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They set outוַיִּסְעוּfrom Succothמִסֻּכֹּתand campedוַיַּחֲנוּat Etham,בְאֵתָםon the edgeבִּקְצֵהof the wilderness.הַמִּדְבָּר
Exodus 13:20
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Exodus 13:20, word by word
- They set outיִּסְעוּyisu
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisu” appears- from Succothסֻּכֹּתsukot
Succoth
Succoth: "booths". A place east of the Jordan; also a place in Egypt where Israel camped.
Where else “sukot” appears- and campedיַּחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- at Ethamאֵתָםetam
Etham
Etham, a camping place at the edge of the desert.
Where else “etam” appears- on the edgeקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears
The context
19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had solemnly made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “Elohim will surely attend to you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.”
20 · This verse (above)
21YHWH went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give light to them, so that they could travel by day and by night.