At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.Acts 7:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἔφυγεν δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ καὶ ἐγένετο πάροικος ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ, οὗ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς δύο.
- ἔφυγενephugen“Fled”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φεύγω · “to flee” · Strong's G5343
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ΜωϋσῆςMōusēs“Moses”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
- ἐνen“at”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λόγῳlogō“remark”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
- τούτῳtoutō“this”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐγένετοegeneto“became”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- πάροικοςparoikos“exiled”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “foreigner” · Strong's G3941
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- γῇgēa“[the] land”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093H
- Μαδιάμ,Madiam“of Midian,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Μαδιάν · “Midian” · Strong's G3099
- οὗhou“where”Adverb · “whither” · Strong's G3757
- ἐγέννησενegennēsen“he begat”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
- υἱοὺςhuious“sons”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- δύο.duo“two.”Adjective, number · from δύο · “two” · Strong's G1417
Places named in this verse
- Midianregion · Identification: certain · Map of Midian (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Midian on OpenBible.info