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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Abraham hadn’t received any land here as an inheritance, in fact he’d never been near this land and nor did he have any children, yet God promised to give this entire country to him and his descendants.

OET-LVAnd not gave to_him an_inheritance in it, nor the_tribunal of_a_foot, but he_promised to_give to_him for a_possession it, and to_the descendants of_him after him, not being to_him a_child.

SR-GNTΚαὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός, καὶ ἐπηγγείλατοδοῦναι αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αὐτὴν, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτόν’, οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ τέκνου.
   (Kai ouk edōken autōi klaʸronomian en autaʸ, oude baʸma podos, kai epaʸngeilatodounai autōi eis katasⱪesin autaʸn, kai tōi spermati autou metʼ auton’, ouk ontos autōi teknou.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTBut he did not give him an inheritance in it—not even a footstep. But he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him—although he did not have a child.

USTAt that time God did not give Abraham any land to own here, not even a small plot of this land. But God promised that later he would give this land to him and his descendants, and that it would always belong to them. However, at that time Abraham did not have any children who would inherit it.

BSB  § He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

BLBAnd He did not give to him an inheritance in it, not even the length of a foot; but He promised to give it to him for a possession, and his to descendants after him, there being to him no child.


AICNTYet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him, even though he had no child.

OEBGod did not at that time give him any part of it, not even a foot of ground. But he promised to give him possession of it and his descendants after him, though at that time he had no child.

WEBBEHe gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when he still had no child.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETHe did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.

LSVand He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him—he having no child.

FBVGod didn't give Abraham an inheritance here, not even one square foot. But God did promise Abraham that he would give him and his descendants possession of the land, even though he had no children.

TCNTHe gave him no inheritance in it, not even the length of a footstep, but promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he had no child.

T4TAt that time God did not give Abraham any land here, not even a small plot of this land that would belong to him. God promised that he would later give this land to him and his descendants, and that it would always belong to them. However, at that time Abraham did not have any children who would inherit it/receive it after he died►.”

LEBAnd he did not give him an inheritance in it—not even a footstep[fn]—and he promised to give it[fn] to him for his possession, and to his descendants after him, although he did not have[fn][fn] a child.


7:5 Literally “a step of a foot”

7:5 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

7:5 Literally “not being to him”

7:5 *Here “although” is supplied in the translation as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as concessive

BBEAnd God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time.

MoffNo Moff ACTs book available

WymthBut he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not a single square yard of ground. And yet He promised to bestow the land as a permanent possession on him and his posterity after him—and promised this at a time when Abraham was childless.

ASVand he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

DRAAnd he gave him no inheritance in it; no, not the pace of a foot: but he promised to give it him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

YLTand He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him — he having no child.

DrbyAnd he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.

RVand he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

WbstrAnd he gave him no inheritance in it, no not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when as yet he had no child.

KJB-1769And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

KJB-1611And he gaue him none inheritance in it, no not so much as to set his foote on: yet he promised that he would giue it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

BshpsAnd he gaue hym none inheritaunce in it, no not the breadth of a foote: and promised that he woulde geue it to hym to possesse, and to his seede after hym, when as yet he had no chylde.
   (And he gave him none inheritance in it, no not the breadth of a foote: and promised that he would give it to him to possesse, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.)

GnvaAnd hee gaue him none inheritance in it, no, not the bredth of a foote: yet he promised that he would giue it to him for a possession, and to his seede after him, when as yet hee had no childe.
   (And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not the bredth of a foote: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. )

Cvdland gaue him no enheritauce therin, no not ye bredth of a fote: and promysed him, that he wolde geue it him to possesse, and to his sede after him, whan as yet he had no childe.
   (and gave him no enheritauce therein, no not ye/you_all bredth of a fote: and promised him, that he would give it him to possesse, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.)

