King James Version
Exodus 15:27 in the King James Version says “And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by t...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.”
Exodus 15:27 · KJV
And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“wells”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“and they encamped”
H2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or s
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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