Exodus 2:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Acts 7:29 : 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.
  • Heb 11:27 : 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.
  • Gen 24:11 : 11 And he made the camels take their rest outside the town by the water-spring in the evening, at the time when the women came to get water.
  • Gen 29:2 : 2 And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
  • Exod 4:19 : 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.
  • 1 Kgs 19:1-3 : 1 Ahab gave Jezebel news of all Elijah had done, and how he had put all the prophets to death with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. 3 And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;
  • 1 Kgs 19:13-14 : 13 And Elijah, hearing it, went out, covering his face with his robe, and took his place in the opening of the hole. And there a voice came to him saying, What are you doing here, Elijah? 14 And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have had your altars broken down, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
  • Jer 26:21-23 : 21 And when his words came to the ears of Jehoiakim the king and all his men of war and his captains, the king would have put him to death; but Uriah, hearing of it, was full of fear and went in flight into Egypt: 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt. 23 And they took Uriah out of Egypt and came back with him to Jehoiakim the king; who put him to death with the sword, and had his dead body put into the resting-place of the bodies of the common people.
  • Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.
  • John 4:6 : 6 Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
  • Gen 25:2 : 2 She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.
  • Gen 25:4 : 4 And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah.
  • Gen 28:6-7 : 6 So when Esau saw that Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and sent him away to Paddan-aram to get a wife for himself there, blessing him and saying to him, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan; 7 And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;

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    10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.

    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.

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

    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.

  • Acts 7:28-29
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    28 Will you put me to death as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

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    16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

    17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.

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    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.

  • Exod 4:18-20
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    18 And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relations in Egypt and see if they are still living. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

    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.

    20 And Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on an ass and went back to the land of Egypt: and he took the rod of God in his hand.

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    1 Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.

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    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:

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    8 And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    16 Then the Lord said to Moses,

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    15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we were living in Egypt for a long time; and the Egyptians were cruel to us and to our fathers:

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    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;

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    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.

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    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.

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    4 And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:

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    22 And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

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