Exodus 2:4
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
KJV
stante procul sorore ejus, et considerante eventum rei.
Vulgate
καὶ κατεσκόπευεν ἡ ἀδελφὴ αὐτοῦ μακρόθεν μαθεῖν τί τὸ ἀποβησόμενον αὐτῷ.
LXX
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
ASV
וַ/תֵּתַצַּ֥ב אֲחֹת֖/וֹ מֵ/רָחֹ֑ק לְ/דֵעָ֕ה מַה יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה לֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הִתְיַצֵּ֖ב
htytsb
verb · 48×
י
y
noun · 119×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
רָח֑וֹק
rchvq
adjective · 84×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Exod 2:7 — Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
- Exod 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.
- Exod 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.
- Mic 6:4 — For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
- Num 26:59 — And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.