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Acts 7:23
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“When he was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.
And when he was full forty yeres old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
"When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
"But when he was approaching the age of forty, it entered his mind to visit his countrymen, the sons of Israel.
"When Moses was about forty years old, he thought it would be good to visit his own people, the people of Israel.
"But when he reached the age of forty, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
"But when he was approaching the age of forty, it entered his mind to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.
But when he was approaching the age of forty, it entered his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
When Moses was forty years old, he wanted to help the Israelites because they were his own people.
"But when he was forty years old, the thought came to him to visit his brothers, the people of Isra'el.
And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;
Nowe when he was full fourtie yeere olde, it came into his heart to visite his brethren, the children of Israel.
And when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
"When Moses was forty years old, he decided to find out how his fellow Israelites were being treated.
"But when he was forty years old, it entered in his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it arose in his heart to look upon his brothers, the sons of Israel.
But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
But when he was almost forty years old, it came into his heart to go and see his brothers, the children of Israel.
But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Yisra'el.
"When he was forty years old, his heart was moved to visit his brothers, the descendants of Israel.Exodus 2:11-12;">[xr]
And when he became a son of forty years, it arose upon his heart to visit his brethren the sons of Israel.
And when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
And when he was full fourtie yeres olde, it came into his heart to visite his brethren the chyldren of Israel.
But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
But when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
"And when he was just forty years old, it occurred to him to visit his brethren the descendants of Israel.
But whanne the tyme of fourti yeer was fillid to hym, it roos vp `in to his herte, that he schulde visite hise britheren, the sones of Israel.
But when he was well-near forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers the sons of Israel.
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
But when he was about forty years old, it entered his mind to visit his fellow countrymen the Israelites.
"Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
"One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel.
When he was forty years old, he thought he should visit his brothers, the Jews.
"When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his relatives, the Israelites.
And, when there was being fulfilled unto him a period of forty years, it came up on his heart to look after his brethren the sons of Israel;
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
"When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.
And when he was full forty yeare olde it came into his hert to visit his brethren the chyldren of Israhel.
`And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;
But whan he was fourtye yeare olde, it came in to his mynde to vyset his brethren the children of Israel.
when he was full forty years old, he took the resolution to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
"When he was forty years old, he wondered how everything was going with his Hebrew kin and went out to look things over. He saw an Egyptian abusing one of them and stepped in, avenging his underdog brother by knocking the Egyptian flat. He thought his brothers would be glad that he was on their side, and even see him as an instrument of God to deliver them. But they didn't see it that way. The next day two of them were fighting and he tried to break it up, told them to shake hands and get along with each other: ‘Friends, you are brothers, why are you beating up on each other?'
"When Moses was about forty, he rode down to meet some of his real kin.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
when: Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:12, Hebrews 11:24-26
it came: Exodus 35:21, Exodus 35:29, 1 Chronicles 29:17-19, 2 Chronicles 30:12, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:5, Ezra 7:27, Proverbs 21:1, 2 Corinthians 8:16, Philippians 2:12, Philippians 2:13, James 1:17, Revelation 17:17
to: Acts 15:36, Exodus 4:18
Reciprocal: Exodus 3:11 - General Exodus 7:7 - General Deuteronomy 31:2 - I am an Deuteronomy 34:7 - an hundred Romans 9:3 - my kinsmen
Cross-References
Then the Lord said to Noah, "I have seen that you are a good man, even among the evil people of this time. So gather your family, and all of you go into the boat.
All the clean animals, all the other animals on the earth, the birds, and everything that crawls on the earth
went into the boat with Noah. These animals went into the boat in groups of two, male and female, just as God commanded.
Seven days later the flood started. The rain began to fall on the earth.
They and every kind of animal on the earth were in the boat. Every kind of cattle, every kind of animal that crawls on the earth, and every kind of bird were in the boat.
All these animals went into the boat with Noah. They came in groups of two from every kind of animal that had the breath of life.
Water flooded the earth for 40 days. The water began rising and lifted the boat off the ground.
The water continued to rise, and the boat floated on the water high above the earth.
The water continued to rise above the mountains. The water was more than 20 feet above the highest mountain.
Every living thing on earth died—every man and woman, every bird, and every kind of animal. All the many kinds of animals and all the things that crawl on the ground died. Every living, breathing thing on dry land died.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when he was full forty years old,.... This Stephen had from tradition, and not from Scripture, which is silent about the age of Moses at this time, and only says, "it came to pass in those days when Moses was grown", Exodus 2:11 but that he was at this time at such an age, is the general sense of the Jews. Upon the above mentioned passage they have this note h
"twenty years old was Moses at that time; and there are that say, that he was forty years old. And i elsewhere still more particularly; Moses was "forty" years in the palace of Pharaoh, forty years in Midian, (the Amsterdam edition reads,
××××ר, "in the wilderness", wrongly,) and he served Israel forty years.''
Indeed, the fabulous history of his life makes him to be but fifteen years of age at this time k; but Stephen's account is undoubtedly right, and which is confirmed by the above testimonies.
It came into his heart; by the Spirit of God, under a more than ordinary impulse of which he now was:
to visit his brethren, the children of Israel; whom he knew to be his brethren, partly from the common report in Pharaoh's court concerning him, and partly from the mark of circumcision in his flesh, and chiefly from divine revelation: for some years he had lived a courtly and military life, and had took no notice of the Israelites in their oppressions; but now the Lord laid it upon his heart to visit them, and observe how things were with them; and though he could not use any public and open authority, yet Philo the Jew says l, that he exhorted the officers to use mildness and moderation with them, and comforted and encouraged the Israelites to bear their burdens with patience and constancy, and not sink under them; suggesting, that things would take another turn, and would change for the better in time.
h Shemot Rabba, sect. 1. fol. 91. 3. i Bereshit Rabba, sect. 100, fol. 88. 4. k Chronicon Mosis, fol. 5. 2. l De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 608, 609.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Full forty years old - This is not recorded in the Old Testament; but it is a constant tradition of the Jews that Moses was 40 years of age when he undertook to deliver them. Thus, it is said, âMoses lived in the palace of Pharaoh forty years; he was forty years in Midian; and he ministered to Israel forty yearsâ (Kuinoel).
To visit ... - Probably with a view of delivering them from their oppressive bondage. Compare Acts 7:25.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 7:23. When he was full forty years old — This was a general tradition among the Jews: "Moses was forty years in Pharaoh's court, forty years in Midian, and forty years he served Israel."
To visit his brethren — Probably on the ground of trying to deliver them from their oppressive bondage. This desire seems to have been early infused into his mind by the Spirit of God; and the effect of this desire to deliver his oppressed countrymen was his refusing to be called the son of Pharoah's daughter-see Hebrews 11:24, and thus renouncing all right to the Egyptian crown, choosing rather to endure addiction with the people of God than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.
