Exodus 2:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיָּמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
הָהֵ֗ם
hêm
H1992
they
וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
מֹשֶׁה֙
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶחָ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַיַּ֖רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם
çᵉbâlâh
H5450
burden
וַיַּרְא֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִצְרִ֔י
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
מַכֶּ֥ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
עִבְרִ֖י
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
מֵאֶחָֽיו
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened in those days that Moses had grown up. And he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian man striking a Hebrew man from his brothers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).