Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.Acts 7:44
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἦν τοῖς πατράσιν ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, καθὼς διετάξατο ὁ λαλῶν τῷ Μωϋσῇ ποιῆσαι αὐτὴν κατὰ τὸν τύπον ὃν ἑωράκει·
- ἩHē“The”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σκηνὴskēnē“tabernacle”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from σκηνή · “tent” · Strong's G4633
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μαρτυρίουmarturiou“testimony”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μαρτύριον · “testimony” · Strong's G3142
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατράσινpatrasin“fathers”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐρήμῳ,erēmō“wilderness,”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
- καθὼςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- διετάξατοdietaxato“had commanded”Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διατάσσω · “to direct” · Strong's G1299
- ὁho“the [One]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαλῶνlalōn“speaking”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΜωϋσῇMōusēa“to Moses”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
- ποιῆσαιpoiēsai“to make”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- αὐτὴνautēn“it”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- κατὰkata“according to”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τύπονtupon“pattern”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τύπος · “mark/example” · Strong's G5179
- ὃνhon“that”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἑωράκει·he'ōrakei“he had seen;”Verb, pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)