Parallel Verses
Amplified
He turned to look around, and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
New American Standard Bible
So he
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.
International Standard Version
Looking around and seeing no one else, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
A Conservative Version
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
American Standard Version
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Bible in Basic English
And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
Darby Translation
And he turned this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will turn hither and thither, and will see that there is no man, and he will smite the Egyptian, and hide him in the sand.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he turned here and there, and he saw no one, and he struck the Egyptian, and he hid him in the sand.
Modern King James verseion
And he looked this way and that way, and when he did not see anyone, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he looked round about: and when he saw that there was no man by, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NET Bible
He looked this way and that and saw that no one was there, and then he attacked the Egyptian and concealed the body in the sand.
New Heart English Bible
He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
The Emphasized Bible
So he turned this way and that, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.
Themes
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses slays an egyptian
Homicide » Instances of felonious » moses
Jews, the » National character of » Fondness for their brethren
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses In Midian
11 One day, after Moses had grown [into adulthood], it happened that he went to his countrymen and looked [with compassion] at their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his countrymen. 12 He turned to look around, and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 He went out the next day and saw two Hebrew men fighting with each other; and he said to the aggressor, “Why are you striking your friend?”
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Cross References
Acts 7:24-26
And when he saw one [of them] being treated unfairly, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking and killing the Egyptian.