Exodus

Exodus 2:11–12

¹¹One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people^c and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. ¹²After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

Footnotes

c 2:11 Or his brothers

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Exodus 2:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
after Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
had grown up	וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל	way·yiḡ·dal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
he went out	וַיֵּצֵ֣א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his own people	אֶחָ֔יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and observed	וַיַּ֖רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
their hard labor	בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם	bə·siḇ·lō·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5450 burden
He saw	וַיַּרְא֙	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
an Egyptian	מִצְרִ֔י	miṣ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
beating	מַכֶּ֥ה	mak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5221 smite
a Hebrew	עִבְרִ֖י	‘iḇ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5680 Hebrew
one of his own people	מֵאֶחָֽיו׃	mê·’e·ḥāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

Exodus 2:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After looking	וַיִּ֤פֶן	way·yi·p̄en	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
this way	כֹּה֙	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
that	וָכֹ֔ה	wā·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
and seeing	וַיַּ֖רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
he struck down	וַיַּךְ֙	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the Egyptian	הַמִּצְרִ֔י	ham·miṣ·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
and hid his body	וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּ	way·yiṭ·mə·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2934 hide, conceal
in the sand	בַּחֽוֹל׃	ba·ḥō·wl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2344 sand

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Exodus 2:11 Hebrews 11:24–26 · Exodus 1:11 · Acts 7:22–24 · Matthew 11:28 · Luke 4:18 · Isaiah 58:6 · Exodus 3:7

Exodus 2:12 Acts 7:24–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.