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Acts 7:19

NETBible	This was the one who exploited¹ our people² and was cruel to our ancestors,³ forcing them to abandon⁴ their infants so they would die.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Act 7:19	He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our forefathers by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
NASB © biblegateway Act 7:19	"It was he who took shrewd advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers so that they would expose their infants and they would not survive.
NLT © biblegateway Act 7:19	This king plotted against our people and forced parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die.
MSG © biblegateway Act 7:19	He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 7:19	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 7:19	He dealt craftily with our race and forced our ancestors to abandon their infants so that they would die.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 7:19	"This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, making them expose their babies, so that they might not live.
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KJV	The same <3778> dealt subtilly <2686> (5666) with our <2257> kindred <1085>_, and evil entreated <2559> (5656) our <2257> fathers <3962>_, so that <4160> (5721) they cast out <1570> their <846> young children <1025>_, to the end <1519> they might <2225> (0) not <3361> live <2225> (5745)_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 7:19	"It was he who took <2686> shrewd <2686> advantage <2686> of our race <1085> and mistreated <2559> our fathers <3962> so that they would expose <4160> <1570> their infants <1025> and they would not survive <2225> .
NET [draft] ITL	This <3778> was the one who exploited <2686> our <2257> people <1085> and was cruel <2559> to our ancestors <3962> , forcing <4160> them to abandon <1570> their <846> infants <1025> so <1519> they would die <2225> . die <3361> .
GREEK	outov <3778> D-NSM katasofisamenov <2686> (5666) V-ADP-NSM to <3588> T-ASN genov <1085> N-ASN hmwn <2257> P-1GP ekakwsen <2559> (5656) V-AAI-3S touv <3588> T-APM paterav <3962> N-APM tou <3588> T-GSN poiein <4160> (5721) V-PAN ta <3588> T-APN brefh <1025> N-APN ekyeta <1570> A-APN autwn <846> P-GPM eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN mh <3361> PRT-N zwogoneisyai <2225> (5745) V-PPN

NETBible

This was the one who exploited¹ our people² and was cruel to our ancestors,³ forcing them to abandon⁴ their infants so they would die.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn According to L&N 88.147 it is also possible to translate κατασοφισάμενος (katasofisameno") as “took advantage by clever words” or “persuaded by sweet talk.”

²tn Or “race.”

³tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

⁴tn Or “expose” (BDAG 303 s.v. ἔκθετος).

⁵tn Grk “so that they could not be kept alive,” but in this context the phrase may be translated either “so that they would not continue to live,” or “so that they would die” (L&N 23.89).