Verse List for GEN 21:16

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OET (OET-RV) and she went and she went a short distance away (about as far as a bow can shoot an arrow) and sat down there, because she said, “I don’t want to watch my child die.” And as she sat at a distance, she sobbed loudly.

OET-LV And_she _went and_she _sat to/for_her/it from_before at _a _distance like_the_shooters _of a _bow if/because she _said not let _me _look on_the _death _of the _boy and_she _sat from_before and_she _lifted _up DOM voice _of_her and_she _wept.

ULT and she went and sat down by herself at a distance, as far away as they shoot a bow, because she said, “Do not let me look on the death of the child!” And, as she sat at a distance, then she lifted her voice and sobbed.

UST She thought to herself, “I cannot bear to watch my son die.” So she went away from him and sat down by herself, about as far away as someone can shoot an arrow. Then she started crying loudly.

BSB & MSB Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.[fn]

OEB and went a short distance away and sat down and said, ‘Let me not see the death of the child.’ So she sat there and wept.

WEBBE & WMBB She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, “Don’t let me see the death of the child.” She sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

NET Then she went and sat down by herself across from him at quite a distance, about a bowshot away; for she thought, “I refuse to watch the child die.” So she sat across from him and wept uncontrollably.

LSV And she goes and sits by herself opposite [him], far off, about a bow-shot, for she said, “Do not let me look on the death of the boy”; and she sits opposite [him], and lifts up her voice, and weeps.

FBV She went and sat down some way off, a few hundred yards away,[fn] saying, “I can't bear to watch my son die!” As she sat down she burst into tears.

T4T Then she went and sat nearby, about ◄as far as someone can shoot an arrow/100 meters away►, because she thought, “I cannot endure seeing my son die!” As she sat there, she began to cry loudly [MTY].

LEB And she went and _⌊she sat a good distance away_⌋,[fn] for she said, “Let me not see the child’s death.” So she sat away from him and lifted up her voice and wept.

BBE And she went some distance away, about an arrow flight, and seating herself on the earth, she gave way to bitter weeping, saying, Let me not see the death of my child.

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JPS And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

ASV And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

DRA And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept.

YLT And she goeth and sitteth by herself over-against, afar off, about a bow-shot, for she said, 'Let me not look on the death of the lad;' and she sitteth over-against, and lifteth up her voice, and weepeth.

Drby and she went and sat down over against [him], a bow-shot off; for she said, Let me not behold the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lifted up her voice and wept.

RV And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

SLT And she will go and seat herself from over against, being far off as the bending of a bow: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. And she will seat herself from over against, and she will lift up her voice and weep.

Wbstr And she went, and sat her down over against him, a good way off, as it were a bow-shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and raised her voice, and wept.

KJB-1769 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

KJB-1611 And she went, and sate her downe ouer against him, a good way off, as it were a bow shoot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And shee sate ouer against him, and lift vp her voice, and wept.
(And she went, and sat her down over against him, a good way off, as it were a bow shoot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.)

Bshps And went, and sate on the other syde a great way, as it were a bowe shote of: for she sayd, I wyll not see the death of the chylde. And she sitting downe on the other side, lyft vp her voyce & wept.
(And went, and sat on the other side a great way, as it were a bow shoot of: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. And she sitting down on the other side, lift up her voice and wept.)

Gnva Then she went and sate her ouer against him a farre off about a bowe shoote: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. and she sate downe ouer against him, and lift vp her voyce and wept.
(Then she went and sat her over against him afar off about a bow shoote: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. and she sat down over against him, and lift up her voice and wept.)

Cvdl and wente, and sat hir downe ouer on ye other syde, a bowe shote of. For she sayde: I can not se the childe dye. And she sat hir downe ouer on ye other syde, and lifte vp hir voyce, and wepte.
(and went, and sat her down over on ye/you_all other side, a bow shoot of. For she said: I cannot see the child die. And she sat her down over on ye/you_all other side, and lift up her voice, and wept.)

Wycl and sche yede awei, and sche sat euene ayens as fer as a bowe may caste; for sche seide, Y schal not se the child diynge; and sche sat ayens, and reiside hir vois, and wepte.
(and she went away, and she sat even against as far as a bow may caste; for she said, I shall not see the child dying; and she sat against, and raised her voice, and wept.)

Luth und ging hin und setzte sich gegenüber von ferne, eines Bogenschusses weit; denn sie sprach: Ich kann nicht zusehen des Knaben Sterben. Und sie setzte sich gegenüber und hub ihre Stimme auf und weinete.
(and went there/therefore and sat itself/yourself/themselves opposite from distant, one/a bowschusses far; because/than they/she/them spoke: I can not watch the boys/lads death. And they/she/them sat itself/yourself/themselves opposite and began their/her voice(n) on/in/to and cried.)

ClVg Et abiit, seditque e regione procul quantum potest arcus jacere: dixit enim: Non videbo morientem puerum: et sedens contra, levavit vocem suam et flevit.
(And he_went/is_gone, seditque e region far_away how_much can bow(n) yacere: he/she_said because: Not/No I_will_see dying boy: and sitting contra, he_lifted voice his_own and cried.)

UHB וַ⁠תֵּלֶךְ֩ וַ⁠תֵּ֨שֶׁב לָ֜⁠הּ מִ⁠נֶּ֗גֶד הַרְחֵק֙ כִּ⁠מְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁת כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֔ה אַל־אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּ⁠מ֣וֹת הַ⁠יָּ֑לֶד וַ⁠תֵּ֣שֶׁב מִ⁠נֶּ֔גֶד וַ⁠תִּשָּׂ֥א אֶת־קֹלָ֖⁠הּ וַ⁠תֵּֽבְךְּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀπελθοῦσα δὲ ἐκάθητο ἀπέναντι αὐτοῦ μακρόθεν, ὡσεὶ τόξου βολήν· εἶπε γὰρ, οὐ μὴ ἴδω τὸν θάνατον τοῦ παιδίου μου. καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἀπέναντι αὐτοῦ· ἀναβοῆσαν δὲ τὸ παιδίον ἔκλαυσεν.

BrTr And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.