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641 B
641 B
Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in Acts 7:1.
they made a calf
"they made a statue that looked like a calf"
to serve the host of heaven
"to serve the lights in the sky"
O house of Israel
This is a metonym for the whole nation of Israel. (see: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Did you offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices …
This is a rhetorical question stating that their sacrifices were not offerings to God. This can be translated as "You did not offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices …." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)