Exodus

Exodus 2:12

¹²After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.