Numbers 33:9 · World English Bible

They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim. In Elim, there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there.
Numbers 33:9 in the World English Bible reads: “They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim. In Elim, there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there.”. Read it in the full context of Numbers 33, or compare how other translations render it below.

Numbers 33:9 in Other Translations

KJV 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.
WEB They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim. In Elim, there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there.
ASV And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there.
YLT And they journey from Marah, and come in to Elim, and in Elim are twelve fountains of waters, and seventy palm trees, and they encamp there;
WBT And they removed from Marah, and came to Elim: and in Elim [were] twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm-trees; and they encamped there.
DBY And they removed from Marah, and came to Elim; and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm-trees, and they encamped there.

Commentary on Numbers 33:9

Expositions from classic Bible commentators.

John Gill · Numbers 33:9

And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim,.... Which was eight miles from Marah:

and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and three score and ten palm trees, and they pitched there; being a convenient place of water for them,

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 33:9

Elim--supposed to be Wady Ghurundel (see on Exo 15:27).

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Questions about Numbers 33:9

What does Numbers 33:9 say?

Numbers 33:9 in the World English Bible reads: “They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim. In Elim, there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 33, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Numbers 33:9 found in the Bible?

Numbers 33:9 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 33, verse 9, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Numbers 33:9 shown in?

This is the World English Bible (WEB), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 33:9 in the table on this page.

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