Discovery BoxActs 7:17 
Context7:17 “But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, 1 the people increased greatly in number 2 in Egypt,
Acts 7:36
Context7:36 This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs 3 in the land of Egypt, 4 at 5 the Red Sea, and in the wilderness 6 for forty years.
1 tn Grk “But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near that God had declared to Abraham.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to improve English style. See vv. 6-7 above.
2 tn Grk “the people increased and multiplied.”
3 tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned.
sn Performing wonders and miraculous signs. Again Moses acted like Jesus. The phrase appears 9 times in Acts (2:19, 22, 43; 4:30; 5:12; 6:8; 7:36; 14:3; 15:12).
4 tn Or simply “in Egypt.” The phrase “the land of” could be omitted as unnecessary or redundant.
5 tn Grk “and at,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
6 tn Or “desert.”
