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BrLXXΟἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἔφαγον τὸ μὰν ἔτη τεσσαράκοντα, ἕως ἦλθον εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐφάγοσαν τὸ μὰν, ἕως παρεγένοντο εἰς μέρος τῆς Φοινίκης. (Hoi de huioi Israaʸl efagon to man etaʸ tessarakonta, heōs aʸlthon eis taʸn oikoumenaʸn efagosan to man, heōs paregenonto eis meros taʸs Foinikaʸs. )
BrTrAnd the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to the [fn]land they ate the manna, until they came to the region of Phœnicia.
WEBBEThe children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
NETNow the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was inhabited; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
LSVAnd the sons of Israel have eaten the manna [for] forty years, until their coming to the land to be inhabited; they have eaten the manna until their coming to the extremity of the land of Canaan.
FBVThe Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to the land where they would settle down—they ate manna until they arrived at the border of Canaan.
T4TThe Israeli people were able to eat manna every day for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
LEBAnd the Israelites[fn] ate the manna forty years, until their coming to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until their coming to the border of the land of Canaan.
BBEAnd the children of Israel had manna for their food for forty years, till they came to a land with people in it, till they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.
JPSAnd the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
ASVAnd the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
DRAAnd the children of Israel ate manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land: with this meat were they fed, until they reached the borders of the land of Chanaan.
YLTAnd the sons of Israel have eaten the manna forty years, until their coming in unto the land to be inhabited; the manna they have eaten till their coming in unto the extremity of the land of Canaan.
DrbyAnd the children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came into an inhabited land: they ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
RVAnd the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
WbstrAnd the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited: they ate manna, until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
KJB-1769And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
KJB-1611[fn]And the children of Israel did eat Manna fortie yeeres, vntill they came to a land inhabited: they did eate Manna, vntill they came vnto the borders of the land of Canaan. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsAnd the chyldren of Israel dyd eate Manna fourtie yeres, vntil thei came to a land inhabited, and so they did eate Manna, euen vntill they came vnto the borders of the lande of Chanaan. (And the children of Israel did eat Manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited, and so they did eat Manna, even until they came unto the borders of the land of Chanaan.)
GnvaAnd the children of Israel did eate MAN fourtie yeres, vntill they came vnto a land inhabited: they did eate MAN vntill they came to the borders of the land of Canaan. (And the children of Israel did eat MAN forty years, until they came unto a land inhabited: they did eat MAN until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan. )
CvdlAnd the children of Israel ate man fourtye yeares, tyll they came vnto a lande, where people dwelt: euen vntyll they came to ye borders of the lande of Canaan ate they Man. (And the children of Israel ate man forty years, till they came unto a land, where people dwelt: even until they came to ye/you_all borders of the land of Canaan ate they Man.)
WyclForsothe the sones of Israel eeten manna in fourti yeer, til thei camen in to the lond abitable; thei weren fed with this mete til thei touchiden the endis of the lond of Canaan. (Forsothe the sons of Israel eeten manna in forty year, till they came in to the land abitable; they were fed with this meet till they touchiden the endis of the land of Canaan.)
LuthUnd die Kinder Israel aßen Man vierzig Jahre, bis daß sie zu dem Lande kamen, da sie wohnen sollten; bis an die Grenze des Landes Kanaan aßen sie Man. (And the children Israel aßen Man vierzig years, until that they/she/them to to_him land kamen, there they/she/them reside sollten; until at the Grenze the lands Kanaan aßen they/she/them Man.)
ClVgFilii autem Israël comederunt man quadraginta annis, donec venirent in terram habitabilem: hoc cibo aliti sunt, usquequo tangerent fines terræ Chanaan.[fn] (Children however Israel comederunt man quadraginta annis, until venirent in the_earth/land habitabilem: this cibo aliti are, usquequo tangerent fines terræ Chanaan. )
16.35Filii autem Isræl comederunt manna quadraginta annis, etc. AUG., ibid., quæst. 62. Alia littera: Filii autem Isræl ederunt manna quadraginta annis, etc., usque ad noverat enim Deus quid desiderarent et ex quo genere carnis satiaret eos. Comederunt manna quadraginta annis. Corpus Christi, scilicet Verbum Dei, quod percipimus nunc in ænigmate, tunc autem facie ad faciem I Cor. 13. Donec venirent in terram habitabilem, etc. AUG., quæst. 63 in Exod., tom. 3. Alia littera: Quousque venirent in partem Phœnicis. Per repetitionem exponit quam terram dixit habitari, etc., usque ad multarum enim terrarum, locorum, fluminum et urbium nomina certis causis mutavit antiquitas.
