Exodus 2:14

Exodus 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The man replied, “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?” Then Moses was afraid, thinking, “Everyone knows what I did.”

Context of Exodus 2:14

12Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?” The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “What I did must have become known.” 15When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well. 16Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Exodus 2:14 word by word

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר מִ֣י שָֽׂמְךָ֞ לְאִ֨ישׁ שַׂ֤ר וְשֹׁפֵט֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ הַלְהָרְגֵ֙נִי֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָרַ֖גְתָּ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִ֑י וַיִּירָ֤א מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָכֵ֖ן נוֹדַ֥ע הַדָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Who madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• theeאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• a princeשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• and a judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• thou to killהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• the Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• fearedיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• Surelyאָכֵן'âkên · surelyH403
• this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• is knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Exodus 2:14

• Genesis 19:9“Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.
• Genesis 37:8His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.
• Numbers 16:3They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
• Matthew 21:23Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”
• Luke 12:14Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
• Luke 19:14“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
• Acts 7:26The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?’
• Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.
• Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Proverbs 29:25Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Commentaries on Exodus 2:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And Moses feared - He saw that the Israelites were not as yet prepared to leave their bondage; and that though God had called him to be their leader, yet his providence had not yet sufficiently opened the way; and had he stayed in Egypt he must have endangered his life. Prudence therefore dictated an escape for the present to the land of Midian.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 Moses boldly owned the cause of God's people. It is plain from He 11. that this was done in faith, with the full purpose of leaving the honours, wealth, and pleasures of his rank among the Egyptians. By the grace of God he was a partaker of faith in Christ, which overcomes the world. He was willing, not only to risk all, but to suffer for his sake; being assured that Israel were the people of God. By special warrant from Heaven, which makes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14“Who made you ruler and judge over us?”: The Hebrew man's arrogant question hints at how others would later treat Moses. They would not appreciate his efforts. For Moses to succeed, he would need to rely only on his belief in God's calling.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. two men of the Hebrews strove together--His benevolent mediation in this strife, though made in the kindest and mildest manner, was resented, and the taunt of the aggressor showing that Moses' conduct on the preceding day had become generally known, he determined to consult his safety by immediate flight (He 11:27). These two incidents prove that neither were the Israelites yet ready to go out of Egypt, nor Moses prepared to be their leader (Jas…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 2:14

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• Egyptian
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• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings