Study it in the app“And they set out from the mountain of YHWH a journey of three days, and the ark of the covenant of YHWH went before them a journey of three days to seek out for them a resting place.”
And they set outוַיִּסְעוּfrom the mountainמֵהַרof YHWHיְהוָהa journeyדֶּרֶךְof threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתdays,יָמִיםand the arkוַאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof YHWHיְהוָהwentנֹסֵעַbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםa journeyדֶּרֶךְof threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםto seek outלָתוּרfor themלָהֶםa resting place.מְנוּחָה
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisu” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsjourney
The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.
Where else “derech” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearssearch out
To search carefully, or to look ahead for a place for others.
Where else “tur” appearsrest, resting place
Rest, a place of rest.
Where else “menucha” appears32And if you go with us, then whatever good that YHWH does for us, we will do the same good to you.”
33 · This verse (above)
34And the cloud of YHWH was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
