Acts 7:29
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New International Version (©2011)
When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There his two sons were born.

English Standard Version (©2001)
At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"At this remark, MOSES FLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN, where he became the father of two sons.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
At this disclosure, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Because of this, Moses fled and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There he had two sons.

NET Bible (©2006)
When the man said this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And Moses fled at this saying and he became a nomad in the land of Midian and he had two sons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
After he said that, Moses quickly left Egypt and lived in Midian as a foreigner. In Midian he fathered two sons.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was an exile in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

American King James Version
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses fled upon this word, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begot two sons.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Moses fled at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

Weymouth New Testament
"Alarmed at this question, Moses fled from the country and went to live in the land of Midian. There he became the father of 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,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:17-29 Let us not be discouraged at the slowness of the fulfilling of God's promises. Suffering times often are growing times with the church. God is preparing for his people's deliverance, when their day is darkest, and their distress deepest. Moses was exceeding fair, fair toward God; it is the beauty of holiness which is in God's sight of great price. He was wonderfully preserved in his infancy; for God will take special care of those of whom he designs to make special use. And did he thus protect the child Moses? Much more will he secure the interests of his holy child Jesus, from the enemies who are gathered together against him. They persecuted Stephen for disputing in defence of Christ and his gospel: in opposition to these they set up Moses and his law. They may understand, if they do not wilfully shut their eyes against the light, that God will, by this Jesus, deliver them out of a worse slavery than that of Egypt. Although men prolong their own miseries, yet the Lord will take care of his servants, and effect his own designs of mercy.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 29. - And Moses fled for then fled Moses, A.V.; became a sojourner for was a stranger, A.V.; Midian for Madian, A.V.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then fled Moses at this saying,.... For hereby the thing was known to Pharaoh, being presently carried to court, who sought to kill him for it, Exodus 2:15 The Jews have a very fabulous story, that Moses was taken up upon it, and put in prison, and delivered into the hands of an executioner to be put to death; but that God wrought a miracle for him; he made his neck as hard as a pillar of marble, and the sword turned upon the neck of the executioner, and he died; and God sent Michael, the prince, in the likeness of the executioner, who took Moses by the hand, and led him out of Egypt, and left him at the borders of it, the distance of three days' journey (c) but the truth of the matter is, as Stephen relates, he fled directly, as soon as he heard the above words, for he knew his life was in the utmost danger:

and was a stranger in the land of Madian; which, as Josephus says (d), lay near the Red sea, and took its name from one of the sons of Abraham by Keturah. Philo the Jew (e) says, it was on the borders of Arabia; and according to Jerom (f), it was near Arnon and Areopolis, the ruins of which only were shown in his days; here he sojourned many years with Jethro the priest of that place:

where he begat two sons; whose names were Gershom and Eliezer, having married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, Exodus 18:2.

(c) Shalshaleth Hakabala, fol. 5. 2. & Chronicon Mosis, fol. 6. 1.((d) Antiqu. l. 2. c. 11. sect. 1.((e) De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 609. (f) De locis Hebr. fol. 93. B.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

29. Then fled Moses, &c.—for "when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses" (Ex 2:15).

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Stephen Addresses the Sanhedrin
…28Will you kill me, as you did the Egyptian yesterday? 29Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. 30And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. …

Exodus 2:15 When 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.
Exodus 2:21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
Exodus 2:22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become a foreigner in a foreign land."
Exodus 4:20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
Exodus 18:3 and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have become a foreigner in a foreign land";
Exodus 18:4 and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh."