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Numbers 33:7

Baal-zephonEthamMigdolPi-hahiroth

5 The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.

6 They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.

They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.

8 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.

9 They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.

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BSB
They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
KJV
And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.
WEB
They traveled from Etham, and turned back to Pihahiroth, which is before Baal Zephon, and they encamped before Migdol.
ASV
And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they encamped before Migdol.
DARBY
And they removed from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which is opposite Baal-Zephon, and encamped before Migdol.
BLB
And they set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which [is] upon the face of Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
ÅB
Og de dro fra Etam og vendte sa om og tok veien til Pi-Hakirot, som ligger midt imot Ba'al-Sefon, og de leiret seg foran Migdol.
OTB
De reiste fra Etam og vendte tilbake til Pi Hahirot, som er øst for Baal Sefon, og slo leir foran Migdol.
B1930
Og de drog fra Etam og vendte sa om og tok veien til Pi-Hakirot, som ligger midt imot Ba'al-Sefon, og de leiret sig foran Migdol.

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  • Exodus 14:2

    “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.

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  • Exodus 14:9

    The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.

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  • Numbers 33:8

    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.

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