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The Rejection and Flight of Moses

Acts 7:28

In 9 translations

BSB
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’Exodus 2:13–14 (see also LXX)
KJV
Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
WEB
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
ASV
Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
LSV
Do you wish to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?
YLT
to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?
DBY
Dost thou wish to kill me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
DRC
What, wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian?
GNV
Wilt thou kill mee, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἐχθὲς: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: χθὲς.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐχθὲς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐχθὲς; Robinson–Pierpont read χθὲς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον;
RP2018
Μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις, ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες χθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον;
TR-Boyd
Μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις, ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες χθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον;
SCR1894
μη ανελειν με συ θελεις ον τροπον ανειλες χθες τον αιγυπτιον

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