Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And his sister will stand afar off to know what will be done to him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
Holman Bible
Then his sister
International Standard Version
Then his sister positioned herself some distance away in order to find out what would happen to him.
A Conservative Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done 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.
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.
Themes
Bible stories for children » The baby's cry that won his way to a palace
Children » Fondness and care of mothers for
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses exposed on the nile
Jochebed » Nurses moses when he is adopted by pharaoh's daughter
miriam » Watched over moses when he was in the little basket
moses » A levite and son of amram
moses » Moses and Christ - a parallel » Both were preserved in childhood
Interlinear
Yatsab
Rachowq
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Birth And Early Life Of Moses
3 And she will not be able any more to hide him, and she will take for him an ark of bulrush, and will pitch it with bitumen and with pitch, and she will put in it the child, and will put in the sedge by the lip of the river. 4 And his sister will stand afar off to know what will be done to him. 5 And the daughter of Pharaoh will come down to wash at the river; and her maids going by the side of the river: and she will see the ark in the midst of the sedge, and she will send her maid and she will take it.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, will take the drum in her hand; and all the women will go forth after her, with drums and with lutes.
Numbers 26:59
And the name of Amram's wife, Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who bare her to Levi in Egypt: and she will bear to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
Numbers 12:1-15
And Miriam and Aaron will speak against Moses on account of the Ethiopian woman which he took: for he took an Ethiopian woman.
Numbers 20:1
And the sons of Israel will come, all the assembly, to the desert of Zin, in the first month; and the people will dwell in Kadesh; and Miriam will die there and be buried there.
Micah 6:4
For I brought thee up from the land of Egypt, and from the house of servants I redeemed thee; and I shall send before thy face, Moses, Aaron and, Miriam.