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Exodus 2:14

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.

KJV

Qui respondit : Quis te constituit principem et judicem super nos ? num occidere me tu vis, sicut heri occidisti Ægyptium ? Timuit Moyses, et ait : Quomodo palam factum est verbum istud ?

Vulgate

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμῶν; μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον; ἐφοβήθη δὲ Μωυσῆς καὶ εἶπεν Εἰ οὕτως ἐμφανὲς γέγονεν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο;

LXX

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.

ASV

וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר מִ֣י שָֽׂמְ/ךָ֞ לְ/אִ֨ישׁ שַׂ֤ר וְ/שֹׁפֵט֙ עָלֵ֔י/נוּ הַ/לְ/הָרְגֵ֨/נִי֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָרַ֖גְתָּ אֶת הַ/מִּצְרִ֑י וַ/יִּירָ֤א מֹשֶׁה֙ וַ/יֹּאמַ֔ר אָכֵ֖ן נוֹדַ֥ע הַ/דָּבָֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָכֵן֙
'kn
adverb · 18×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 167×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
noun · 76×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
נוּ
nv
verb · 199×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.

  • Acts 7:27 · paraphrase
    "But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?"
    Exodus: who made you ruler over us — Stephen on Moses' rejection

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Many prophets and righteous men (it is said) have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear and have not heard them. Matthew 13:17 Did then those righteous men know all the things to come? Yea, most certainly. For if because of the weakness of those who were not able to receive Him, the Son was not revealed, — …
Let us turn to the glorious examples of antiquity. Through envy Cain offered his sacrifice, and it was not accepted. Through envy, Joseph was persecuted even unto death, and came into bondage. Envy compelled Moses to flee from the face of Pharaoh. Through envy, Aaron and Miriam had to make their abode outside of the camp. Envy brought down Dathan and Abiram alive to Hades, thro…

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 20:26 — And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
  • Acts 7:26 — And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
  • Acts 7:35 — This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
  • Gen 13:8 — And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
  • Gen 19:9 — And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man,
  • Gen 19:9 — And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man,
  • Gen 37:8 — And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
  • Gen 37:19 — And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
  • Heb 11:27 — By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
  • Luke 12:14 — And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
  • Luke 12:14 — And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
  • Luke 19:14 — But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
  • Luke 19:27 — But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
  • Luke 20:2 — And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
  • Mark 11:28 — And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
  • Matt 21:23 — And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this autho
  • Matt 21:23 — And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this autho
  • Num 16:3 — And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among the
  • Num 16:13 — Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
  • Num 16:13 — Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
  • Prov 19:12 — The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
  • Prov 29:25 — The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
  • Ps 2:2 — The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,