Exodus 15:22

Exodus 15:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

Context of Exodus 15:22

20Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances. 21Miriam sang in response to them, “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.” Then Moses led Israel to journey away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three days into the desert, and found no water. 23Then they came to Marah, but they were not able to drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter. (That is why its name was Marah.) 24So the people murmured against Moses, saying, “What can we drink?”

Exodus 15:22 word by word

וַיַּסַּ֨ע מֹשֶׁ֤ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִיַּם־ס֔וּף וַיֵּצְא֖וּ אֶל־מִדְבַּר־שׁ֑וּר וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־יָמִ֛ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְלֹא־מָ֥צְאוּ מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• broughtנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• from the Redסוּףsûph · Red (Sea)H5488
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and they went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• into the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Shurשׁוּרshûr · ShurH7793
• and they wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• no waterמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Exodus 15:22

• Genesis 16:7The Lord’s angel found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur.
• Genesis 25:18His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.
• 1 Samuel 15:7Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
• Exodus 3:18“The elders will listen to you, and then you and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

Commentaries on Exodus 15:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The wilderness of Shur - This was on the coast of the Red Sea on their road to Mount Sinai. See the map.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22So Moses - Literally, And Moses. The history of the journey from the Red Sea to Sinai begins in fact with this verse, which would more conveniently have been the commencement of another chapter. From the Red sea - The station where Moses and his people halted to celebrate their deliverance is generally admitted to be the Ayoun Musa, i. e. the fountains of Moses. It is the only green spot near the passage over the Red Sea. There are several wells there…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 In the wilderness of Shur the Israelites had no water. At Marah they had water, but it was bitter; so that they could not drink it. God can make bitter to us that from which we promise ourselves most, and often does so in the wilderness of this world, that our wants, and disappointments in the creature, may drive us to the Creator, in whose favour alone true comfort is to be had. In this distress the people fretted, and quarrelled with Moses…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-27On the journey from the sea to Mount Sinai, God continued to care for the people's needs. During the events where he rescued them, he showed his power. Here, he showed that he cares about their basic needs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. wilderness of Shur--comprehending all the western part of Arabia-Petræa. The desert of Etham was a part of it, extending round the northern portion of the Red Sea, and a considerable distance along its eastern shore; whereas the "wilderness of Shur" (now Sudhr) was the designation of all the desert region of Arabia-Petræa that lay next to Palestine.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 15:22

• Joy
• Marah
• Shur
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Moses
• Red Sea
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Sea of Reeds, Red Sea
• Cherub
• Chosen
• Exalt
• Fall

Commentaries on Exodus 15

• 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