One day after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and saw their forced labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
Acts 7:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When he saw one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. Plus de versionsKing 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. |
One day after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and saw their forced labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
“When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his kinfolk, the Israelites.
He supposed that his kinsfolk would understand that God through him was rescuing them, but they did not understand.