Exodus 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Exodus 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 2:12 in 7 Bible Translations
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Exodus 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Exodus 2:12 — World English Bible
Exodus 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Exodus 2:12 — American Standard Version
Exodus 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.”
Exodus 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Exodus 2:12 — Darby Translation
Exodus 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he looked rounde about, and when he sawe no man, hee slewe the Egyptian, and hid him in the sande.”
Exodus 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 2:12 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he turned this way and that way, and he saw that there was no man, and he struck the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.”
Exodus 2:12 — The Living Sword
Exodus 2:12 in Context — Exodus 2
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.
What Does Exodus 2:12 Mean?
Exodus 2:12 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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