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Exodus 2:4

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2:4His sister stationed herself11 at a distance to find out12 what would13 happen to him.

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  1. 11 Or “stood.” The verb is the Hitpael preterite of יָצַב (yatsav), although the form is anomalous and perhaps should be spelled as in the Samaritan Pentateuch (see §71). The form yields the meaning of “take a stand, position or station oneself.” His sister found a good vantage point to wait and see what might become of the infant.
  2. 12 Heb “to know”; many English versions have “to see.”
  3. 13 The verb is a Niphal imperfect; it should be classified here as a historic future, future from the perspective of a point in a past time narrative.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then his sister stood at a distance in order to see what would happen to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

The baby’s sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

KJV 1900King James Version

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