Acts 7:44 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.”

Acts 7:44 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 7:44 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 7:44 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;”

Acts 7:44 — World English Bible

Acts 7:44 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen.”

Acts 7:44 — American Standard Version

Acts 7:44 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;”

Acts 7:44 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 7:44 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;”

Acts 7:44 — Darby Translation

Acts 7:44 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of witnes, in the wildernes, as hee had appointed, speaking vnto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seene.”

Acts 7:44 — Geneva Bible

Acts 7:44 in Context — Acts 7

42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

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What Does Acts 7:44 Mean?

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