King James Version
Acts 7:39 in the King James Version says “To whom our fathers would not obey , but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,” — study this verse from Acts chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“To whom our fathers would not obey , but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,”
Acts 7:39 · KJV
This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. like: or, as myself
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
To whom our fathers would not obey , but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“would”
G2309to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),
“obey”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“turned back again”
G4762to twist, i.e., turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
“hearts”
G2588the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
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