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And Moses, having become terrified, did not dare to look. <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> saying, ‘I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and dared not look. <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND ISAAC, AND JACOB.’ Moses shook with fear and did not dare to look closely. <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC AND JACOB.&#8217 Moses shook with fear and would not venture to look. <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC AND JACOB.’ And Moses shook with fear and would not venture to look. <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC AND JACOB.’ Moses trembled with fear and would not dare to look. <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND OF ISAAC AND OF JACOB.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I am the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look. <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. So Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look.&#8221 <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold. <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "I am the God who was worshiped by your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Moses started shaking all over and didn't dare to look at the bush. <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold. <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 'I am the God of your ancestors-the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and didn't dare to look at the bush. <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> 'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and dared not look. <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> I am the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses became terrified and didn't dare to look. <a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely. <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled, and dared not look. <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze. <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> ‘I am the God of your fathers: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Moses trembled and dared not look. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I [am] the God of your fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses having become terrified, did not dare behold, <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I am the God of your Fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' And Moses, having become terrified, did not dare to look. <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> I am the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 'And Moses having become terrified, durst not behold, <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I the God of thy fathers, God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob. And Moses being trembling, dared not observe attentively.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I am the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses being terrified, durst not behold. <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> ‘I am the God of your fathers: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses, being made to tremble, did not dare to look. <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.’ Then Moses, trembling, did not dare to look at it. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> ‘I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses trembled and dared not look at the sight. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> 'I AM THE LIVING GOD, The God of your fathers, The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob', and as Moses was trembling, he did not dare to gaze at the vision.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe it. <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembling, did not dare to investigate. <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> “I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”<RX 2.3.6> Then Moses trembling, dared not to look farther.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." and Moses trembled so, he durst not observe any longer. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze. <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' And Moses, becoming terrified, was not daring to examine it. <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;" but Moses trembling durst not look on. <a href="/parallel/acts/7-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=2049" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin</a> …31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: 32<a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">‘I am</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">of your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: paterōn (N-GMP) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">fathers,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/11.htm" title="11: Abraam (N-GMS) -- Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.">of Abraham,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2464.htm" title="2464: Isaak (N-GMS) -- (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2384.htm" title="2384: Iakōb (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites.">Jacob.’</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēs (N-NMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genomenos (V-APM-NMS) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude."></a> <a href="/greek/1790.htm" title="1790: entromos (Adj-NMS) -- Trembling with fear, terrified. From en and tromos; terrified.">trembled with fear</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/5111.htm" title="5111: etolma (V-IIA-3S) -- To dare, endure, be bold, have courage, make up the mind. From tolma; to venture; by implication, to be courageous.">and did not dare</a> <a href="/greek/2657.htm" title="2657: katanoēsai (V-ANA) -- To take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of. From kata and noieo; to observe fully.">to look.</a> 33Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a> Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. <a href="/matthew/22-32.htm">Matthew 22:32</a> ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” <a href="/mark/12-26.htm">Mark 12:26</a> But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? <a href="/luke/20-37.htm">Luke 20:37</a> Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ <a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Genesis 26:24</a> and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.” <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. <a href="/genesis/31-42.htm">Genesis 31:42</a> If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.” <a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">Genesis 32:9</a> Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ <a href="/genesis/46-3.htm">Genesis 46:3</a> “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a> Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Exodus 3:15</a> God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation. <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a> Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. <a href="/exodus/4-5.htm">Exodus 4:5</a> “This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a> See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10</a> And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and dared not behold.I am.