And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
This verse shows Miriam watching from far away to see what would happen to baby Moses after he was placed in the basket on the river.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh had ordered the killing of all Hebrew baby boys to control the growing Israelite population, as the Israelites were enslaved and seen as a threat. Moses' mother hid him in a basket among the reeds of the Nile River to protect him from this decree, and his sister Miriam watched from a distance to see what would happen to him. This moment is part of the biblical narrative leading to God's deliverance of the Israelites through Moses.
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