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The Book of Exodus, Chapter 2, Verse 11

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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.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
New English Translation
The Presumption of the Deliverer In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and observed their hard labor, and he saw an Egyptian man attacking a Hebrew man, one of his own people.
World English Bible
It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
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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.
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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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And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
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Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
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Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
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And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
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And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day?
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And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew [water] enough for us, and watered the flock.
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And he said unto his daughters, And where [is] he? why [is] it [that] ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
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And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.