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Exodus 16:1

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And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

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BSB
On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
KJV
And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
WEB
They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
ASV
And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
DARBY
And they journeyed from Elim, and the whole assembly of the children of Israel came into the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure out of the land of Egypt.
BLB
And they journeyed from Elim, all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and between Sinai, on the five [and] tenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt.
ÅB
Så brøt de opp fra Elim, og den femtende dag i den annen måned etter at de hadde draget ut av Egypt, kom hele Israels barns menighet til ørkenen Sin, som ligger mellom Elim og Sinai.
OTB
Hele forsamlingen av israelittene dro fra Elim og reiste til Ørkenen Sin, som ligger mellom Elim og Sinai, på den femtende dagen i den andre måneden etter deres utgang fra Egypt.
B1930
Så brøt de op fra Elim, og den femtende dag i den annen måned efterat de hadde draget ut av Egyptens land, kom hele Israels barns menighet til ørkenen Sin, som ligger mellem Elim og Sinai.

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  • Numbers 33:10–12

    And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.

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  • Exodus 15:27

    And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

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  • Exodus 17:1

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

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