KJV ORIGINAL
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses looked around in both directions, and when he saw that no one was watching, he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes Moses killing an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave, then hiding the body when he thought no one was looking.
📚 Historical Context
This event occurred during Moses' time as a young man in Egypt, before he fled to Midian. The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt and were being brutally oppressed by Egyptian taskmasters. Moses, though raised in Pharaoh's household, still felt connected to his Hebrew people and was moved to act when he witnessed this injustice.
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