Numbers 33:9

Numbers 33:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)They left Marah and went to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they set out from Marah and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They moved from Marah and came to Elim. At Elim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there.

Context of Numbers 33:9

7They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, east of Baal Zephon, and set up camp near Migdol. 8They moved from Pi Hahiroth and went through the middle of the sea into the desert. After they traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they set up camp at Marah. They moved from Marah and came to Elim. Elim had 12 springs and 70 palm trees, so they set up camp there. 10They moved from Elim and set up camp by the Red Sea. 11They moved from the Red Sea and set up camp in the Desert of Sin.

Numbers 33:9 word by word

וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מִמָּרָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אֵילִ֑מָה וּ֠בְאֵילִם שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֞ה עֵינֹ֥ת מַ֛יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים תְּמָרִ֖ים וַיַּחֲנוּ־שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they removedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• from Marahמָרָהmârâh · MarahH4785
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto Elimאֵילִם'êylim · ElimH362
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• fountainsעַ֫יִן‛ayin · springH5869
• of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and threescore and tenשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• palm treesתָּמָרtâmâr · palmH8558
• and they pitchedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583

Cross-references for Numbers 33:9

• Exodus 15:27Next, they went to Elim, where there were 12 springs and 70 palm trees. They camped there by the water.

Commentaries on Numbers 33:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And came unto Elim - A place on the skirts of the deserts of Sin, two leagues from Tor, and nearly thirty from Corondel, a large bay on the east side of the Red Sea. Dr. Shaw, when he visited this place, found but nine of the twelve wells mentioned in the text, and instead of 70 palm trees, he found upwards of 2,000. See on Exodus 15:27; (note). Stat. 6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-49Verses 1-49 This list was written out by Moses at God‘s command Numbers 33:2, doubtless as a memorial of God‘s providential care for His people throughout this long and trying period. Numbers 33:3-6. For these places, see the marginal reference. Numbers 33:8 Pi-hahiroth - Hebrew “Hahiroth,” but perhaps only by an error of transcription. However, the omitted “pi” is only a common Egyptian prefix. Wilderness of Etham - i. e., that part of the great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The exact location of Elim is not known. However, it may have been the oasis (a place with water, springs, and palm trees) at Wadi Gharandel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Elim--supposed to be Wady Ghurundel (see on Ex 15:27).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 33:9

• Elim
• Israel
• Marah

In the dictionaries

• Dispossess
• Divide
• Draw
• Elim
• Exodus
• Thorn
• Wandering
• Aaron
• En-
• Encampment By the Red Sea

Commentaries on Numbers 33

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings