Exodus 2:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Exodus 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 2:11 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.”

Exodus 2:11 — World English Bible

Exodus 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Exodus 2:11 — American Standard Version

Exodus 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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, <FI>one<Fi> of his brethren,”

Exodus 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.”

Exodus 2:11 — Darby Translation

Exodus 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in those dayes, when Moses was growen, he went forth vnto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: also he sawe an Egyptian smiting an Ebrewe one of his brethren.”

Exodus 2:11 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 2:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And it happened in those days, and Moses had grown, and he went out to his brothers and he saw their burdens, and he saw a man—an Egyptian—striking a man—a Hebrew—from his brothers.”

Exodus 2:11 — The Living Sword

Exodus 2:11 in Context — Exodus 2

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?

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What Does Exodus 2:11 Mean?

Exodus 2:11 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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