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Acts 7:24

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 7:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:
Acts 7:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21and when he was cast out, Pharaoh`s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
22And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.
23But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
24And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:
25and he supposed that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.
26And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
27But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And seeing one of them suffer wrong, etc.] Beza’s Cambridge copy, and one of Stephens’s, and one in the Bodleian library add, “of his own kindred”: and so (<020211>Exodus 2:11) he is said to be “one of his brethren”; which Aben Ezra explains, wtjpçmm, “of his family”, one of the tribe of Levi; and so another Jewish writer f323 is very particular, and says, “Moses went out to the camp of the Israelites, and saw an Egyptian smite one of the sons of Kohath, who was of his brethren of the tribe of Levi, as it is said, (<020211>Exodus 2:11).” This man, according to some of the Jewish writers f324, was the husband of Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, (<032411>Leviticus 24:11) but, according to…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian--going farther in the heat of his indignation than he probably intended.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Suffer wrong - The wrong or injury was, that the Egyptian was smiting the Hebrew, Exodus 2:11-12. Smote the Egyptian - He slew him, and buried him in the sand, return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Seeing one wronged - Probably by one of the task masters. Acts 7:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Act 7:28; Joh 18:10, Joh 18:11, Joh 18:25-27 Acts 7:25”
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