And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God - that is, visit with avenging judgments.
And after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. Stephen, it will be observed, combines here two premises into one-that to Abraham (Genesis 15:16), and that to Moses (Exodus 3:12) - his object being merely to give a rapid summary of the leading facts.