Exodus 2:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:12 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 →
וַיִּ֤פֶן
pânâh
H6437
to turn
כֹּה֙
kôh
H3541
thus
וָכֹ֔ה
kôh
H3541
thus
וַיַּ֖רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיַּךְ֙
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמִּצְרִ֔י
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּ
ṭâman
H2934
to hide
בַּחֽוֹל
chôwl
H2344
sand
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he turned this way and that way, and he saw that there was no man, and he struck the Egyptian, and he hid him in the sand.
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