Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
- KJV And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
- BSB They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
- NKJV They departed from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.
- NASB They journeyed from Succoth and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.
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Quick answer
From Succoth they journeyed to Etham, at the edge of the wilderness. They move to the threshold of the desert wanderings.
Overview
Israel advances to Etham, situated on the border of the wilderness, as the journey moves from settled Egypt toward the unknown desert. The note marks a transition into the testing ground where God would prove and provide for His people. It pictures the believer's passage from bondage into a wilderness of dependence, sustained at every step by the LORD.
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- Exod 13:20They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
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