And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
And the next day he showed himself unto them, х oofthee (G3700) autois (G846)]. This mode of expression (with which compare Exodus 2:13) confirms the view gives by Stephen, and implied in the narrative, that Moses expressly intended by these two visits to his people to present himself to them as their destined deliverer, in the hope of being recognized by them in this character.
As they strove, and would have set them at one again, х suneellassen (G4900) autous (G846) eis (G1519) eireeneen (G1515)] - 'urged them to peace' comes nearest to the sense. An air of authority is implied.
Saying, Sirs, ye are brethren - [the emphatic humeis (G5210) after adelfoi (G80) este (G2075) is of more than doubtful authority.] Here it is not an Israelite and an Egyptian, but two Israelites, or parties of Israelites, in collision with each other. Moses, grieved at the spectacle, interposes as a mediator; but his interference, as unauthorized, is resented by the party in the wrong, whom Stephen identifies with the mass of the nation (see Acts 7:35), just as Messiah's own interposition had been spurned by Stephen's present hearers.