^7:24When⁶⁵ he saw one of them being hurt unfairly,⁶⁶ Moses⁶⁷ came to his defense⁶⁸ and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

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Footnotes

65 Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
66 “Hurt unfairly” conveys a better sense of the seriousness of the offense against the Israelite than “treated unfairly,” which can sometimes refer to slight offenses, or “wronged,” which can refer to offenses that do not involve personal violence, as this one probably did.
67 Grk “he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
68 Or “he defended,” “he retaliated” ( ἀμύνομαι).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

NLTNew Living Translation

He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when he saw one of them being unjustly harmed, he defended him and avenged the one who had been oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

KJV 1900King James Version

And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

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