KJV King James Version
So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
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Exodus 15:22
So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.
WEB World English Bible
Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses causeth Israel to journey from the Red Sea, and they go out unto the wilderness of Shur, and they go three days in the wilderness, and have not found water,
Surrounding context — Exodus 15
19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry [land] in the midst of the sea.
20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
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וַיַּסַּ֨עH5265 · na.sato set outמֹשֶׁ֤הH4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמִיַּם־H3220 · yamseaס֔וּףH5488 · suphRed (Sea)וַיֵּצְא֖וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מִדְבַּר־H4057 · mid.barmouthשׁ֑וּרH7793 · shurShurוַיֵּלְכ֧וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־H7969 · sha.loshthreeיָמִ֛יםH3117 · yomdayבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רH4057 · mid.barmouthוְלֹא־H3808 · lonotמָ֥צְאוּH4672 · ma.tsato findמָֽיִם׃H4325 · ma.yimwater
Cross-references
Genesis 16:7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.Exodus 3:18And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt.Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died in the presence of all his brethren.
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