Exodus 19:2

then was it that they brake up out of Rephidim and came into the desert of Sinai, and encamped in the desert,—yea Israel encamped there before the mountain.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For 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.

In Context

1In the third month, by the coming forth of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on this day, came they into the desert of Sinai:

3And when Moses, had gone up unto God, then called Yahweh unto him out of the mountain saying, Thus, shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, And tell the sons of Israel:

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Cross References

Exodus 3:1Now, Moses, was shepherding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law priest of Midian,—so he led forth the flock behind the desert, and came in unto the mountain of God to Horeb.

Exodus 17:1And all the assembly of the sons of Israel set forward out of the desert of Sin, by their removings, at the bidding of Yahweh,—and encamped in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.

Exodus 18:5And Jethro, Moses father-in-law, came in, with his two sons and his wife, unto Moses,—into the desert where, he, was encamping, the mountain of God;

Numbers 33:15And they brake up from Rephidim,—and encamped in the desert of Sinai.

Acts 7:38The same, is he that came to be in the assembly in the desert, with the messenger who was speaking with him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, he who welcomed living utterances, to give unto us:

Matthew Henry on Exodus 19:2-9

The Covenant of Sinai. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For 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. 3 And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 4 Ye have seen… Read the whole commentary →

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