Numbers 33:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there. | They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there. | And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there. |
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- Marah body of waterMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they set out | וַיִּסְעוּ֙ | vai-yis-'U | H5265 | to set outנָסַע (na.sa) 1) to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pull out or up 1a2) to set out, depart 1a3) to journey, march 1a4) to set forth (of wind) 1b) (Niphal) to be pulled up, be removed, be plucked up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to set out, lead out, cause to spring up 1c2) to remove, quarry |
| from Marah | מִמָּרָ֔ה | mi-ma-RAH | H4785 | Marahמָרָה (ma.rah) § Marah = "bitter" the spring with bitter water which was 3 days travel from the crossing place of the Red Sea in the peninsula of Sinai |
| and they came | וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | vai-ya-VO-'u | H0935G | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| Elim towards | אֵילִ֑מָה | 'ei-LI-mah | H0362 | Elimאֵילִם (e.lim) § Elim = "palms" second encampment of the Israelites after the Exodus |
| and [were] at Elim | וּ֠בְאֵילִם | U-ve-'ei-lim | H0362 | Elimאֵילִם (e.lim) § Elim = "palms" second encampment of the Israelites after the Exodus |
| two [plus] | שְׁתֵּ֣ים | she-TEIM | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| ten | עֶשְׂרֵ֞ה | 'es-REH | H6240 | tenעָשָׂר (a.sar) 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19 |
| springs of | עֵינֹ֥ת | 'ei-NOT | H5869M | springעַ֫יִן (a.yin) spring, fountain |
| water | מַ֛יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| and seventy | וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים | ve-shiv-'IM | H7657 | seventyשִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) seventy |
| palm trees | תְּמָרִ֖ים | te-ma-RIM | H8558 | palmתָּמָר (ta.mar) palm tree, date palm |
| and they encamped | וַיַּחֲנוּ־ | vai-ya-cha-nu- | H2583 | to campחָנָה (cha.nah) 1) to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to decline 1a2) to encamp |
| there | שָֽׁם׃ | Sham | H8033G | thereשָׁם (sham) 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.