KJV King James Version
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
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Exodus 2:11
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
WEB World English Bible
It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in those days, that Moses is grown, and he goeth out unto his brethren, and looketh on their burdens, and seeth a man, an Egyptian, smiting a man, a Hebrew, one of his brethren,
Surrounding context — Exodus 2
8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
9 And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that [there was] no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
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וַיְהִ֣י׀H1961 · ha.yahto beבַּיָּמִ֣יםH3117 · yomdayהָהֵ֗םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)וַיִּגְדַּ֤לH1431 · ga.dalto magnifyמֹשֶׁה֙H4872 · mo.shehMosesוַיֵּצֵ֣אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֶחָ֔יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingוַיַּ֖רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םH5450 · se.va.lahburdenוַיַּרְא֙H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanמִצְרִ֔יH4713 · mits.riEgyptianמַכֶּ֥הH5221 · na.khahto smiteאִישׁ־H376 · ishmanעִבְרִ֖יH5680 · iv.riHebrewמֵאֶחָֽיו׃H251 · achbrother: male-sibling
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:24-26By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;Acts 7:22-24And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,Exodus 3:7And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;Isaiah 58:6[Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?Exodus 5:14And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, [and] demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?Exodus 5:9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
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