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# Moses was educated
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "The Egyptians educated Moses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# all the wisdom of the Egyptians
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This is an exaggeration to emphasize that he was trained in the best schools in Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# mighty in his words and works
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"effective in his speech and actions" or "influential in what he said and did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# it came into his heart
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"he thought about and decided." This is an idiom that means "he decided" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# visit his brothers, the children of Israel
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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]])
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# 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]])
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# striking the Egyptian
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Moses hit the Egyptian so hard that he died.
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# he thought
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"he imagined"
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# by his hand was rescuing them
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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
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/moses]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/understand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]