TNTand he gave him none inheritaunce in it no not the bredeth of a fote: but promised that he wolde geve it to him to possesse and to his seed after him when as yet he had no chylde.
   (and he gave him none inheritance in it no not the bredeth of a fote: but promised that he would give it to him to possess and to his seed after him when as yet he had no child. )

WyclAnd he yaf not to hym eritage in it, nethir a paas of a foot, but he bihiyte to yyue hym it in to possessioun, and to his seed aftir hym, whanne he hadde not a sone.
   (And he gave not to him heritage in it, neither a paas of a foot, but he bihiyte to give him it in to possession, and to his seed after him, when he had not a sone.)

LuthUnd gab ihm kein Erbteil drinnen, auch nicht eines Fußes breit; und verhieß ihm, er wollte es geben ihm zu besitzen und seinem Samen nach ihm, da er noch kein Kind hatte.
   (And gave him kein inheritance drinnen, also not one footes breit; and verhieß him, he wanted it give him to besitzen and his seed/seeds after him, there he still kein Kind had.)

ClVgEt non dedit illi hæreditatem in ea, nec passum pedis: sed repromisit dare illi eam in possessionem, et semini ejus post ipsum, cum non haberet filium.
   (And not/no he_gave illi inheritance in ea, but_not passum pedis: but repromisit dare illi her in possession, and semini his after ipsum, when/with not/no haberet filium. )

UGNTκαὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός; καὶ ἐπηγγείλατο δοῦναι αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αὐτὴν, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτόν, οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ τέκνου.
   (kai ouk edōken autōi klaʸronomian en autaʸ, oude baʸma podos; kai epaʸngeilato dounai autōi eis katasⱪesin autaʸn, kai tōi spermati autou met’ auton, ouk ontos autōi teknou.)

SBL-GNTκαὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός, καὶ ἐπηγγείλατο δοῦναι αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αὐτὴν καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτόν, οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ τέκνου.
   (kai ouk edōken autōi klaʸronomian en autaʸ oude baʸma podos, kai epaʸngeilato dounai autōi eis katasⱪesin autaʸn kai tōi spermati autou metʼ auton, ouk ontos autōi teknou.)

TC-GNTκαὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός· καὶ ἐπηγγείλατο [fn]δοῦναι αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν [fn]αὐτήν, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτόν, οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ τέκνου.
   (kai ouk edōken autōi klaʸronomian en autaʸ, oude baʸma podos; kai epaʸngeilato dounai autōi eis katasⱪesin autaʸn, kai tōi spermati autou met auton, ouk ontos autōi teknou. )


7:5 δουναι αυτω ¦ αυτω δουναι BYZ TR ¦ δουναι αυτην PCK

7:5 αυτην ¦ αυτω PCK

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

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.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ & ἐπηγγείλατο & αὐτῷ & αὐτοῦ & αὐτόν & οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ

not gave ˱to˲_him & ˱he˲_promised & ˱to˲_him & ˱of˲_him & him & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός καὶ ἐπηγγείλατο δοῦναι αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αὐτὴν καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτόν οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ τέκνου)

The pronouns him and his and the third instance of he refer to Abraham, while the first two instances of he refer to God. For clarity, in your translation you might say “God did not give Abraham,” “God promised,” and “although Abraham did not have.”

οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ

not gave ˱to˲_him /an/_inheritance in it

Alternate translation: [he did not give any of it to him as an inheritance]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός

nor /the/_tribunal ˱of˲_/a/_foot

This could mean: (1) not enough ground to stand on or (2) not enough ground on which to take a step. Either way, the expression is implicitly describing a very small area. Alternate translation: [not even a tiny piece of ground]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν & καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτόν

˱to˲_him ˱to˲_him for /a/_possession & and ˱to˲_the descendants ˱of˲_him after him

The term seed means “descendants.” Alternate translation: [to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν & καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτόν

˱to˲_him ˱to˲_him for /a/_possession & and ˱to˲_the descendants ˱of˲_him after him

If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun possession with a verb such as “possess.” Stephen is saying that Abraham possessed the land in the sense that it was something that God had promised to him but that it was his descendants who came into actual possession of it. Alternate translation: [as something that his descendants would one day possess]

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