Exodus 2:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.”

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BSBPD

“And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 2:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
  2. Numbers 12:1Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.
  3. Numbers 20:1In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
  4. Numbers 26:59and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
  5. Micah 6:4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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