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Exodus 2:14-16
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Exodus 2:14-16
Easy-to-Read Version
14 The man answered, “Did anyone say you could be our ruler and judge? Tell me, will you kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday[a]?”
Then Moses was afraid. He thought to himself, “Now everyone knows what I did.”
15 Pharaoh heard about what Moses did, so he decided to kill him. But Moses ran away from Pharaoh and went to the land of Midian.
Moses in Midian
Moses stopped near a well in Midian. 16 There was a priest there who had seven daughters. These girls came to that well to get water for their father’s sheep. They were trying to fill the water trough with water.
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- Exodus 2:14 yesterday This word is from the ancient Greek version.
Exodus 2:14-16
New International Version
Exodus 2:14-16
New International Version
14 The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us?(A) Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “What I did must have become known.”
15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill(B) Moses, but Moses fled(C) from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian,(D) where he sat down by a well. 16 Now a priest of Midian(E) had seven daughters, and they came to draw water(F) and fill the troughs(G) to water their father’s flock.
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