Acts 7:23
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And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

when.

Exodus 2:11,12 In those days, after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews, his brethren. . . .

Hebrews 11:24-26 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, denied himself to be the son of Pharao's daughter: . . .

it came.

Exodus 35:21,29 Offered firstfruits to the Lord with a most ready and devout mind, to make the work of the tabernacle of the testimony. Whatever was necessary to the service and to the holy vestments, . . .

1 Chronicles 29:17-19 I know my God that thou provest hearts, and lovest simplicity, wherefore I also in the simplicity of my heart, have joyfully offered all these things: and I have seen with great joy thy people, which are here present, offer thee their offerings. . . .

2 Chronicles 30:12 But the hand of God was in Juda, to give them one heart to do the word of the Lord, according to the commandment of the king, and of the princes.

Ezra 1:1,5 In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians: and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and in writing also, saying: . . .

Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put this in the king's heart, to glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem,

Proverbs 21:1 As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it.

2 Corinthians 8:16 And thanks be to God, who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of Titus.

Philippians 2:12,13 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, (as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but much more now in my absence) with fear and trembling work out your salvation. . . .

James 1:17 Every best gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change nor shadow of alteration.

Revelation 17:17 For God hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him: that they give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled.

to.

Acts 15:36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas: Let us return and visit our brethren in all the cities wherein we have preached the word of the Lord, to see how they do.

Exodus 4:18 Moses went his way, and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said to him; I will go and return to my brethren into Egypt, that I may see if they be yet alive. And Jethro said to him: Go in peace.

Context
Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin
22And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds. 23And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. 24And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him: and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury.…
Cross References
Exodus 2:11
In those days, after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews, his brethren.

Exodus 7:7
And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharao.

Acts 7:24
And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him: and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury.

Hebrews 11:24
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, denied himself to be the son of Pharao's daughter:

Lexicon
When
Ὡς (Hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

[Moses]
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[was]
χρόνος (chronos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5550: A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay.

forty years
τεσσερακονταέτης (tesserakontaetēs)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5063: Forty years of age. From tessarakonta and etos; of forty years of age.

[old],
ἐπληροῦτο (eplērouto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.

he decided
ἀνέβη (anebē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 305: To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.

to visit
ἐπισκέψασθαι (episkepsasthai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Strong's Greek 1980: To look upon, visit, look out, select.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

brothers,
ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sons
υἱοὺς (huious)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of Israel.
Ἰσραήλ (Israēl)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2474: Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.


Additional Translations
When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

Now when his period of forty years was fulfilled, it came into his mind to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers the children of Israel.

But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;

But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

"And when he was just forty years old, it occurred to him to visit his brethren the descendants of Israel.

But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

'And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;
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