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Genesis 21:16

New International Version

16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, โ€œI cannot watch the boy die.โ€ And as she sat there, she began to sob.

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American Standard Version

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.

Christian Standard Bible

and went and sat at a distance, about a bowshot away, for she said, โ€œI canโ€™t bear to watch the boy die! โ€ While she sat at a distance, she wept loudly.

English Standard Version

Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, โ€œLet me not look on the death of the child.โ€ And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept.

King James Version

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.

New American Standard Bible

Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, โ€œMay I not see the boy die!โ€ And she sat opposite him, and raised her voice and wept.

New King James Version

Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, โ€œLet me not see the death of the boy.โ€ So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept.

New Living Translation

Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. โ€œI donโ€™t want to watch the boy die,โ€ she said, as she burst into tears.

World English Bible

She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, โ€œDonโ€™t let me see the death of the child.โ€ She sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.