And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him; and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury.
What, wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian?
In those days after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews his brethren.
And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
And he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand would save them; but they understood it not.