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ACTS VII. 11—42. appointed him governor over Egypt and all' his house. And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan､ and great tribulation, and |our fathers| could not find pasture. But Jacob､ hearing there was corn in Egypt sent off our fathers |flrst| ; and |the second time| Joseph was made known unto his brethren, and |the race of Joseph was made |manifest| unto Pharaoh. And Joseph､ sending forth､ called for Jacob his father､ and all' the kindred, consisting of seventy -five souls ; and Jacob went down [into Egypt]. And he died, he and our fathers ; and were brought over into Shechem､ and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased､ for a price of silver､ of the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Now  the people grew､ and were multiplied in Egypt, — until there arose another sort of king over Egypt､ who had not known Joseph. ||The same|| dealing craftily with our race ill-treated our fathers､ so as to cause their babes to be exposed, to the end they might not be suffered to live. ||In which season|| |Moses| was born, and was exceeding goodly, — who was nourished up three months in the house of his father; but |when he was exposed| the daughter of Pharaoh rescued him､ and nourished him for herself |as a son|. And so Moses was trained in all' the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works. 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 |seeing one being wronged| he defended him､ and avenged him that was getting worn out, smiting the Egyptian|. But he supposed his brethren ]would understand] that ]]God]] ]through his hand] would give them deliverance ; whereas they understood not. ||On the following day also|| he appeared unto them､ as they were contending, and would have reconciled them in peace, saying — Men! ye are |brothers|! Wherefore wrong ye one another? But ||he that was wronging his neighbour|| thrust him away, saying — Who hath appointed thee to be ruler and judge over us? Art thou wishing to kill me in the same way thou didst kill､ yesterday､ |the Egyptian| ? And Moses fled at this saying, and became

a sojourner in the land of Midian､ where he begat two sons. And  there appeared unto him in the desert of Mount Sinai] a messenger, in a flame of fire､ in a bush. And ||Moses|| he was going near to observe] there came a voice of the Lord — The God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses becoming |terrified| durst not observe. And the Lord said unto him — • Loose the sandals of thy feet ; For the place whereon thou art standing is hallowed ground|. I have [indeed seen] the ill-treatment of my people that is in Egypt, And unto their groaning have I hearkened､ And have come down to rescue them. Now therefore､ come! I will send thee into Egypt.  ||both as ruler and redeemer|| did God send |by the hand of the messenger who had appeared unto him in the bush|: and signs in Egypt､ and in the Red Sea, and in the desert､ forty years| : sons of Israel — from, among your brethren､ ||like unto me|| : assembly in the desert, with the messenger who was speaking with him in Mount Sinai､ and with our fathers, ||he who welcomed living utterances､ to give unto us]] : turned in their hearts unto Egypt, saying unto Aaron — Make us gods who shall go before us; For  We know not what hath befallen him ! And so they fell to calf-making in those days, And offered sacrifice unto the idol､ And rejoiced in the works of their hands. But God |turned| and delivered them up to be doing divine service unto the host of heaven, — Just as it is written in a book of the prophets — Victims and sacrifices did ye offer unto me',
 * seeing it] marvelled at the sight; and |as
 * I|| am the God of thy fathers､
 * The same|| led them forth, |doing wonders
 * The same|| is the Moses that said unto the
 * A prophet､ unto you|| will God raise up､
 * The same|| is he that came to be in the
 * Unto whom|| |our fathers| would not become obedient, but thrust him away､ and