Bible Strands
Exodus 2:12
After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses, acting alone after observing an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, checks his surroundings before killing the Egyptian.
The words — וַ/יַּךְ (va/i.yaKh) means "and he struck down" [H5221], while וַ/יִּ֤פֶן (va/i.Yi.fen) and כֹּה/וָ/כֹה (koh/va./Khoh) describe him turning "this way and that" to verify no witnesses were present.
The thread — This event is recalled in Acts 7:24 as Moses going to his defense and avenging the mistreated Hebrew.
Why it lands — The text records a solitary, violent intervention followed by concealment, asking the reader to observe the immediate aftermath of unauthorized force rather than to validate the method.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Acts 7:24 And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.