KJV King James Version
And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 33:8
And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
WEB World English Bible
They traveled from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.
ASV American Standard Version
And they journeyed from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they journey from Pi-Hahiroth, and pass over through the midst of the sea, into the wilderness, and go a journey of three days in the wilderness of Etham, and encamp in Marah.
Surrounding context — Numbers 33
5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
6 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which [is] in the edge of the wilderness.
7 And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which [is] before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol.
8 And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim [were] twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.
10 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.
11 And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
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וַיִּסְעוּ֙H5265 · na.sato set outמִפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַֽחִירֹ֔תH6367 · pi ha.chi.rotPi-hahirothוַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּH5674 · a.varto passבְתוֹךְ־H8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַיָּ֖םH3220 · yamseaהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהH4057 · mid.barmouthוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentדֶּ֣רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתH7969 · sha.loshthreeיָמִים֙H3117 · yomdayבְּמִדְבַּ֣רH4057 · mid.barmouthאֵתָ֔םH864 · e.tamEthamוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּH2583 · cha.nahto campבְּמָרָֽה׃H4785 · ma.rahMarah
Cross-references
Exodus 15:22-26So 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.Exodus 14:21-31And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.
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