Exodus 13:20

The Israeli people left Succoth and traveled to Etham, at the edge of the desert, and they set up their tents there.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

In Context

19Moses/I had them take along the bones of Joseph with them/us, because Joseph long ago had made the Israeli people promise solemnly that they would do that. He had said to them, “God will enable your descendants to leave Egypt. When that happens, you must carry my bones with you.”

21When they traveled during the daytime, Yahweh went in front of them in a tall white cloud to show them the way. During the night, he went in front of them in a tall cloud that looked like a fire. By doing that, he enabled them to travel in the daytime and also at nighttime.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:37The Israeli people traveled from Rameses city to Succoth town. There were about 600,000 men who went, in addition to the women and children.

Numbers 33:6Then they/we left Succoth and went to Etham, at the edge of the desert, and set up their/our tents there.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 13:18-22

The Pillar of Fire and Fire. ( b. c. 1491.) 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: 18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly… Read the whole commentary →

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