OET interlinear ACTs 7:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ; καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ

˱he˲_rescued (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐξείλατο αὐτόν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ καί ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καί σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραώ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου καί κατέστησεν αὐτόν ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον καί ἐφʼ ὅλον τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)

In these phrases the word he refers to God and the words him and his refer to Joseph. Alternate translation: [God rescued Joseph from all his afflictions, and God gave Joseph]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καὶ σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραὼ

gave ˱to˲_him favor (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐξείλατο αὐτόν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ καί ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καί σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραώ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου καί κατέστησεν αὐτόν ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον καί ἐφʼ ὅλον τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract nouns favor and wisdom with adjectives. Alternate translation: [God made Pharaoh favorable towards Joseph and enabled Joseph to give Pharaoh wise advice]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐναντίον Φαραὼ

before (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐξείλατο αὐτόν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ καί ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καί σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραώ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου καί κατέστησεν αὐτόν ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον καί ἐφʼ ὅλον τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)

Here the phrase before Pharaoh may be an idiom that means “in the presence of.” Alternate translation: [whenever he was in the presence of Pharaoh] or see next note for another possibility.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐναντίον Φαραὼ

before (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐξείλατο αὐτόν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ καί ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καί σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραώ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου καί κατέστησεν αὐτόν ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον καί ἐφʼ ὅλον τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)

The phrase before Pharaoh could also refer to Pharaoh’s opinion by association with the way that Pharaoh would assess anything that came to his attention in front of him. Alternate translation: [in Pharaoh’s perspective]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

κατέστησεν αὐτὸν ἡγούμενον ἐπ’ Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ὅλον τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

˱he˲_appointed (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐξείλατο αὐτόν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ καί ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καί σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραώ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου καί κατέστησεν αὐτόν ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον καί ἐφʼ ὅλον τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)

In these phrases the words he and his refer to Pharaoh and the word him refers to Joseph. Alternate translation: [Pharaoh appointed Joseph governor over Egypt and all his household]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπ’ Αἴγυπτον

over Egypt

The word Egypt refers to the people of Egypt. Alternate translation: [over all the people of Egypt]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὅλον τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐξείλατο αὐτόν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ καί ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καί σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραώ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου καί κατέστησεν αὐτόν ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον καί ἐφʼ ὅλον τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)

The word household refers to Pharaoh’s own servants and all his possessions. Alternate translation: [over all his servants and everything he owned]