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Exodus 2:12 Cross-References
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“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.”
Exodus 2:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 2:12
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 (וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה וַיַּרְא כִּי אֵין אִישׁ וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי, vayifen koh vakhoh vayar ki ein ish vayakh et-haMitsri)—Looked this way and that way shows furtive guilt, contrasting with the confidence he'll have at the burning bush (3:3). Saw that there was no man—Moses trusted in secrecy rather than God. Slew the Egyptian (וַיַּךְ, vayakh, same verb as "smiting" in v. 11) makes Moses a killer, even if in defense of the innocent. Hid him in the sand—attempted cover-u...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 2:12
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