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Numbers 33:7

Baal-zephonEthamMigdolPi-hahiroth

5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.

6 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.

And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.

8 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 pitched in Marah.

9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched 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

    Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

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  • Exodus 14:9

    But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

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  • Numbers 33:8

    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 pitched in Marah.

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