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The Rejection and Flight of Moses

Acts 7:24

In 9 translations

BSB
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.
KJV
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
WEB
Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.
ASV
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:
LSV
and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he defended, and did justice to the oppressed, having struck the Egyptian;
YLT
and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;
DBY
and seeing a certain one wronged, he defended [him], and avenged him that was being oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
DRC
And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him; and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury.
GNV
And whe he saw one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and auenged his quarell that had the harme done to him, and smote the Egyptian.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἰδών τινα ἀδικούμενον ἠμύνατο καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησιν τῷ καταπονουμένῳ πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον.
RP2018
Καὶ ἰδών τινα ἀδικούμενον, ἠμύνατο καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησιν τῷ καταπονουμένῳ, πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἰδών τινα ἀδικούμενον, ἠμύνατο καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησιν τῷ καταπονουμένῳ, πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον·
SCR1894
και ιδων τινα αδικουμενον ημυνατο και εποιησεν εκδικησιν τω καταπονουμενω παταξας τον αιγυπτιον

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📍 Egypt◆ Stephen addresses the council

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  • John 18:10–11Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup…
  • Acts 7:28Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
  • John 18:25–27Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter…

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