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OET (OET-LV) This is the man having_become in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger which speaking to_him on the Mount Sina/(Şīnay), and of_the fathers of_us, who received the_ living _oracles to_give to_you_all,
OET (OET-RV) Now Mosheh was the person that led the assembly of people in the wilderness, was spoken to by one of God’s messengers on Mt. Sinai, and one of our ancestors that received living messages to pass on to us.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ γενόμενος
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὗτος ἐστίν ὁ γενόμενος ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ μετά τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει Σινᾶ καί τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ὅς ἐδέξατο λόγια ζῶντα δοῦναι ὑμῖν)
This is the one refers to Moses. You may have decided to use similar language and special formatting in verses 35–38 to highlight the way Stephen is emphasizing Moses. However, if you think the reference would not be clear at this point, you could state his name. Alternate translation: [Moses is the one who was]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
μετὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει Σινά, καὶ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, ὃς ἐδέξατο λόγια ζῶντα
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὗτος ἐστίν ὁ γενόμενος ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ μετά τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει Σινᾶ καί τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ὅς ἐδέξατο λόγια ζῶντα δοῦναι ὑμῖν)
It might be more natural to put the information about Mount Sinai next to the information about Moses receiving living words. Alternate translation: [with our fathers and with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, who received living words] or [with our fathers and with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, where he received living words]
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, ὃς ἐδέξατο
˱of˲_the fathers ˱of˲_us (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὗτος ἐστίν ὁ γενόμενος ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ μετά τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει Σινᾶ καί τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ὅς ἐδέξατο λόγια ζῶντα δοῦναι ὑμῖν)
This second instance of who in the verse refers to Moses, not to the fathers. For clarity, you could state his name and start a new sentence. Alternate translation: [with our fathers. Moses received]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὃς ἐδέξατο λόγια ζῶντα
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὗτος ἐστίν ὁ γενόμενος ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ μετά τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει Σινᾶ καί τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ὅς ἐδέξατο λόγια ζῶντα δοῦναι ὑμῖν)
It may be helpful in your language to specify who gave Moses the words that he received. Stephen assumes that his listeners will know that this was God. Alternate translation: [to whom God gave living words] or [to whom God spoke living words]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
λόγια ζῶντα
˓the˒_oracles living
Stephen is using the term words to mean the message that God communicated through words. Alternate translation: [a living message]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
λόγια ζῶντα
˓the˒_oracles living
Stephen is using the term living to describe God’s words as if they were alive. This could mean: (1) that God’s message is always effective. Alternate translation: [an enduring message] (2) that God’s message shows how to live as God wishes. Alternate translation: [a life-giving message]
7:1-53 Stephen responded to the accusations by testifying about his Lord (cp. Luke 21:12-17). Instead of defending himself against their prosecution, he became a witness in God’s prosecution of them, exposing their stubbornness and unfaithfulness to God. Stephen’s recital of Israel’s past reminded them of their repeated rejections of those whom God had sent.
• Stephen’s review of Israel’s history has three principal parts, dealing with the work of the patriarchs (Acts 7:2-16), the ministry of Moses (7:17-43), and the role of the Tabernacle and the Temple (7:44-50). Stephen followed up his historical survey with a clear attack on the hard-heartedness of his own people. With a prophetic challenge, he urged them to stop rebelling against the Holy Spirit and turn to God with repentance and faith.
OET (OET-LV) This is the man having_become in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger which speaking to_him on the Mount Sina/(Şīnay), and of_the fathers of_us, who received the_ living _oracles to_give to_you_all,
OET (OET-RV) Now Mosheh was the person that led the assembly of people in the wilderness, was spoken to by one of God’s messengers on Mt. Sinai, and one of our ancestors that received living messages to pass on to us.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.
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