Exodus 13:20

Exodus 13:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness.

Context of Exodus 13:20

18So God led the people around the other way, on the road through the desert toward the Red Sea. The Israelites were ready for battle when they left Egypt. 19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear to do this. Joseph had said, “God will definitely come to help you. When he does, take my bones with you.” They moved from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the desert. 21By day the Lord went ahead of them in a column of smoke to lead them on their way. By night he went ahead of them in a column of fire to give them light so that they could travel by day or by night. 22The column of smoke was always in front of the people during the day. The column of fire was always there at night.

Exodus 13:20 word by word

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִסֻּכֹּ֑ת וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְאֵתָ֔ם בִּקְצֵ֖ה הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they took their journeyנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• from Succothסֻכּוֹתsûkkôth sûkkôth · SuccothH5523
• and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• in Ethamאֵתָם'êthâm · EthamH864
• in the edgeקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for Exodus 13:20

• Numbers 33:5The Israelites moved from Rameses and set up camp at Succoth.

Commentaries on Exodus 13:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Encamped in Etham - As for the reasons assigned on Exodus 13:17, God would not lead the Israelites by the way of the Philistines' country, he directed them towards the wilderness of Shur, Exodus 15:22, upon the edge or extremity of which, next to Egypt, at the bottom of the Arabian Gulf, lay Etham, which is the second place of encampment mentioned. See the extracts from Dr. Shaw at the end of Exodus. See Clarke's note on Exodus 40:38.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Etham - The house or “sanctuary of Tum” (the Sun God worshipped especially by that name in Lower Egypt), was in the immediate vicinity of Heliopolis, called by the Egyptians the fortress of Zar, or Zalu (i. e. of foreigners); the frontier city where the Pharaohs of the 18th dynasty reviewed their forces when about to enter upon a campaign on Syria. The name Pithom (see Exodus 1:11) has precisely the same meaning with Etham, and may possibly be identified…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 There were two ways from Egypt to Canaan. One was only a few days' journey; the other was much further about, through the wilderness, and that was the way in which God chose to lead his people Israel. The Egyptians were to be drowned in the Red sea; the Israelites were to be humbled and proved in the wilderness. God's way is the right way, though it seems about. If we think he leads not his people the nearest way, yet we may be sure he leads…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The locations of Succoth and Etham are uncertain, although the reference to the edge of the wilderness suggests that they were in the region southeast of the Nile delta toward the Gulf of Suez.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. encamped in Etham--This place is supposed by the most intelligent travellers to be the modern Ajrud, where is a watering-place, and which is the third stage of the pilgrim-caravans to Mecca. "It is remarkable that either of the different routes eastward from Heliopolis, or southward from Heroopolis, equally admit of Ajrud being Etham. It is twelve miles northwest from Suez, and is literally on the edge of the desert" [Pictorial Bible].Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 13:20

• Etham
• Israel
• Succoth

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Commentaries on Exodus 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings