Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in [Acts 7:1](./01.md). ## 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: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) ## our people ## "Our" includes Stephen and his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/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