New Testament
By taking a cunning advantage of our race he oppressed our forefathers by forcing them to expose their infants so that they should not live.
World English Bible
The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they wouldn't stay alive.
Worrell New Testament
The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill-treated our fathers, in causing their children to be cast out, that they might not be preserved alive.
Worsley New Testament
and oppressed our fathers, causing their children to be exposed, that their race might be extinguished.
Youngs Literal Translation
this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;
Themes
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Israel » Oppressed » Enslaved » Egyptians
Interlinear
Houtos
hemon
ἡμῶν
hemon
Usage: 388
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses, A Rejected Savior
18 till another king arose to rule Egypt who knew nothing of Joseph. 19 He took a cunning method with our race; he oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to expose their infants, to prevent them from surviving. 20 It was at this period that Moses was born, a divinely beautiful child. For three months he was brought up in his father's house;
Cross References
Revelation 12:4-5
his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was on the point of being delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born.