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Exodus 2:12
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KJ21
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.
ASV
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
AMP
He turned to look around, and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
AMPC
He looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
BRG
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.
CSB
Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.
CSBA
Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.
CEB
He looked around to make sure no one else was there. Then he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
CJB
He looked this way and that; and when he saw that no one was around, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
CEV
Moses looked around to see if anyone was watching, then he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
DARBY
And he turned this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
DRA
And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
ERV
Moses looked around and saw that no one was watching, so he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.
EASY
Moses looked in every direction. He saw that nobody was near. So Moses killed the Egyptian. He buried his body in the sand to hide it.
EHV
After he looked this way and that, and he saw that no one was there, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
ESV
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
ESVUK
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
EXB
Moses looked all around and saw that no one was watching, so he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
GNV
And he looked round about, and when he saw no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
GW
He looked all around, and when he didn’t see anyone, he beat the Egyptian to death and hid the body in the sand.
GNT
Moses looked all around, and when he saw that no one was watching, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
HCSB
Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.
ICB
Moses looked all around and saw that no one was watching. So he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
ISV
Looking around and seeing no one else, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
JUB
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
So he turned this way and that, and he saw that there was no one around. So he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
LEB
And he turned here and there, and he saw no one, and he struck the Egyptian, and he hid him in the sand.
TLB
Moses looked this way and that to be sure no one was watching, then killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
MSG
Time passed. Moses grew up. One day he went and saw his brothers, saw all that hard labor. Then he saw an Egyptian hit a Hebrew—one of his relatives! He looked this way and then that; when he realized there was no one in sight, he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.
MEV
He looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NOG
He looked all around, and when he didn’t see anyone, he beat the Egyptian to death and hid the body in the sand.
NABRE
Looking about and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NASB
So he looked this way and that, and when he saw that there was no one around, he struck and killed the Egyptian, and hid his body in the sand.
NASB1995
So he looked this way and that, and when he saw there was no one around, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NCB
Looking around, he did not see anyone, so he struck and killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.
NCV
Moses looked all around and saw that no one was watching, so he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
NET
He looked this way and that and saw that no one was there, and then he attacked the Egyptian and concealed the body in the sand.
NIRV
Moses looked around and didn’t see anyone. So he killed the Egyptian. Then he hid his body in the sand.
NIV
Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NIVUK
Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NKJV
So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NLV
so he looked this way and that way. He did not see anyone, so he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NLT
After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand.
NRSVA
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NRSVACE
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NRSVCE
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
NRSVUE
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
OJB
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no ish, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the chol (sand).
RGT
And he looked around. And when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
RSV
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
RSVCE
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
TLV
So he looked around and when he saw that there was nobody, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
VOICE
He looked around to see if anyone was watching but there was no one in sight, so he beat the Egyptian just as the Egyptian had beaten the Hebrew. Moses ended up killing the Egyptian and hid the dead body in the sand.
WEB
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.
WYC
And when he had beholden hither and thither, and had seen, that no man was present, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
YLT
and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.
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