King James Version
Numbers 33:14 in the King James Version says “And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.”
Numbers 33:14 · KJV
And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.
And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibrothhattaavah. Kibrothhattaavah: that is, the graves of lust
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they removed”
H5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey
“and 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
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“for the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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