en_tn/act/07/17.md

translationWords

• en:tw:abraham
• en:tw:castout
• en:tw:egypt
• en:tw:josephot
• en:tw:king
• en:tw:promise

translationNotes

• Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in :en:bible🎶act:07:01.
• time of the promise - It was close to the time that God would fulfill his promise to Abraham.
• who did not know about Joseph - This is metonymy. "Joseph" was substituted for "Joseph greatly helping the people of Egypt." (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
• our people - "Our" includes Stephen and his audience. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_inclusive)
• ill-treated - treated** - "treated poorly" or “took advantage of"
• throw out their infants - To abandon their infants so that the infants would die