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Berean Standard Bible

“After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.”

Exodus 2:12

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Moses, raised in Pharaoh's household yet born a Hebrew, goes out among his own people and sees an Egyptian beating a Hebrew worker. This is the first recorded act of his adult life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And 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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y miró á todas partes, y viendo que no parecía nadie, mató al Egipcio, y escondiólo en la arena.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Moisés miró hacia todos lados para asegurarse de que nadie lo veía, mató al egipcio y lo sepultó en la arena.

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