Exodus 2:11

¶ And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

And it came to pass in those days {H3117}, when Moses {H4872} was grown {H1431}, that he went out {H3318} unto his brethren {H251}, and looked {H7200} on their burdens {H5450}: and he spied {H7200} an Egyptian {H4713}{H376} smiting {H5221} an Hebrew {H5680}, one of his brethren {H251}.

One day, when Moshe was a grown man, he went out to visit his kinsmen; and he watched them struggling at forced labor. He saw an Egyptian strike a Hebrew, one of his kinsmen.

One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

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Cross-References

  • Hebrews 11:24 (9 votes)

    By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

  • Hebrews 11:26 (9 votes)

    Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

  • Exodus 1:11 (6 votes)

    Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

  • Acts 7:22 (5 votes)

    And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

  • Acts 7:24 (5 votes)

    And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended [him], and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

  • Luke 4:18 (4 votes)

    The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

  • Matthew 11:28 (4 votes)

    Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.