Exodus 16:1

“They set out from Elim, and all the community of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.”

Exodus 16:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 16:1, word by word

They set outיִּסְעוּyisu

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

Where else “yisu” appears
from Elimאֵילִםelim

Elim

Elim, an oasis in the desert, with springs and palm trees.

Where else “elim” appears
the communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of 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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cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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of Sinסִיןsin

Sin

Sin, a desert between Elim and Sinai; also a city of Egypt (Ezekiel 30:15-16). The name has nothing to do with the English word "sin".

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on the fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

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on the fifteenthעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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dayיוֹםyom

day

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

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of the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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after their departureצֵאתָtseta

go out

To go out of a place.

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemSinai?Egypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Sinai ?

    Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt

    A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.

    There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).

    Exodus 19:20Exodus 19:11Exodus 24:16Acts 7:38

  • 2Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And all the community of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.

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