Acts 7:29

The Rejection and Flight of Moses

28Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’29At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.

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Berean Standard Bible
At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
Bible in Basic English
And at these words, Moses went in flight to the land of Midian, and was living there for a time, and had two sons.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And Moses fled upon this word, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begot two sons.
Free Bible Version
When he heard this, Moses ran away. He went and lived in exile in the land of Midian, where two sons were born to him.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then fled Moses at that saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begate two sonnes.
King James (Authorized) Version
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
Plain English Version
Moses heard that man’s words, and he got frightened. He thought, ‘Everyone knows that I killed that man. Now I will get big trouble.’ So he ran away from Egypt and went to live in the country called Midian. He didn’t belong to that country, but he got married there and had 2 sons.
Translation for Translators
When Moses heard that, he thought to himself, ‘Obviously, people know what I have done, and someone will kill me.’ He was afraid, so he fled from Egypt to Midian land. He lived there for some years. He got married, and he and his wife had two sons.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Moses ran away after hearing this; he became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
Noah Webster Bible
Then Moses fled at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
World English Bible
Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
Young's Literal Translation
'And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,