Bible Strands
Numbers 33:12
They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records Israel’s wilderness itinerary for the generation preparing to cross the Jordan, documenting each stage of their departure from Egypt. The passage functions as a geographic ledger of their forty-year journey.
The words — וַ/יִּסְע֖וּ (va/i.yis.'U) translates literally as "and they set out," while וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ (va/i.ya.cha.Nu) means "and they encamped." These paired verbs mark each station as a deliberate pause and departure.
The thread — This departure-and-encampment structure frames the entire wilderness itinerary, appearing in Numbers 33:11 and Numbers 33:13. The pattern of named staging grounds recurs throughout the Exodus narrative as a record of divine direction.
Why it lands — The text requires attention to the exact sequence of locations that preceded the Promised Land. Readers must account for the recorded path of movement rather than abstracting the journey into general spiritual principles.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.