unfoldingWord_en_tn/act/07/22.md

# Moses was educated

This can be stated in active form. AT: "The Egyptians educated Moses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# all the wisdom of the Egyptians

This is an exaggeration to emphasize that he was trained in the best schools in Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# mighty in his words and works

"effective in his speech and actions" or "influential in what he said and did"

# it came into his heart

Here "heart" is a metonym for "mind." The phrase "it came into his heart" is an idiom that means to decide something. AT: "it came into his mind" or "he decided" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# visit his brothers, the children of Israel

This refers to his people, and not just to his family. AT: "see how his own people, the children of Israel, were doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Seeing an Israelite being mistreated ... the Egyptian

This can be stated in active form by rearranging the order. AT: "Seeing an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite, Moses defended and avenged the Israelite by striking the Egyptian who was oppressing him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# striking the Egyptian

Moses hit the Egyptian so hard that he died.

# he thought

"he imagined"

# by his hand was rescuing them

Here "hand" refers to the actions of Moses. AT: "was rescuing them through what Moses was doing" or "was using the actions of Moses to rescue them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/moses]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/understand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]