Exodus 15:22

“Then Moses led Israel onward from the Sea of Reeds, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.”

Exodus 15:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 15:22, word by word

Then Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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ledיַּסַּעyasa

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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the Sea of Reedsיַּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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the Sea of Reedsסוּףsuf

reed

Tall shore plants; "the Sea of Rushes".

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and they went outיֵּצְאוּyetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

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the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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of Shurשׁוּרshur

Shur

Shur, a wilderness region between Canaan and Egypt.

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They wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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foundמָצְאוּmatsu

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

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waterמָיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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The context

21And Miriam answered them, “Sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted; horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.”

22 · This verse (above)

23They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water of Marah, because it was bitter; that is why it was named Marah.

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