Exodus 2:4 Go deeper

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

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וַתֵּתַצַּ֥בva.te.ta.Tzavand she stood

Lemma: יָצַב (ya.tsav) · Strong's: H3320

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVtw3fs)

Meaning: to stand

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 19:17, Exodus 34:5, Numbers 11:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3320; TAHOT Exodus 2:4 word 1

אֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.Tosister his

Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sister

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Exodus 2:4 word 2

מֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.Chokfrom a distance

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1, Numbers 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Exodus 2:4 word 3

לְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'Ahto know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Exodus 2:4 word 4

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Exodus 2:4 word 5

יֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.Sehwill it be done

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 2:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And his sister	→	אָחוֹת H0269 sister
stood	→	יָצַב H3320 to stand
at a distance	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
to see	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
what	→	מָה H4100 what?
would happen	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
to him	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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