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Acts 7:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 20 At that time Moses was born, and he was divinely beautiful.* And he was nursed* for three months in his father’s home.+

Acts 7:20

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 20 ἐν In ᾧ which καιρῷ appointed time ἐγεννήθη was generated Μωυσῆς, Moses, καὶ and ἦν he was ἀστεῖος beautiful τῷ to the θεῷ· God; ὃς who ἀνετράφη was nursed μῆνας months τρεῖς three ἐν in τῷ the οἴκῳ house τοῦ of the πατρός· father;

Acts 7:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 20 In that particular time Moses was born,+ and he was divinely beautiful.*+ And he was nursed three months in [his] father’s home.

Acts 7:20

The Bible in Living English
- 20 At which time was born Moses, and was divinely pretty; who was nurtured three months in his father’s home,

Acts 7:20

American Standard Version
- 20 At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house.

Acts 7:20

The Emphasized Bible
- 20 In which season Moses was born, and was exceeding goodly,—who was nourished up three months in the house of his father;

Acts 7:20

King James Version
- 20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 7:20
  
  divinely beautiful: The Greek expression used here literally means “beautiful to God.” This phrase reflects a Semitic idiom used to refer to what is superlative. In this context, it may convey a dual idea of being “extremely beautiful” and of being “beautiful in the sight of God.” (Compare Ex 2:2.) Some scholars suggest that the expression could refer not only to a person’s physical attributes but also to the inner qualities that God sees in a person. A similar construction occurs at Jon 3:3 where, according to a literal rendering of the Hebrew text, Nineveh is described as “a city great to God,” conveying the idea of “a very large city.”—For other examples, see Ge 23:6; ftn.; Ps 36:6; ftn.