Exodus 2:12 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.

English 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.

English Amplified

He looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

He looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

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.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Moses looked around and saw that no one was watching, so he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.

He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Moses looked all around, and when he saw that no one was watching, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He looked all around, and when he didn't see anyone, he beat the Egyptian to death and hid the body in the sand.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.

English KJV 1611

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.

English 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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Looking about and seeing no one, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Moses looked around and didn't see anyone. So he killed the Egyptian. Then he hid his body in the sand.

English NIV

Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English NKJ 1982

So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English NLT

After looking around to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Moses looked this way and that to be sure no one was watching, then killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

English Tyndale 1537

And he looked round about: and when he saw that there was no man by, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

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