And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 2:4 · retained source text
And his sister stood afarre off, to wit what would be done to him.
KJV dictionary & concordance
afar
Meaning of “afar”
Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
51 occurrences51 verses21 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Genesis 22:4
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “afar”
¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 20:18 · retained source text
¶ And all the people saw the thundrings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountaine smoking: and when the people saw it, they remooued, and stood a farre off.
1611 marginal noteHebr. 12.18.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 20:21 · retained source text
And the people stood afarre off, and Moses drew neere vnto the thicke darkenes, where God was.
AND he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 24:1 · retained source text
¶ And hee said vnto Moses, Come vp vnto ye LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seuentie of the Elders of Israel: and worship ye a farre off.
And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 33:7 · retained source text
And Moses tooke the Tabernacle, & pitched it without the campe, a farre off from the campe, and called it the Tabernacle of the Congregation: And it came to passe, that euery one which sought the LORD, went out vnto the Tabernacle of the Congregation, which was without the campe.
Complete reference index — all 51 verses
Genesis 22:4Genesis 37:18Exodus 2:4Exodus 20:18Exodus 20:21Exodus 24:1Exodus 33:7Numbers 9:101 Samuel 26:132 Kings 2:72 Kings 4:25Ezra 3:13Nehemiah 12:43Job 2:12Job 36:3Job 36:25Job 39:25Job 39:29Psalms 10:1Psalms 38:11Psalms 65:5Psalms 138:6Psalms 139:2Proverbs 31:14Isaiah 23:7Isaiah 59:14Isaiah 66:19Jeremiah 23:23Jeremiah 30:10Jeremiah 31:10Jeremiah 46:27Jeremiah 51:50Micah 4:3Matthew 26:58Matthew 27:55Mark 5:6Mark 11:13Mark 14:54Mark 15:40Luke 16:23Luke 17:12Luke 18:13Luke 22:54Luke 23:49Acts 2:39Ephesians 2:17Hebrews 11:132 Peter 1:9Revelation 18:10Revelation 18:15Revelation 18:17
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Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗At a distance in place; to or from a distance. In Scripture, figuratively, estranged in affection; alienated. Absent; not assisting.