Exodus 2:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

When Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now when Pharaoh{H6547} heard{H8085} this thing,{H1697} he sought{H1245} to slay{H2026} Moses.{H4872} But Moses{H4872} fled{H1272} from the face{H6440} of Pharaoh,{H6547} and dwelt{H3427} in the land{H776} of Midian:{H4080} and he sat down{H3427} by a well.{H875}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now when Pharaoh{H6547} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} this thing{H1697}, he sought{H1245}{(H8762)} to slay{H2026}{(H8800)} Moses{H4872}. But Moses{H4872} fled{H1272}{(H8799)} from the face{H6440} of Pharaoh{H6547}, and dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in the land{H776} of Midian{H4080}: and he sat down{H3427}{(H8799)} by a well{H875}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Pharao herde of it and went aboute to slee Moses: but he fled from Pharao ad dwelt in the lade of Madian, and he satt doune by a welles syde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Pharao herde of it, and sought for Moses, to slaye him. But Moses fled from Pharao, and kepte him in the lande of Madian, and sat him downe by a wells syde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Now Pharaoh heard this matter, & sought to slay Moses: therefore Moses fled from Pharaoh, and dwelt in the lande of Midian, and hee sate downe by a well.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Pharao heard of it, and went about to slaye Moyses. And Moyses fleyng from the face of Pharao, dwelt in the lande of Madian: and he sate downe by the welles syde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Pharaoh heard about this event, he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he settled by a certain well.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 7:29 : 29 Then Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
  • Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
  • Gen 24:11 : 11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
  • Gen 29:2 : 2 And he looked and saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for they watered the flocks from that well, and a large stone was on the well's mouth.
  • Exod 4:19 : 19 And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt, for all the men are dead who sought your life.
  • 1 Kgs 19:1-3 : 1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. 3 And when he saw that, he arose, and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
  • 1 Kgs 19:13-14 : 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah? 14 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, because the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.
  • Jer 26:21-23 : 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt; 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the tombs of the common people.
  • Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  • John 4:6 : 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
  • Gen 25:2 : 2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
  • Gen 25:4 : 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
  • Gen 28:6-7 : 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take himself a wife from there; and that as he blessed him he commanded him, saying, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan; 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 2:10-14
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    82%

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

    11 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.

    12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

    13 And when he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, Why are you hitting your fellow?

    14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was afraid and said, Surely this thing is known.

  • Acts 7:28-29
    2 verses
    81%

    28 Will you kill me, as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

    29 Then Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.

  • Exod 2:16-17
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    79%

    16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

    17 And the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.

  • Exod 3:1
    77%

    1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

  • Exod 4:18-20
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    76%

    18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray, and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

    19 And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt, for all the men are dead who sought your life.

    20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

  • Exod 18:1
    74%

    1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt,

  • Acts 7:21-24
    4 verses
    73%

    21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and brought him up as her own son.

    22 And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.

    23 And when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

    24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck the Egyptian.

  • Exod 18:8
    73%

    8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the hardships that had come upon them along the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

  • Exod 11:3
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    3 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

  • Exod 2:19
    73%

    19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew water enough for us and watered the flock.

  • Exod 5:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way as they came out from Pharaoh:

    21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge; because you have made our odor to be loathed in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.

  • Heb 11:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

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

    24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

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    15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

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    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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    15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

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    5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

  • Num 14:13
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    13 And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, (for you brought up this people in your might from among them;)

  • Exod 10:28
    71%

    28 And Pharaoh said to him, Get away from me, take heed to yourself, see my face no more; for in the day you see my face, you shall die.

  • Exod 4:3
    71%

    3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.

  • Exod 18:4
    71%

    4 And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father, he said, was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

  • Exod 1:22
    71%

    22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.

  • Exod 4:24
    71%

    24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.