Exodus 2:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:14 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 →
וַ֠יֹּאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִ֣י
mîy
H4310
who
שָֽׂמְךָ֞
sûwm
H7760
to put
לְאִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
שַׂ֤ר
sar
H8269
prince
וְשֹׁפֵט֙
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
עָלֵ֔ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַלְהָרְגֵ֨נִי֙
hârag
H2026
to kill
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֹמֵ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָרַ֖גְתָּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמִּצְרִ֑י
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
וַיִּירָ֤א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מֹשֶׁה֙
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָכֵ֖ן
ʼâkên
H403
surely
נוֹדַ֥ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הַדָּבָֽר
dâbâr
H1697
word
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World English Bible Public Domain
He 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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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Who set you as the ruler man and judge over us? Are you saying to kill me like you killed the Egyptian?” And Moses feared and said, “Certainly the thing is known.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).