Exodus 2:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.

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  • Acts 7:24-26 : 24 And seeing one of them being attacked, he went to his help and gave the Egyptian a death-blow: 25 And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see. 26 And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another?

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  • 11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.

  • Exod 2:13-15
    3 verses
    81%

    13 And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?

    14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.

    15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

  • Acts 7:21-24
    4 verses
    80%

    21 And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

    22 And Moses was trained in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was great in his words and works.

    23 But when he was almost forty years old, it came into his heart to go and see his brothers, the children of Israel.

    24 And seeing one of them being attacked, he went to his help and gave the Egyptian a death-blow:

  • Acts 7:28-29
    2 verses
    75%

    28 Will you put me to death as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

    29 And at these words, Moses went in flight to the land of Midian, and was living there for a time, and had two sons.

  • 21 And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a tall man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a stick, and pulling the spear out of the hands of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.

  • 19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting to take your life.

  • 3 And the Lord gave the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians. For the man Moses was highly honoured in the land of Egypt, by Pharaoh's servants and the people.

  • 12 He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.

  • Num 35:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22 But if a man has given a wound to another suddenly and not in hate, or without design has sent something against him,

    23 Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil:

  • 23 By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders.

  • 24 Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to death.

  • Exod 5:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20 And they came face to face with Moses and Aaron, who were in their way when they came out from Pharaoh:

    21 And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.

  • 4 And when the Lord saw him turning to one side to see, God said his name out of the tree, crying, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

  • 20 If in his hate he put a sword through him, or waiting secretly for him sent a spear or stone at him, causing his death;

  • 1 Now Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he took the flock to the back of the waste land and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

  • 31 And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,

  • 12 And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.

  • 12 Why let the Egyptians say, He took them out to an evil fate, to put them to death on the mountains, cutting them off from the earth? Let your wrath be turned away from them, and send not this evil on your people.

  • 37 Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him.

  • 28 And Pharaoh said to him, Go away from me, take care that you come not again before me; for the day when you see my face again will be your last.

  • 10 Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

  • 27 By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.

  • 13 And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;

  • 13 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 26 And Moses said, It is not right to do so; for we make our offerings of that to which the Egyptians give worship; and if we do so before their eyes, certainly we will be stoned.

  • 23 And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, and they took the man who had been cursing outside the tent-circle and had him stoned. The children of Israel did as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

  • 3 And he said, Put it down on the earth. And he put it down on the earth and it became a snake; and Moses went running from it.

  • 19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.