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The Waters of Marah

Exodus 15:27

In 11 translations

BSB
Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.
KJV
¶ And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
WEB
They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees. They encamped there by the waters.
ASV
And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
LSV
And they come to Elim, and there [are] twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters.
YLT
And they come to Elim, and there [are] twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters.
DBY
And they came to Elim; and twelve springs of water were there, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there by the waters.
DRC
And the children of Israel came into Elim, where there were twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees: and they encamped by the waters.
GNV
And they came to Elim, where were twelue fountaines of water, and seuentie palme trees, and they camped thereby the waters.
JPS
And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and three score and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.
LXXE
And they came to Ælim, and there were there twelve fountains of water, and seventy stems of palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֵילִ֔מָה וְשָׁ֗ם שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה עֵינֹ֥ת מַ֖יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים תְּמָרִ֑ים וַיַּחֲנוּ־שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἤλθοσαν εἰς Αἰλείμ· καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ δώδεκα πηγαὶ ὑδάτων, καὶ ἑβδομήκοντα στελέχη φοινίκων· παρενέβαλον δὲ ἐκεῖ παρὰ τὰ ὕδατα.

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📍 Elim◆ Wilderness Wanderings

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  • Revelation 22:2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing…
  • Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  • Numbers 33:9They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
  • Isaiah 12:3With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
  • Ezekiel 47:12Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their…

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