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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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THE MESSAGE
Exodus 2:4
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."
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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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
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.
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
1A man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman. The woman became pregnant and had a son. She saw there was something special about him and hid him. She hid him for three months. When she couldn't hide him any longer she got a little basket-boat made of papyrus, waterproofed it with tar and pitch, and placed the child in it. Then she set it afloat in the reeds at the edge of the Nile. 4The 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."
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
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.
Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
Genesis 2:1
Heaven and Earth were finished, down to the last detail.
Heaven and Earth were finished, down to the last detail.
Genesis 2:2
By the seventh day God had finished his work. On the seventh day he rested from all his work. God blessed the seventh day. He made it a Holy Day Because on that day he rested from his work, all the creating God had done. This is the story of how it all started, of Heaven and Earth when they were created.
By the seventh day God had finished his work. On the seventh day he rested from all his work. God blessed the seventh day. He made it a Holy Day Because on that day he rested from his work, all the creating God had done. This is the story of how it all started, of Heaven and Earth when they were created.
Genesis 5:1
This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
Genesis 10:1
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons.
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons.
Genesis 11:10
This is the story of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he had Arphaxad. It was two years after the flood. After he had Arphaxad, he lived 500 more years and had other sons and daughters.
This is the story of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he had Arphaxad. It was two years after the flood. After he had Arphaxad, he lived 500 more years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 25:12
This is the family tree of Ishmael son of Abraham, the son that Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham.
This is the family tree of Ishmael son of Abraham, the son that Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham.
Genesis 25:19
This is the family tree of Isaac son of Abraham: Abraham had Isaac. Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan Aram. She was the sister of Laban the Aramean.
This is the family tree of Isaac son of Abraham: Abraham had Isaac. Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan Aram. She was the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 36:1
This is the family tree of Esau, who is also called Edom.
This is the family tree of Esau, who is also called Edom.
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.
