In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
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Gill's Exposition
In which time Moses was born,.... The word Moses, is differently written in the New Testament; sometimes Moses, as here, sometimes Mo-yses, as in Act 7:35 sometimes Mo-yseus, as in Act 15:1 and…
Barnes' Notes
In which time ... - During this period of oppression. See Exo 2:2, etc. Was exceeding fair - Greek: “was fair to God”; properly rendered, “was very handsome.” The word “God” in the Greek here in…
Adam Clarke
Moses - was exceeding fair - ΑϚειος τῳ Θεῳ, Was fair to God, i.e. was divinely beautiful. See the note on Exo 2:2.
Stephen here goes on to relate,
I. The wonderful increase of the people of Israel in Egypt; it was by a wonder of providence that in a little time they advanced from a family into a nation. 1. It was…
Cambridge Bible
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair The last phrase is literally "fair unto (i.e. in the sight of) God." This is a Hebrew mode of expressing a high degree of any quality. Thus (Jon…