Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

New American Standard Bible

His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.

King James Version

And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

Holman Bible

Then his sister stood at a distance in order to see what would happen to him.

International Standard Version

Then his sister positioned herself some distance away in order to find out what would happen to him.

American Standard Version

And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

Amplified

And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.

Bible in Basic English

And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.

Darby Translation

And his sister stood afar off to see what would happen to him.

Julia Smith Translation

And his sister will stand afar off to know what will be done to him.

King James 2000

And his sister stood far off, to know what would be done to him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

Modern King James verseion

And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And his sister stood afar off, to wete what would come of it.

NET Bible

His sister stationed herself at a distance to find out what would happen to him.

New Heart English Bible

His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.

The Emphasized Bible

Then did his sister station herself at a distance, - to see what would be done to him.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

The Birth And Early Life Of Moses

3 And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. And she put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's edge. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. 5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, and her maidens walked along by the riverside. And she saw the ark among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.

Cross References

Exodus 15:20

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Numbers 26:59

And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

Numbers 12:1-15

And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman.

Numbers 20:1

And the sons of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people abode in Kadesh. And Miriam died there, and was buried there.

Micah 6:4

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage. And I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

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