6. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 7:6:1 ⧉ἐλάλησενelaleesenspoke Acts 7:6:2 ⧉δὲdeand Acts 7:6:3 ⧉οὕτωςootosthus Acts 7:6:4 ⧉ὁothe Acts 7:6:5 ⧉θεὸςtheosGod Acts 7:6:6 ⧉ὅτιoteethat Acts 7:6:7 ⧉ἔσταιestewill be Acts 7:6:8 ⧉τὸtothe Acts 7:6:9 ⧉σπέρμαspehrmaoffspring Acts 7:6:10 ⧉αὐτοῦaftoohis Acts 7:6:11 ⧉πάροικονpareekona sojourner Acts 7:6:12 ⧉ἐνenin Acts 7:6:13 ⧉γῇyeeland Acts 7:6:14 ⧉ἀλλοτρίᾳalotreeaforeign Acts 7:6:15 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 7:6:16 ⧉δουλώσουσινthoolosooseenthey will enslave Acts 7:6:17 ⧉αὐτὸaftoit Acts 7:6:18 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 7:6:19 ⧉κακώσουσινkakosooseenthey will afflict Acts 7:6:20 ⧉ἔτηeteeyears Acts 7:6:21 ⧉τετρακόσιαtetrakosiafour hundred |
6. Formal Translation But God {Theos, Divine Foreteller} spoke in this way, that His seed would be a sojourner in a foreign land, and that they would enslave them and mistreat them for four hundred years. |
6. Dynamic Translation God {Theos, Covenant Planner} said this: His descendants will have to live as outsiders in a land that is not theirs, and others will force them into slavery and treat them badly for four hundred years. |