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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.
And he turned this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus