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Exodus 17:1

And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.

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KJV King James Version

And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

WEB World English Bible

All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to Yahweh’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.

ASV American Standard Version

And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of Jehovah, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And all the company of the sons of Israel journey from the wilderness of Sin, on their journeyings, by the command of Jehovah, and encamp in Rephidim, and there is no water for the people to drink;

Surrounding context — Exodus 17

1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.

2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore [is] this [that] thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וַ֠יִּסְעוּH5265 · na.sato set out כָּל־H3605 · kolall עֲדַ֨תH5712 · e.dahcongregation בְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: child יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael מִמִּדְבַּר־H4057 · mid.barmouth סִ֛יןH5512 · sinPelusium לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םH4550 · mas.sajourney עַל־H5921 · alupon פִּ֣יH6310 · pehlip יְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙H2583 · cha.nahto camp בִּרְפִידִ֔יםH7508 · re.phi.dimRephidim וְאֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothing מַ֖יִםH4325 · ma.yimwater לִשְׁתֹּ֥תH8354 · sha.tahto drink הָעָֽם׃H5971 · ampeople

Cross-references

Exodus 16:1And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which [is] between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.Exodus 19:2For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come [to] the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.Exodus 17:8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.Numbers 33:12-14And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

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