Exodus 2:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and saw their forced labor. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his people.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it happened in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass in those days,{H3117} when Moses{H4872} was grown{H1431} up, that he went out{H3318} unto his brethren,{H251} and looked{H7200} on their burdens:{H5450} and he saw{H7200} an Egyptian{H4713} smiting{H5221} a Hebrew,{H5680} one of his brethren.{H251}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass in those days{H3117}, when Moses{H4872} was grown{H1431}{(H8799)}, that he went out{H3318}{(H8799)} unto his brethren{H251}, and looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on their burdens{H5450}: and he spied{H7200}{(H8799)} an Egyptian{H4713}{H376} smiting{H5221}{(H8688)} an Hebrew{H5680}, one of his brethren{H251}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And it happened in these dayes when Moses was waxte great, that he went out vnto his brethern ad loked on their burthens, and spied an Egiptian smytynge one of his brethern an Ebrue.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Vpon a tyme whan Moses was greate, he wente forth vnto his brethren, and loked vpon their burthens, and sawe, that an Egipcia smote one of his brethren ye Hebrues.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And in those dayes, when Moses was growen, he went forth vnto his brethren, & looked on their burdens: also he sawe an Egyptian smiting an Ebrewe one of his brethren.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And in those dayes, when Moyses was waxed great, he went out vnto his brethren, & loked on their burdens, and spyed an Egyptian smytyng an Hebrue which was one of his brethren.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, in those days, that Moses is grown, and he goeth out unto his brethren, and looketh on their burdens, and seeth a man, an Egyptian, smiting a man, a Hebrew, `one' of his brethren,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Presumption of the Deliverer In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and observed their hard labor, and he saw an Egyptian man attacking a Hebrew man, one of his own people.

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 11:24-26 : 24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward.
  • Exod 1:11 : 11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.
  • Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
  • Acts 7:22-24 : 22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. 23 When he was forty years old, it entered his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel. 24 When Moses saw someone being mistreated, he came to his defense and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.'
  • Exod 5:9 : 9 Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies."
  • Exod 5:14 : 14 And Pharaoh's slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, "Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?"
  • Isa 58:6 : 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 2:12-15
    4 verses
    84%

    12 Looking this way and that, and seeing no one, Moses struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

    13 The next day he went out and saw two Hebrew men fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, 'Why are you striking your companion?'

    14 The man replied, 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?' Moses was afraid and thought, 'Surely this matter is known.'

    15 When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well.

  • Acts 7:19-24
    6 verses
    82%

    19 This king dealt deceitfully with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to abandon their infants, so they would not survive.

    20 At that time, Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God's sight. He was cared for in his father's house for three months.

    21 When he was abandoned, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.

    22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

    23 When he was forty years old, it entered his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.

    24 When Moses saw someone being mistreated, he came to his defense and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

  • Exod 2:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.' So the woman took the child and nursed him.

    10 When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, 'I drew him out of the water.'

  • Acts 7:28-29
    2 verses
    75%

    28 'Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?' the man continued.

    29 When Moses heard this, he fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.

  • Heb 11:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's order.

    24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

  • Exod 11:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 The LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh's officials and by the people.

    4 Moses said, "This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will go out through the midst of Egypt.

  • Exod 2:6
    73%

    6 She opened it and saw the child—behold, the baby was crying. She felt compassion for him and said, 'This is one of the Hebrew children.'

  • Exod 2:23
    73%

    23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God.

  • Exod 3:1
    73%

    1 Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

  • Exod 6:28
    72%

    28 Now it came to pass on the day the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

  • Exod 2:17
    72%

    17 Some shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses got up, came to their rescue, and watered their flock.

  • Exod 5:20
    72%

    20 When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,

  • Num 20:15
    72%

    15 Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there for a long time. But the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.

  • Exod 3:9-11
    3 verses
    72%

    9 'Now, the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.'

    10 'So now go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.'

    11 But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'

  • Acts 7:31
    71%

    31 Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

  • Num 14:13
    71%

    13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

  • Exod 3:7
    71%

    7 The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.'

  • Exod 18:8
    71%

    8 Moses told his father-in-law about everything the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for the sake of Israel, all the hardships they had faced along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

  • Exod 4:18
    71%

    18 Then Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, 'Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt to see if they are still alive.' And Jethro said to Moses, 'Go in peace.'

  • Exod 2:2
    70%

    2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

  • Exod 18:4
    70%

    4 The name of the other son was Eliezer, meaning, 'My God is my help,' for Moses had said, 'The God of my father was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.'

  • Exod 2:19
    70%

    19 They answered, 'An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.'

  • Lev 24:10
    70%

    10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and a man of Israel.