Numbers 33:14
New International Version
They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

New Living Translation
They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

English Standard Version
And they set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

Berean Standard Bible
They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

King James Bible
And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

New King James Version
They moved from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

New American Standard Bible
And they journeyed from Alush and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink.

NASB 1995
They journeyed from Alush and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink.

NASB 1977
And they journeyed from Alush, and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink.

Legacy Standard Bible
They journeyed from Alush and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink.

Amplified Bible
They moved out from Alush and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink.

Christian Standard Bible
They traveled from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They departed from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

American Standard Version
And they journeyed from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

English Revised Version
And they journeyed from Alush, and pitched in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They moved from Alush and set up camp at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

Good News Translation
Next was Rephidim, where there was no water for them to drink.

International Standard Version
They traveled from Alush, then rested in Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink.

Majority Standard Bible
They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

NET Bible
They traveled from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

New Heart English Bible
They traveled from Alush, and camped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

World English Bible
They traveled from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they journey from Alush and encamp in Rephidim; and there was no water there for the people to drink.

Young's Literal Translation
and they journey from Alush, and encamp in Rephidim; and there was there no water for the people to drink.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will remove from Alush, and encamp in Rephidim; and no water was there for the people to drink.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And departing from Alus, they pitched their tents in Raphidim, where the people wanted water to drink.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And departing from Alush, they fixed their tents at Rephidim, where the people lacked water to drink.

New American Bible
Setting out from Alush, they camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

New Revised Standard Version
They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they departed from Alush and encamped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they picked up from Alush and they camped in Raphidin, and there were no waters there for the people that they may drink.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they journeyed from Alush, and pitched in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they departed from Aelus, and encamped in Raphidin; and there was no water there for the people to drink.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites
13They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush. 14They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. 15They set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.…

Cross References
Exodus 17:1
Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

Deuteronomy 1:2
It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.

Deuteronomy 2:14
The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

Exodus 15:22
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

Exodus 16:1
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.

Exodus 19:1-2
In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. / After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.

Joshua 5:6
For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Nehemiah 9:19-21
You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. / You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

Psalm 78:14-15
He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night. / He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.

Psalm 105:39-41
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. / They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. / He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

Psalm 136:16
He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

Acts 7:36
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

1 Corinthians 10:1-4
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...

Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...

Hebrews 3:16-19
For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...


Treasury of Scripture

And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

Rephidim

Exodus 17:1-8
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…

Exodus 19:2
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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They set out from Alush
The phrase "They set out from Alush" marks a specific point in the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. The Hebrew root for "set out" is "nasa," which means to pull up, especially the tent pegs, indicating a significant transition or movement. Alush is one of the lesser-known stops in the wilderness journey, and its exact location remains uncertain. This movement signifies obedience to God's guidance, as the Israelites followed the cloud by day and the fire by night, trusting in God's provision and direction.

and camped at Rephidim
The word "camped" comes from the Hebrew "chanah," meaning to pitch a tent or encamp. This suggests a temporary but intentional settling, a pause in their journey. Rephidim is historically significant as it is the site of both a miraculous provision of water and a battle against the Amalekites. The name Rephidim itself is thought to mean "supports" or "rests," which is ironic given the challenges faced there. This highlights the dual nature of our spiritual journey, where places of rest can also be places of testing and growth.

where there was no water for the people to drink
The absence of water at Rephidim is a critical test of faith for the Israelites. Water, a symbol of life and sustenance, is often used in Scripture to represent spiritual nourishment and the presence of God. The Hebrew word for "water" is "mayim," and its absence here underscores the Israelites' dependence on God for their physical and spiritual needs. This situation foreshadows the living water that Christ offers, as mentioned in John 4:14, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of our deepest needs in Him. The lack of water challenges the Israelites to trust in God's provision, reminding us that in our own deserts, God is our source of life and sustenance.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They set out
וַיִּסְע֖וּ (way·yis·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

from Alush
מֵאָל֑וּשׁ (mê·’ā·lūš)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 442: Alush -- a place in the wilderness

and camped
וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ (way·ya·ḥă·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp

at Rephidim,
בִּרְפִידִ֔ם (bir·p̄î·ḏim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7508: Rephidim -- a place in the desert

where
שָׁ֥ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

there was
הָ֨יָה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

no
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

water
מַ֛יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

for the people
לָעָ֖ם (lā·‘ām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

to drink.
לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (liš·tō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8354: To imbibe


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