KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 2:11 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And it came to pass” | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | came pass |
| “in those” | הָהֵ֗ם | They (only used when emphatic) | those |
| “days,” | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
| “when Moses” | מֹשֶׁה֙ | Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver | Moses |
| “was grown,” | וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל | To be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) | grown |
| “that he went out” | וַיֵּצֵ֣א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | out |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “his brethren,” | אֶחָ֔יו | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | brethren |
| “and looked” | וַיַּ֖רְא | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | looked |
| “on their burdens:” | בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם | Porterage | burdens |
| “and he spied” | וַיַּרְא֙ | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | spied |
| “an Egyptian” | מִצְרִ֔י | A Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim | Egyptian |
| “smiting” | מַכֶּ֥ה | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | smiting |
| “an Hebrew,” | עִבְרִ֖י | An Eberite (i.e., Hebrew) or descendant of Eber | Hebrew |
| “one of his brethren.” | מֵֽאֶחָֽיו׃ | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | one brethren |
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9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
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.
13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
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