acts 13:17 the god of this people of israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of egypt and with an high arm brought he them out of it

Acts 13:17

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in [the] land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— The God of this people Israel, chose our fathers, and, the people, he exalted, by their sojourn in the land of Egypt,—and, with a high arm, brought he them out of it;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— the God of this people Israel did choose our fathers, and the people He did exalt in their sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm did He bring them out of it;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt: And with an high arm brought them out from thence:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt in the land of Egypt, and with an high arme brought them out thereof.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arme brought he them out of it.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The God of this people of Israel chose our forefathers and exalted and multiplied them when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a strong arm he brought them out of it.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— The God of this people elected our fathers, and exalted and magnified them, when they were sojourners in the land of Metsreen, and with uplifted arm brought them out therefrom
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised them up, and multiplied them, when they resided in the land of Egypt; and, with a high arm, he brought them out of it.

The x3588

(3588) Complement
ὁ
ho
{ho}

The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).

God 2316

{2316} Prime
θεός
theos
{theh'-os}

Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.

of this 5127

{5127} Prime
τούτου
toutou
{too'-too}

Genitive singular masculine or neuter of G3778; of (from or concerning) this (person or thing).

people 2992

{2992} Prime
λαός
laos
{lah-os'}

Apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace).

of Israel 2474

{2474} Prime
Ἰσραήλ
Israel
{is-rah-ale'}

Of Hebrew origin [H3478]; Israel (that is, Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively).

chose 1586

{1586} Prime
ἐκλέγομαι
eklegomai
{ek-leg'-om-ahee}

Middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense); to select.

z5668

<5668> Grammar

Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Middle (See G5785)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 88

our 2257

{2257} Prime
ἡμῶν
hemon
{hay-mone'}

Genitive plural of G1473; of (or from) us.

fathers, 3962

{3962} Prime
πατήρ
pater
{pat-ayr'}

Apparently a primary word; a 'father' (literally or figuratively, near or more remote).

and 2532

{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}

Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.

exalted 5312

{5312} Prime
ὑψόω
hupsoo
{hoop-so'-o}

From G5311; to elevate (literally or figuratively).

z5656

<5656> Grammar

Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2319

the x3588

(3588) Complement
ὁ
ho
{ho}

The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).

people 2992

{2992} Prime
λαός
laos
{lah-os'}

Apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace).

when 1722

{1722} Prime
ἐν
en
{en}

A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), that is, a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); 'in', at, (up-) on, by, etc.

they dwelt as strangers 3940

{3940} Prime
παροικία
paroikia
{par-oy-kee'-ah}

From G3941; foreign residence.

in 1722

{1722} Prime
ἐν
en
{en}

the land 1093

{1093} Prime
γῆ
ge
{ghay}

Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application).

of Egypt, 125

{0125} Prime
Αἴγυπτος
Aiguptos
{ah'-ee-goop-tos}

Of uncertain derivation; AEgyptus, the land of the Nile.

and 2532

{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}

with 3326

{3326} Prime
μετά
meta
{met-ah'}

A primary preposition (often used adverbially); properly denoting accompaniment; 'amid' (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive case association, or accusative case 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).

an high 5308

{5308} Prime
ὑψηλός
hupselos
{hoop-say-los'}

From G5311; lofty (in place or character).

arm 1023

{1023} Prime
βραχίων
brachion
{brakh-ee'-own}

Properly a comparative of G1024, but apparently in the sense of βράσσω [[brasso]] (to wield); the arm, that is, (figuratively) strength.

brought x1806

(1806) Complement
ἐξάγω
exago
{ex-ag'-o}

From G1537 and G0071; to lead forth.

he y1806

[1806] Standard
ἐξάγω
exago
{ex-ag'-o}

From G1537 and G0071; to lead forth.

z5627

<5627> Grammar

Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote

them 846

{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}

From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.

out of 1537

{1537} Prime
ἐκ
ek
{ek}

A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence motion or action proceeds), from, out (of place, time or cause; literally or figuratively; direct or remote).

it. 846

{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}

See commentary on Acts 13:15-17.

See commentary on Acts 13:14-41.

Acts 13:17

The God — By such a commemoration of God's favours to their fathers, at once their minds were conciliated to the speaker, they were convinced of their duty to God, and invited to believe his promise, and the accomplishment of it. Acts 13:17-22, contain the whole sum of the Old Testament. Of this people — Paul here chiefly addresses himself to those whom he styles, Ye that fear God: he speaks of Israel first; and Acts 13:26, speaks more directly to the Israelites themselves. Chose — And this exalted the people; not any merit or goodness of their own, Ezekiel 20:5. Our fathers — Abraham and his posterity. Isaiah 1:2.

Acts 13:17

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and ⁽ⁱ⁾ exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an ^(k) high arm brought he them out of it.

⁽ⁱ⁾ Advanced and brought to honour.

^(k) Openly and with strong power, breaking in pieces the enemies of his people.

God:
Acts 7:2-53 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, ... Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it].
Genesis 12:1-3 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: ... And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 17:7-8 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. ... And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
Deuteronomy 4:37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 7:6-8 For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth. ... But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 9:5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 14:2 For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth.
Nehemiah 9:7-8 Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham; ... And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give [it, I say], to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou [art] righteous:
Psalms 105:6-12 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. ... When they were [but] a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Psalms 105:42-43 For he remembered his holy promise, [and] Abraham his servant. ... And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with gladness:
Psalms 135:4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.
Isaiah 41:8-9 But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. ... [Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Isaiah 44:1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Jeremiah 33:24-26 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. ... Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, [so] that I will not take [any] of his seed [to be] rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

and exalted:
Acts 7:17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Exodus 1:7-9 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. ... And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we:
Deuteronomy 10:22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Psalms 105:23-24 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. ... And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

and with:
Acts 7:36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Exodus 6:1-14:31 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. ... And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
Exodus 15:1-21 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. ... And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Exodus 18:11 Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.
Deuteronomy 4:20 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, [even] out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as [ye are] this day.
Deuteronomy 4:34 Or hath God assayed to go [and] take him a nation from the midst of [another] nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Deuteronomy 7:19 The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.
1 Samuel 4:8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
Nehemiah 9:9-12 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea; ... Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Psalms 77:13-20 Thy way, O God, [is] in the sanctuary: who [is so] great a God as [our] God? ... Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Psalms 78:12-13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, [in] the field of Zoan. ... He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Psalms 78:42-53 They remembered not his hand, [nor] the day when he delivered them from the enemy. ... And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Psalms 105:26-39 He sent Moses his servant; [and] Aaron whom he had chosen. ... He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
Psalms 106:7-11 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked [him] at the sea, [even] at the Red sea. ... And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
Psalms 114:1-8 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; ... Which turned the rock [into] a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Psalms 135:8-10 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. ... Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
Psalms 136:10-15 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ... But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
Isaiah 63:9-14 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. ... As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
Jeremiah 32:20-21 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, and in Israel, and among [other] men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; ... And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
Amos 2:10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
Micah 6:4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
Micah 7:15-16 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous [things]. ... The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Gn 12:1; 17:7. Ex 1:7; 6:1; 15:1; 18:11. Dt 4:20, 34, 37; 7:6, 19; 9:5; 10:22; 14:2. 1S 4:8. Ne 9:7, 9. Ps 77:13; 78:12, 42; 105:6, 23, 26, 42; 106:7; 114:1; 135:4, 8; 136:10. Is 41:8; 44:1; 63:9. Jr 32:20; 33:24. Am 2:10. Mi 6:4; 7:15. Ac 7:2, 17, 36. 1P 2:9.