And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Parallel translations
- WEB His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
- KJV And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
- NKJV And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
- NASB And his sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
- NLT The baby’s sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him.
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Quick answer
The baby's sister watches from a distance to see what will happen. Her vigilant care becomes part of God's plan.
Overview
This sister, later named Miriam, keeps watch and will soon arrange for the baby's own mother to nurse him. Her presence shows a family working together in faith and love to protect the child. God uses even a watchful young girl as an instrument in preserving His chosen deliverer.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Num 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.
- Exod 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Mic 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.
- Num 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.
- Num 12:1–15Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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