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Then they traveled for three days into the Etham wilderness and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they set out from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they went a three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They departed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, went three days’ journey in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They journeyed from Pi-hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea to the wilderness; and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They journeyed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days&#8217 journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They moved out from before Pi-hahiroth and passed through the midst of the [Red] Sea into the wilderness; and they went a three days’ journey in the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They took a three-day journey into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They departed from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They took a three-day journey into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they 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 encamped in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They left Pi-Hahiroth, crossed the Red Sea, then walked three days into the Etham Desert and camped at Marah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they 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 pitched in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They left Pi Hahiroth and passed through the Red Sea into the desert of Shur; after a three days' march they camped at Marah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They traveled from Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea to the wilderness. They were on the road three days in the wilderness of Etham, then rested in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They traveled 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 in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from before Hahiroth, and crossed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they journey from Pi-Hahiroth, and pass over through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and go a journey of three days in the wilderness of Etham, and encamp in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they journey from Pi-Hahiroth, and pass over through the midst of the sea, into the wilderness, and go a journey of three days in the wilderness of Etham, and encamp in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will remove from before Hiroth, and they will pass through the midst of the sea of the desert, and they will go a way of three days in the desert of Etham, and they will encamp in Marah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And departing from Phihahiroth, they passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and having marched three days through the desert of Etham, they camped in Mara. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And setting out from Pi-hahiroth, they crossed through the middle of the Sea into the wilderness. And having walked for three days through the desert of Etham, they made camp at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Setting out from Pi-hahiroth, they crossed over through the sea into the wilderness, and after they traveled a three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, they camped at Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They set out from Pi-hahiroth, passed through the sea into the wilderness, went a three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they departed from the entrance of Heritha and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham and encamped in Morath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they picked up from the mouth of Kharitha and they went within the sea to the wilderness and they went three day’s journey in the wilderness of Atham and camped in Murath.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they journeyed from Penehahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they departed from before Iroth, and crossed the middle of the sea into the wilderness; and they went a journey of three days through the wilderness, and encamped in Picriae.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/33-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10242" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">The Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: way·yis·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">They set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6367.htm" title="6367: ha·ḥî·rōṯ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- From peh and the feminine plural of a noun, with the article interpolated; mouth of the gorges; Pi-ha-Chiroth, a place in Egypt.">Pi-hahiroth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘aḇ·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and crossed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·wḵ- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ham·miḏ·bā·rāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">into the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">and they journeyed three days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bə·miḏ·bar (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">into the Wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/864.htm" title="864: ’ê·ṯām (N-proper-fs) -- Etham -- a place in Egypt. Of Egyptian derivation; Etham, a place in the Desert.">of Etham</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: way·ya·ḥă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">and camped</a> <a href="/hebrew/4785.htm" title="4785: bə·mā·rāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A bitter spring in the Sinai peninsula. The same as mar feminine; bitter; Marah, a place in the Desert.">at Marah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22</a></span><br />Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">Exodus 15:23-24</a></span><br />And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) / So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Exodus 15:27</a></span><br />Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a></span><br />Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Deuteronomy 11:4</a></span><br />what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a></span><br />He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-13</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a></span><br />and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-20</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.</p><p class="hdg">departed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21,22</a></b></br> And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go <i>back</i> by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry <i>land</i>, and the waters were divided… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22-26</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">Etham.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-6.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-6.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Etham</a> <a href="/exodus/14-9.htm">Hahiroth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/22-1.htm">Journeying</a> <a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">Marah</a> <a href="/numbers/32-30.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/32-21.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Pihahiroth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Pi-Hahiroth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/31-43.htm">Three</a> <a href="/numbers/33-5.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/numbers/33-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/33-6.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-13.