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Numbers 33:10
They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the Israelites' movements after departing Elim and before entering the Desert of Sin. This entry serves as a chronological waypoint in Moses' written itinerary.
The words — The text employs וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ (va/i.ya.cha.Nu) for "they encamped" and יַם־סֽוּף (yam-Suf) for "Red Sea," literally "Sea of Reeds." These terms document a temporary encampment at a specific geographic marker.
The thread — The Sea of Reeds marks the departure point for the next march documented in Exodus 16:1. The subsequent camp at the Desert of Sin is named in Exodus 17:1 as the congregation's next destination.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to track the exact sequence of the wilderness itinerary. It demands attention to the factual progression of the camp's movements rather than theological speculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.
Cross-references
- Exodus 16:1 On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
- Exodus 17:1 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.