Exodus 2:4

And his sister stood afarre off, to wit what would be done to him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
- Basic English Bible

And his sister stood afar off to see what would happen to him.
- Darby Bible

And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
- Webster's Bible

His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
- World English Bible

and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Exodus 2:4

2:2 Bare a son - It seems just at the time of his birth that cruel law was made for the murder of all the male - children of the Hebrews, and many no doubt perished by the execution of it. Moses's parents had Miriam and Aaron, both elder than he, born to them before that edict came out. Probably his mother had little joy of her being with child of him, now this edict was in force. Yet this child proves the glory of his father's house. Observe the beauty of providence: just when Pharaoh's cruelty rose to this height, the deliverer was born. She hid him three months - In some private apartment of their own house, though probably with the hazard of their lives had he been discovered. It is said, #Heb 11:23|. That Moses's parents hid him by faith: some think they had a special revelation that the deliverer should spring from their loins; however, they believed the general promise of Israel's preservation, and in that faith hid their child.

2:3 And when she could no longer hide him, she put him in an ark of bulrushes - By the river side. God put it into their hearts to do this, to bring about his own purposes: that Moses might by this means be brought into the hands of Pharaoh's daughter, and that by his deliverance, a specimen might be given of the deliverance of God's church.

2:5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came - Providence brings no less a person than Pharaoh's daughter just at that juncture, guides her to the place where this poor infant lay, inclines her heart to pity it, which she dares do, when none else durst. Never did poor child cry so seasonably, as this did; the babe wept, which moved her compassion, as no doubt his beauty did.