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-11.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">Etham</a> <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Hahiroth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Journeying</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Marah</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/33-51.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Pihahiroth</a> <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Pi-Hahiroth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/33-10.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/33-39.htm">Three</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/numbers/33-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/33-11.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">The forty-two journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">The Canaanites are to be destroyed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It is described as being near the sea, opposite Baal-zephon. This site is significant as it marks the miraculous deliverance of the Israelites from the pursuing Egyptian army. The name Pi-hahiroth may mean "mouth of the gorges," suggesting a geographical feature that could have been a narrow pass or valley leading to the sea.<p><b>and crossed through the sea</b><br>This phrase refers to the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea, a pivotal event in the Exodus narrative. The crossing is a demonstration of God's power and faithfulness, as He parts the waters to allow the Israelites to pass on dry ground. This event is often seen as a type of baptism, symbolizing the transition from slavery to freedom, and is referenced in the New Testament (<a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a>) as a foreshadowing of Christian baptism.<p><b>into the wilderness</b><br>The wilderness represents a place of testing and reliance on God. After the crossing, the Israelites enter a period of wandering, where they must depend on God's provision for survival. This journey through the wilderness is a time of spiritual formation and covenant establishment, as God gives the Law at Mount Sinai.<p><b>and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham</b><br>The three-day journey is significant as it reflects a period of initial travel before reaching a place of rest or testing. The Wilderness of Etham is part of the larger desert region the Israelites traverse. The number three often symbolizes completeness or divine intervention in biblical narratives.<p><b>and camped at Marah</b><br>Marah is the first encampment after crossing the Red Sea, where the Israelites encounter bitter water. This location is a test of faith and obedience, as God instructs Moses to throw a piece of wood into the water to make it drinkable. Marah symbolizes the challenges and trials faced by the Israelites and God's provision in times of need. The transformation of bitter water into sweet can be seen as a type of Christ, who turns the bitterness of sin into the sweetness of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pi-hahiroth.htm">Pi-hahiroth</a></b><br>This is the location where the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea. It represents a place of transition and divine intervention.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Refers to the Red Sea, which God miraculously parted to allow the Israelites to escape from the pursuing Egyptian army. This event is a significant demonstration of God's power and faithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_etham.htm">The Wilderness of Etham</a></b><br>A desert region the Israelites entered after crossing the Red Sea. It symbolizes a period of testing and reliance on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/marah.htm">Marah</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites camped after traveling through the Wilderness of Etham. The waters at Marah were bitter, and God made them sweet, teaching the Israelites about His provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were on their journey to the Promised Land. Their journey is a testament to God's guidance and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered the Israelites from Egypt, He delivers us from sin and bondage through Jesus Christ. Reflect on areas in your life where you need God's deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_transition.htm">Faith in Transition</a></b><br>The journey from Pi-hahiroth to Marah was a time of transition. Trust God during life's transitions, knowing He guides and provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_in_the_wilderness.htm">Provision in the Wilderness</a></b><br>God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness. Trust in God's provision, even when circumstances seem barren or challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bitterness_to_sweetness.htm">Bitterness to Sweetness</a></b><br>At Marah, God turned bitter waters sweet. Consider how God can transform difficult situations in your life for good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_faithfulness.htm">Remembering God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey is a reminder to remember and recount God's faithfulness in our own lives.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the wilderness of Etham.</span> This is called the wilderness of Shur in <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22</a>, nor is it easy to explain the occurrence of the name Etham in this connection, for the Etham mentioned in verse 6 lay on the other side of the Red Sea. We do not, however, know what physical changes have taken place since that time, and it is quite possible that at Etham there may have been a ford, or some other easy means of communication, so that the strip of desert along the opposite shore came to be known as the wilderness of Etham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/33-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They set out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסְעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pi-hahiroth</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחִירֹ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥî·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6367.htm">Strong's 6367: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pi-hahiroth -- a place on the eastern border of Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and crossed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aḇ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוֹךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯō·wḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sea,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miḏ·bā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they journeyed three days</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the Wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miḏ·bar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Etham</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_864.htm">Strong's 864: </a> </span><span class="str2">Etham -- a place in Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and camped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·ḥă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Marah.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4785.htm">Strong's 4785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Marah -- a bitter spring in the Sinai peninsula</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/33-8.htm">Numbers 33:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/33-8.htm">OT Law: Numbers 33:8 They traveled from before Hahiroth and passed (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/33-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 33:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/33-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 33:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>