Exodus

Exodus 16:1

1On 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,a which is between Elim and Sinai.

Footnotes

  • a 16:1 The geographical name Sin is related to Sinai and should not be mistaken for the English word sin.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨הba·ḥă·miš·šāhPreposition-b, Article; Number - masculine singularH2568 five
dayיוֹם֙yō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יhaš·šê·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month
after they had leftלְצֵאתָ֖םlə·ṣê·ṯāmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣ·rā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the wholeכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
congregationעֲדַ֤ת‘ă·ḏaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5712 congregation
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
set outוַיִּסְעוּ֙way·yis·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
from Elimמֵֽאֵילִ֔םmê·’ê·limPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH362 Elim
and cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the Desertמִדְבַּר־miḏ·bar-Noun - masculine singular constructH4057 mouth
of Sinסִ֔יןsînNoun - proper - feminine singularH5512 Sin
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
is betweenבֵּין־bên-PrepositionH996 interval, space between
Elimאֵילִ֖ם’ê·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH362 Elim
and Sinaiסִינָ֑יsî·nāyNoun - proper - feminine singularH5514 Sinai

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.