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Exodus 2:11

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.Mimin the daysH3117 →
הָהֵ֗םha.Hem<the> thoseH1992 →
וַיִּגְדַּ֤לvai.yig.Daland he grew upH1431 →
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251 →
וַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'and he lookedH7200 →
בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.Tamon forced labor theirH5450 →
וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'and he sawH7200 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376 →
מִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiEgyptianH4713 →
מַכֶּ֥הma.KehstrikingH5221 →
אִישׁ־'ish-a manH376 →
עִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiHebrewH5680 →
מֵאֶחָֽיו׃me.'e.Chavone of brothers hisH251 →

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Hebrews 11:24–26By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.Acts 7:22–24So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.Exodus 1:11So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?Genesis 31:23So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.Genesis 14:13Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.Genesis 24:27saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”Lamentations 5:13Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.Exodus 5:14Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”Exodus 5:9Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”

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