Exodus 2:12

And having looked round this way and that way, he sees no one; and he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

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In The 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.

In Context

11And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having noticed their distress, he sees an Egyptian smiting a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.

13And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Wherefore smitest thou thy neighbor?

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Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:12-16

Moses Slays an Egyptian; Rebukes a Contentious Hebrew. ( b. c. 1533.) 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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