Acts 7:19
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
In context
17 As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
18 Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
19 He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
20 At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
21 When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
Acts 7:19 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- The same took advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to abandon their babies, so that they wouldn’t stay alive.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- He dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.