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Moses murdered an Egyptian

¹¹In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens…

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¹¹…He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.

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¹² He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

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¹³He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”

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¹⁴He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”

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¹⁵Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses…

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¹⁵..But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

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¹⁶Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. ¹⁷The shepherds came and drove them away;

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¹⁷…but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

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¹⁸ When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?” ¹⁹ They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.” ²⁰He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”

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²¹ Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.

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²² She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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²³In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. ²⁴God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. ²⁵God saw the children of Israel, and God was concerned about them.

Exodus 2:11-23

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Moses murdered an Egyptian

¹¹In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens…

Exodus 2:11-23

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¹¹…He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.

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¹² He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

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¹³He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”

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¹⁴He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”

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¹⁵Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses…

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¹⁵..But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

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¹⁶Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. ¹⁷The shepherds came and drove them away;

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¹⁷…but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

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¹⁸ When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?” ¹⁹ They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.” ²⁰He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”

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²¹ Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.

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²² She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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²³In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.²⁴God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. ²⁵God saw the children of Israel, and God was concerned about them.