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21 lines
634 B
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Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in [Acts 7:1](./01.md).
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## time of the promise ##
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It was close to the time that God would fulfill his promise to Abraham.
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## who did not know about Joseph ##
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This is metonymy. "Joseph" was substituted for "Joseph greatly helping the people of Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## our people ##
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"Our" includes Stephen and his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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## ill-treated ##
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"treated poorly" or “took advantage of"
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## throw out their infants ##
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To abandon their infants so that the infants would die. |