Exodus 2:4
“And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.”
Exodus 2:4 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- His sister standing afar off, and taking notice what would be done.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
- DARBYDarby
- And his sister stood afar off to see what would happen to him.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Context: Exodus 2
2And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
4And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
About Exodus 2: Moses Flees to Midian
Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to Midian, where he marries Zipporah and has a son.
Commentary
Exodus chapter 2 is the story of Moses' birth and his rescue from the Nile River. It begins with the birth of Moses to Amram and Jochebed, who were of the tribe of Levi. Pharaoh had commanded that all male Hebrew children be thrown into the Nile, so Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and set him afloat in the river. Pharaoh's daughter found the basket and took Moses in as her own son.