Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to Yahweh’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
- KJV And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
- NKJV Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
- NASB Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by stages from the wilderness of Sin, according to the command of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.
- NLT At the Lord’s command, the whole community of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and moved from place to place. Eventually they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink.
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Quick answer
Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin at Yahweh's command and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water. Even obedient travel led them to a place of testing.
Overview
The people move according to God's direction, yet arrive at a waterless place, setting the stage for another trial of faith. Following God's lead does not exempt his people from hardship but invites them to trust him in it. Rephidim becomes the scene where Israel's heart toward the Lord is again exposed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Exod 19:2After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
- Exod 16:1On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
- Exod 17:8After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
- Num 33:12–14They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
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