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Acts 7:45

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7:45Our137 ancestors138 received possession of it and brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our ancestors,139 until the time140 of David.

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  1. 137 Grk “And.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
  2. 138 Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
  3. 139 Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.” Before our ancestors. Stephen has backtracked here to point out how faithful God had been before the constant move to idolatry just noted.
  4. 140 Grk “In those days.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before them, until the days of David.

NLTNew Living Translation

Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and which, after receiving it in turn, our fathers brought in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David,

KJV 1900King James Version

Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;