Exodus 16:1
What does Exodus 16:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 16:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they went on their way from Elim, and all the children of Israel came into the waste land of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they went out of the land of Egypt.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they journey from Elim, and all the company of the sons of Israel come in unto the wilderness of Sin, which <FI>is<Fi> between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month of their going out from the land of Egypt.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they set forward from Elim, and all the multitude of the children of Israel came into the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai: the fifteenth day of the second month, after they came out of the land of Egypt.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they journeyed from Elim, and the whole assembly of the children of Israel came into the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure out of the land of Egypt.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 33:10
And they journeyed from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.
- Exodus 15:27
And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
- Exodus 17:1
And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of Jehovah, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
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