Exodus 19:2
in Exodus 19After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
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ASV
And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount.
KJV
For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
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This verse in Exodus 19
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai
on Exodus 19:1-2
Israel reaches the mountain in the third month after leaving Egypt, and verse 2 traces the last stage from Rephidim, where the rock was struck and Amalek was fought. Exodus 3:12 had given Moses a sign he could only check after the errand was done, that ye shall serve God upon this mountain, and this is where it comes due. The mountain is called Horeb at 3:1 and again at 17:6, and it is Sinai from this verse onward.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For they were departed from Rephidim,.... After they had fought with Amalek, and came to the western part of the mount to Horeb, where the rock was smitten for them; and they were come from that now, and encamped at Sinai, after Jethro had paid a visit to Moses: and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in this wilderness; that is, of Sinai, as in the preceding verse: and there Israel encamped before the mount; Mount Sinai, from whence the desert or wilderness was called.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
were come to the desert of Sinai--The desert has its provinces, or divisions, distinguished by a variety of names; and the "desert of Sinai" is that wild and desolate region which occupies the very center of the peninsula, comprising the lofty range to which the mount of God belongs.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Scripture should have said, “And they journeyed from Rephidim and they encamped in the wilderness of Sinai, in the third month after their going forth from the land of Egypt,” just as it said above concerning the wilderness of Sin.
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Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 1 further source is cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּסְע֣וּ | vaiyisu | and they set out | H5265 → | 146 times |
| מֵרְפִידִ֗ים | merefidim | from Rephidim | H7508 → | 5 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִדְבַּ֣ר | midbar | [the] wilderness of | H4057 → | 270 times |
| סִינַ֔י | sinai | Sinai | H5514 → | 35 times |
| וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | vaiyachanu | and they encamped | H2583 → | 143 times |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bamidbar | in the wilderness | H4057 → | 270 times |
| וַיִּֽחַן־ | vaiyichan- | and it encamped | H2583 → | 143 times |
| שָׁ֥ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| נֶ֥גֶד | neged | before | H5048 → | 151 times |
| הָהָֽר׃ | hahar | the mountain | H2022 → | 546 times |
וַיִּסְע֣וּand they set out
vaiyisuH5265 →146 times
מֵרְפִידִ֗יםfrom Rephidim
merefidimH7508 →5 times
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
מִדְבַּ֣ר[the] wilderness of
midbarH4057 →270 times
סִינַ֔יSinai
sinaiH5514 →35 times
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּand they encamped
vaiyachanuH2583 →143 times
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wilderness
bamidbarH4057 →270 times
וַיִּֽחַן־and it encamped
vaiyichan-H2583 →143 times
שָׁ֥םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
נֶ֥גֶדbefore
negedH5048 →151 times
הָהָֽר׃the mountain
haharH2022 →546 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 3:12“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:23
Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with…
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Exodus 4:12
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
- Joshua 1:5
Through
Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 19:8
So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
- Psalms 78:70–72
He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
- Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in…
- 1 Kings 19:8
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.