Acts 7:29 “At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a…”

Acts 7:29

At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then fled Moses 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.

American Standard Version

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then fled Moses at that saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begate two sonnes.

Darby Translation

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Madiam, where he begat 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,

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.

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Cross references

“Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.”

Exodus 2:14–22 Exodus 4:19 Exodus 4:20

Exodus 2:14–22 · BSB

But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? ” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”

Exodus 4:19 · BSB

Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”

Exodus 4:20 · BSB

So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.

“Midian”

Exodus 18:2–4

Exodus 18:2–4 · BSB

After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’

30After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

Read Acts 7