16.35Children however Isræl comederunt manna quadraginta annis, etc. AUG., ibid., quæst. 62. Alia littera: Children however Isræl ederunt manna quadraginta annis, etc., until to noverat because God quid desiderarent and from quo in_general carnis satiaret them. Comederunt manna quadraginta annis. Corpus of_Christ, scilicet Verbum of_God, that percipimus now in ænigmate, tunc however face to face I Cor. 13. Donec venirent in the_earth/land habitabilem, etc. AUG., quæst. 63 in Exod., tom. 3. Alia littera: Quousque venirent in partem Phœnicis. Per repetitionem exponit how the_earth/land he_said habitari, etc., until to multarum because terrarum, locorum, fluminum and urbium nomina certis causis mutavit antiquitas.
16:35until they arrived at the land: God’s care for us is normally demonstrated in ordinary ways, as it would usually be for Israel after they arrived in Canaan (see Josh 5:10-12). That care is just as real as when it comes in extraordinary ways, as it did while Israel was in the wilderness.
Like several other events recorded in Scripture, the Bible’s account of the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai includes an abundance of geographical references, yet it remains one of the most hotly debated topics among scholars, and numerous theories have been offered. The vast majority of geographical references provided in the story are disputed, including the place where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, the location of Mount Sinai (see Proposed Locations for Mount Sinai map), and the various stops along the Israelites’ journey. A few locations have been established with some degree of scholarly consensus, but even these are not without opposing viewpoints. Amidst this incredible diversity of opinion, however, a single verse provides one of the most helpful clues for weighing the merits of one viewpoint over another: “By the way of Mount Seir it takes eleven days to reach Kadesh-barnea from Horeb” (Deuteronomy 1:2). For those who assume the Bible’s account to be trustworthy, this verse appears to require the following for any theory to be considered viable: 1) Kadesh-barnea and Mount Sinai must have been located at a distance from each other that could reasonably have been expected to take eleven days for an entire nation of people with small children, flocks, equipment, and perhaps even elderly members to travel on foot; and 2) the pace established by this distance over eleven days should most likely be considered the typical pace for the Israelites as they traveled from place to place along the other parts of the journey. This two-pronged test clearly strains many of the theories put forth to this point, especially when one factors in the time references given for the start of the journey (Exodus 12:6; Numbers 33:3), the middle of the journey (Exodus 16:1; Numbers 33:8), and the end of the journey (Exodus 19:1). In short, the journey from Rameses to the Wilderness of Sin took 31 days, since it included the 15th day of the second month, and the rest of the journey took another 16 days, assuming they arrived at Mount Sinai on the 15th day (not the first day, etc.) of the third month. Along with these criteria, a theory’s overall congruence with other established geographical and archeological data should bolster its credibility over other proposals. Another consideration is the extreme similarity between the events at Rephidim (Exodus 17) and the events at Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 20:1-13; 27:12-14; Deuteronomy 32:51; Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28), raising the question of whether Rephidim (meaning “resting places”) is in fact Kadesh-barnea. With these things in mind, the map below proposes a route for the exodus that meets virtually all of these criteria. A careful analysis and explanation of all the elements of the map is far beyond the scope of this article, but a few key points should be noted. The term Red Sea, in addition to referring to what we now regard it, must have also applied to the interconnected lakes and marshlands that lay along what is now the Suez Canal. Also, the portion of the journey that passed through the wilderness for three days without water (Exodus 15:22; Numbers 33:8) may have been comprised of a partial first day, a full second day, and a partial third day, much like Jesus’ time in the tomb is reckoned as three days in Matthew 12:40. Most notably, Mount Sinai is placed on this map at Gebel Khashm et-Tarif, which is appropriately located near, but not in, Midian (Exodus 3:1; 18:5; Numbers 10:29-30). It is also located 89 miles from Kadesh-barnea (assuming Kadesh is at Tall al-Quderat), which establishes a reasonable pace of 7.6 miles (12.2 km) per day to travel between them in 11 days. This lines up well with several known sources of water along that route (e.g., `Ain Qedeis [Hazar-addar?], Tamilat Suwelima [Hor-haggiggad?], and the spring at Kuntillet al-Girafi [unknown ancient identification]). This general pace then synchronizes very well with the timetable and distances required by this map for the other parts of the journey. The distance from Rameses to the Wilderness of Sin (where it is located here) could be completed in under 26 days, leaving an acceptable buffer of about 5 days for the parting of the Red Sea and perhaps a slower pace through the Wilderness of Shur/Etham. The entire journey took about 60 days, and the journey from the Wilderness of Sin to Mount Sinai took about 29 days. This leaves an acceptable buffer of time to complete the rest of the journey (about 16 days of travel) with a very adequate two weeks of extra time for Jethro to visit Moses and the Israelites to do battle with the Amalekites (Exodus 17-18). It should be noted that this timetable generally assumes (but does not necessarily require) that travel continued on sabbath days, but Scripture does not make clear whether travel was prohibited as work prior to the giving of the law at Mount Sinai.
