Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
But he replied, “Who has appointed you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses became afraid and thought, “The affair must certainly be known.”
But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place.
When he saw one of them treated unjustly, he defended and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.