<a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Acts 3:13</a> The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.<a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a> And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.<a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6,15</a> Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God… Then.<a href="/acts/9-4.htm">Acts 9:4-6</a> And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? … <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-17</a> And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; … <a href="/exodus/33-20.htm">Exodus 33:20</a> And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/acts/7-31.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/john/9-34.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/acts/5-13.htm">Dared</a> <a href="/acts/5-13.htm">Durst</a> <a href="/acts/6-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/acts/5-26.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/acts/6-15.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/acts/7-21.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/acts/7-31.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Quaking</a> <a href="/luke/8-47.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/mark/16-8.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/mark/12-34.htm">Venture</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/13-26.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/acts/23-4.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/jude/1-9.htm">Dared</a> <a href="/jude/1-9.htm">Durst</a> <a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-7.htm">Quaking</a> <a href="/acts/13-51.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/acts/13-51.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/acts/19-31.htm">Venture</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 7</div>1. <a href="/acts/7-1.htm">Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy,</a> 2. <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">shows that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers,</a> 20. <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">before Moses was born, and before the tabernacle and temple were built;</a> 37. <a href="/acts/7-37.htm">that Moses himself witnessed of Christ;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">and that all outward ceremonies were ordained to last but for a time;</a> 51. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">reprehending their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, whom the prophets foretold.</a> 54. <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Whereupon they stone Stephen to death, </a> 59. <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">who commends his soul to Jesus, and humbly prays for them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/acts/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>‘I am the God of your fathers&#8217 This phrase is a profound declaration of continuity and covenant. The Greek phrase "ἐγώ εἰμι" (egō eimi) is reminiscent of God's self-revelation to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, "I AM WHO I AM." It signifies God's eternal presence and unchanging nature. The term "fathers" connects Moses to the patriarchs, emphasizing the faithfulness of God across generations. This continuity reassures believers of God's steadfast promises and His active role in history.‘the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob&#8217 This triadic reference to the patriarchs is a cornerstone of Jewish identity and faith. Each name represents a covenantal relationship with God. Abraham is the father of faith, Isaac the child of promise, and Jacob the one who wrestled with God and was renamed Israel. The repetition of "the God of" before each name underscores the personal and relational nature of God. It reminds believers that God is not distant but intimately involved in the lives of His people.‘Moses trembled with fear&#8217 The Greek word "ἔντρομος" (entromos) conveys a deep, reverential fear. This reaction is not merely human fear but a recognition of the divine holiness and majesty. Moses' trembling is a response to the overwhelming presence of God, a reminder of the awe and respect due to the Creator. It challenges believers to approach God with humility and reverence, acknowledging His power and glory.‘and did not dare to look&#8217 This phrase highlights Moses' awareness of his own unworthiness in the presence of God. The Greek "οὐκ ἐτόλμα" (ouk etolma) suggests a conscious decision to avert his gaze, recognizing the holiness of God. This act of humility is a powerful lesson in the proper posture before God. It calls believers to a posture of submission and respect, understanding that while God is approachable, He is also holy and deserving of honor.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) The God of Abraham.--It is probable, on the assumption that Stephen had been one of the Seventy disciples of <a href="/luke/10-1.htm" title="After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, where he himself would come.">Luke 10:1</a>, that he knew that these words had been cited by the Lord Jesus (<a href="/matthew/22-32.htm" title="I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.">Matthew 22:32</a>) as witnessing against the unbelief of the Sadducees. In any case, the fact could hardly have been forgotten by the priestly and therefore Sadducean members of the Council, to whom Stephen addressed his defence. They had then been urged as a new proof of immortality, and therefore of the resurrection. They are now connected with the proclamation that He who then spake had himself been raised from the dead and exalted to the right hand of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - Saying, A.V., is omitted; of Isaac and of Jacob for the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, A.V. and T.R.; and for then, A.V. <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>‘I [am] Ἐγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. of your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. fathers, πατέρων (paterōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. of Abraham, Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_11.htm">Strong's 11: </a> Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch. Isaac, Ἰσαὰκ (Isaak) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2464.htm">Strong's 2464: </a> (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Jacob.’ Ἰακώβ (Iakōb) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2384.htm">Strong's 2384: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites. Moses Μωϋσῆς (Mōusēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. trembled with fear ἔντρομος (entromos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1790.htm">Strong's 1790: </a> Trembling with fear, terrified. From en and tromos; terrified. [and] did not dare ἐτόλμα (etolma) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5111.htm">Strong's 5111: </a> To dare, endure, be bold, have courage, make up the mind. From tolma; to venture; by implication, to be courageous. to look. κατανοῆσαι (katanoēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2657.htm">Strong's 2657: </a> To take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of. 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