Years later, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their forced labour. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his people.
Acts 7:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And on seeing one of them being unjustly treated, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian and slaying [him]. American Standard Version (1901) And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian: Common English Bible He saw one of them being wronged so he came to his rescue and evened the score by killing the Egyptian. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had seen a certain one suffering injury, he defended him. And striking the Egyptian, he wrought a retribution for him who was enduring the injury. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him; and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury. |
Years later, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their forced labour. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his people.
Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.
‘When he was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.
He assumed his people would understand that God would give them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.
Do you want to kill me, the same way you killed the Egyptian yesterday? ,