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23 And when the time of forty years was completed to him, it came up upon his heart to take a view of his brethren the sons of Israel. 24 And having seen a certain one injured, he defended, and did vengeance for him harassed, having struck the Egyptian, 25 And he supposed his brethren to understand that God by his hand gives them salvation: and they understood not. 26 And the following day he was seen to those contending, and he compelled them to peace, having said, Men, ye are brethren; wherefore injure ye one another? 27 And he injuring the neighbor repulsed him, having said, Who set thee a ruler and judge over us? 28 Wilt thou not kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday? 29 And Moses fled at this word, and he was a sojourner in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. 30 And forty years completed, a messenger of the Lord was seen to him in the desert of mount Sina, in a flame of fire in a bramble. Acts 7:23-30, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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