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JPS Old Testament
Exodus 2:4
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
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Hebrew Names Version
His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
King James Version
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
Lexham English Bible
And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
New Century Version
The baby's sister stood a short distance away to see what would happen to him.
The baby's sister stood a short distance away to see what would happen to him.
New English Translation
His sister stationed herself at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
His sister stationed herself at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
Amplified Bible
And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.
And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.
New American Standard Bible
And his sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
And his sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now his sister stood a farre off, to wit what would come of him.
Now his sister stood a farre off, to wit what would come of him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
Contemporary English Version
The baby's older sister stood off at a distance to see what would happen to him.
The baby's older sister stood off at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Complete Jewish Bible
His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Darby Translation
And his sister stood afar off to see what would happen to him.
And his sister stood afar off to see what would happen to him.
Easy-to-Read Version
The baby's sister stayed and watched to see what would happen to the baby.
The baby's sister stayed and watched to see what would happen to the baby.
English Standard Version
And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
George Lamsa Translation
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Good News Translation
The baby's sister stood some distance away to see what would happen to him.
The baby's sister stood some distance away to see what would happen to him.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then his sister stood at a distance in order to see what would happen to him.
Then his sister stood at a distance in order to see what would happen to him.
Literal Translation
And his sister took her stand from a distance, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister took her stand from a distance, to know what would be done to him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But his sister stode a farre of, to wete what wolde come of him.
But his sister stode a farre of, to wete what wolde come of him.
American Standard Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Bible in Basic English
And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his sister stoode a farre of, to wit what woulde come of it.
And his sister stoode a farre of, to wit what woulde come of it.
King James Version (1611)
And his sister stood afarre off, to wit what would be done to him.
And his sister stood afarre off, to wit what would be done to him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.
And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.
English Revised Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Berean Standard Bible
And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the while his sistir stood afer, and bihelde the bifalling of the thing.
the while his sistir stood afer, and bihelde the bifalling of the thing.
Young's Literal Translation
and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.
and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.
Update Bible Version
And his sister stood far off, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood far off, to know what would be done to him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
World English Bible
His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
New King James Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
New Living Translation
The baby's sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him.
The baby's sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him.
New Life Bible
His sister stayed to watch and find out what would happen to him.
His sister stayed to watch and find out what would happen to him.
New Revised Standard
His sister stood at a distance, to see what would happen to him.
His sister stood at a distance, to see what would happen to him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then did his sister station herself at a distance, - to see what would be done to him.
Then did his sister station herself at a distance, - to see what would be done to him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
His sister standing afar off, and taking notice what would be done.
His sister standing afar off, and taking notice what would be done.
Revised Standard Version
And his sister stood at a distance, to know what would be done to him.
And his sister stood at a distance, to know what would be done to him.
THE MESSAGE
The baby's older sister found herself a vantage point a little way off and watched to see what would happen to him. Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to bathe; her maidens strolled on the bank. She saw the basket-boat floating in the reeds and sent her maid to get it. She opened it and saw the child—a baby crying! Her heart went out to him. She said, "This must be one of the Hebrew babies."
The baby's older sister found herself a vantage point a little way off and watched to see what would happen to him. Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to bathe; her maidens strolled on the bank. She saw the basket-boat floating in the reeds and sent her maid to get it. She opened it and saw the child—a baby crying! Her heart went out to him. She said, "This must be one of the Hebrew babies."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
Contextual Overview
1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bore a son; and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Exodus 15:20, Numbers 12:1-15, Numbers 20:1, Numbers 26:59, Micah 6:4
Reciprocal: Exodus 2:7 - General 1 Chronicles 6:3 - Miriam
Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them; and God said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
And God blessed them; and God said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 2:1
And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
Genesis 10:1
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Genesis 11:10
These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood.
These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood.
Genesis 25:12
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham.
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And his sister stood afar off,.... This was Miriam, as the Targum of Jonathan expresses it; who is supposed to be about ten or twelve years of age, others say seven: she was placed e, as the word may be rendered, by her parents, or, "she placed herself" f, by their instruction, at some distance from the place where the ark was, that she might not be observed and be thought to belong to it, and yet so near as to observe what became of it, which was the intent of her standing there, as follows:
to wit what would be done to him; to know, take notice, and observe, what should happen to it, if anyone took it up, and what they did with it, and where they carried it, for, "to wit" is an old English word, which signifies "to know", and is the sense of the Hebrew word to which it answers, see 2 Corinthians 8:1.
e תתצב "collocata fuerat", Vatablus. f "Stiterat sese", Junius & Tremellius, "stitit sese", Piscator, Drusius.
