Numbers 33:6

Numbers 33:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)They left Sukkoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the desert.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They departed from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.

Context of Numbers 33:6

4while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom the Lord had struck down among them. The Lord had also executed judgments on their gods. 5Then the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses and camped in Succoth. They journeyed from Succoth and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. 7They journeyed from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. 8They journeyed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.

Numbers 33:6 word by word

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִסֻּכֹּ֑ת וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְאֵתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

• They journeyedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• from Succothסֻכּוֹתsûkkôth sûkkôth · SuccothH5523
• and campedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is on the edgeקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for Numbers 33:6

• Exodus 13:20Then they set out from Succoth and camped in Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

Commentaries on Numbers 33:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness - This place is not well known; Dr. Shaw supposes it to have been one mile from Cairo. Calmet thinks it is the city of Buthum mentioned by Herodotus, which he places in Arabia, on the frontiers of Egypt. Stat. 3.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. 6Etham: See Exodus 13:20.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Etham--edge, or border of all that part of Arabia-Petræa which lay contiguous to Egypt and was known by the general name of Shur.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 33:6

• Etham
• Israel
• Succoth

In the dictionaries

• Succoth
• Dispossess
• Divide
• Draw
• Etham
• Exodus
• Thorn
• Wandering
• Aaron
• 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