Exodus 2:4

Exodus 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
• New International Version (NIV)His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

Context of Exodus 2:4

2The woman became pregnant and she gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a beautiful boy. So she hid him for three months. 3Then she could not continue to hide him. So she took a basket that was made from river grass. She painted the basket with tar, to keep the water out of it. Then she put her baby in the basket. She put the basket among the reeds at the edge of the river. The baby's sister stood not very far away. She wanted to see what would happen to the baby. 5Soon, Pharaoh's daughter came to wash herself in the river. Her servant girls were walking near the edge of the river. Pharaoh's daughter saw the basket among the river grasses. So she sent one of her servant girls to fetch it for her. 6When she opened the basket, she saw the baby boy. He was crying. She was sorry for him and she said, ‘This is one of the Israelite children.’

Exodus 2:4 word by word

וַתֵּתַצַּ֥ב אֲחֹת֖וֹ מֵרָחֹ֑ק לְדֵעָ֕ה מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• stoodיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
• afar offרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• to witיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• what would be doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Exodus 2:4

• Exodus 15:20Then Miriam, Aaron's sister, who was a prophet, took a tambourine in her hand. All the other women followed her, with tambourines in their hands. They danced while Miriam sang to them.
• Numbers 12:1Moses had married a woman who was a descendant of Cush. Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because he had married that woman.
• Numbers 20:1In the first month, the Israelites came to the Zin desert. They put up their tents at Kadesh. Miriam died there and the people buried her.
• Numbers 26:59The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed. She was a descendant of Levi, and she was born in Egypt. Amram and Jochebed were the parents of Moses and Aaron, and their sister Miriam.
• Micah 6:4I brought you out of Egypt. You were slaves in that country, but I made you free people. I sent Moses to lead you, and Aaron and Miriam with him.

Commentaries on Exodus 2:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25Chapter 1 explained why Israel needed rescue. Chapter 2 shows how God prepared Moses, the rescuer. God used the threat to Hebrew baby boys to ensure that Moses was ready for his mission (see study note on 2:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. his sister--Miriam would probably be a girl of ten or twelve years of age at the time.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 2:4

• Jochebed
• Miriam
• Moses
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Herself
• Miriam
• Son
• Soon
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Moses
• Wist, Witty, Wot
• Woman

Commentaries on Exodus 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings