OET interlinear ACTs 7:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ

in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς καί ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ Θεῷ ὅς ἀνετράφη μῆνας τρεῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός)

Stephen uses this phrase to introduce something that happened while Pharaoh was trying to kill the Israelite babies. Alternate translation: [While this was happening,]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς

˓was˒_born Moses

Here Stephen introduces Moses into his story. See how you translated his name in 3:22.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς

˓was˒_born Moses

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the birth of Moses took place]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ Θεῷ

˱he˲_was beautiful ¬the ˱to˲_God

This could mean: (1) that Moses was beautiful in God’s perspective. Alternate translation: [God considered him to be beautiful]; (2) in an idiom, that Moses was very beautiful. Alternate translation: [he was very beautiful]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὃς ἀνετράφη & ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς καί ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ Θεῷ ὅς ἀνετράφη μῆνας τρεῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, you could make Moses’ parents the subject. Alternate translation: [his parents cared for him … in their home]