The Meaning of Exodus 2:12 Explained

Exodus 2:12

KJV: 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.

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

Darby: 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.

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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 2:12?

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What is the context of Exodus 2:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Exodus 2:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 2:11-25 - Moses Slays An Egyptian And Flees To Midian

Amid all the allurements of Pharaoh's court, the heart of Moses beat true to his own people. Neither the treasures of Egypt, nor the pleasures of sin; the attraction of human love, nor the glamour of the world's smile, could turn him aside from his own folk. A light shone for him over the humble huts of Goshen, before which that of Pharaoh's palaces paled. Some glimmering knowledge of the promised Christ appears to have been present to his mind; and he esteemed that hope to be greater riches than the treasures of Egypt. Hebrews 11:26.

He had, however, much to learn. By strength no man can prevail. The battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift. The salvation of Israel from their untold miseries must be due, from first to last, to the outstretched hand of their Almighty Protector. Hence the failure of Moses' first attempt. Instead of looking "this way and that," he must look upward. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 2

¹ Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile
⁵ He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter;
⁷ who employs his mother to nurse him
¹¹ He kills an Egyptian
¹³ He reproves a Hebrew
¹⁵ He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah
²² Gershom is born
²³ God respects the Israelites' cry

What do the individual words in Exodus 2:12 mean?

So he looked this way [and] that way and when he saw that no one then he killed - the Egyptian and hid him in the sand

וַיִּ֤פֶן כֹּה֙ וָכֹ֔ה וַיַּ֖רְא כִּ֣י אֵ֣ין אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־ הַמִּצְרִ֔י וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּ בַּחֽוֹל

וַיִּ֤פֶן	So he looked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: פֹּונֶה Sense: to turn.
כֹּה֙	this way
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
וָכֹ֔ה	[and] that way
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
וַיַּ֖רְא	and when he saw
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
כִּ֣י	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֵ֣ין	no
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
אִ֑ישׁ	one
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
וַיַּךְ֙	then he killed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמִּצְרִ֔י	the Egyptian
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִצְרִי Sense: Egyptian—an inhabitant or citizen of Egypt.
וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּ	and hid him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: טָמַן Sense: to hide, conceal, bury.
בַּחֽוֹל	in the sand
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹול Sense: sand.

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