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Exodus 19:1-2

In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that same day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. When they had departed from Rephidim, and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain.

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In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that same day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. When they had departed from Rephidim, and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain. Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him out of the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that same day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.

    When they had departed from Rephidim, and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain.

  • KJV King James Version

    In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

    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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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

    And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount.

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Cross-references (13)

  • Exodus 3:1 (v2) Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and…
  • Exodus 17:1 (v2) All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, starting according to Yahweh’s commandment, and…
  • Exodus 3:12 (v2) He said, “Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt,…
  • Exodus 12:6 (v1) You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at evening.
  • Exodus 16:1 (v1) They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim…
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  • Exodus 17:8 (v2) Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
  • Exodus 18:5 (v2) Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.
  • Exodus 12:2 (v1) “This month shall be to you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year to you.
  • Leviticus 23:16-18 (v1) The next day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; and you shall offer a new meal offering to Yahweh. You shall bring out…
  • Numbers 33:15 (v1) They traveled from Rephidim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai.
  • Acts 7:30 (v2) “When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
  • Acts 7:38 (v2) This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received…
  • Galatians 4:24 (v2) These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v1 Which was in the beginning of the month Sivan,…

Which was in the beginning of the month Sivan, containing part of May, and part of June.

That they departed from Rephidim.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv1–2 Exo 19:1 In the third month, when the children…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv1–2 Heb. Third new moon, called Sivan, including the latter…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v1 Here is, I. The date of that great charter…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv1–2 In the third month, when the children of Israel…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v1 This chapter introduces the giving of the law upon…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v1 The children of Israel, having departed from Rephidim, come…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v1 Exo 19:1. In the third month — After they…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v1 The wilderness ... the desert of Sinai - If…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v1 This day. The same on which they departed from…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain On v1
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v2 were come to the desert of Sinai--The desert has…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv1–2 The Divine Glory, and the Giving of the Law…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv1–2 1. the same day] The day of the month…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v2 (2) They were departed from Rephidim.—If Rephidim was where…
C. H. Mackintosh 1880 · Public Domain On v1 Exodus 19
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv1–2 Vers. 1-2. THE JOURNEY TO MOUNT SINAI. From Rephidim…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v1 Wilderness of Sinai.
The Expositor's Bible 1887 · Public Domain On v1
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain On v1 Exo_19:1. The Wilderness of Sinai.]—Sinai is the “proper name…
F. W. Grant 1903 · Public Domain On v1 Section 1. (Exo 19:1-25; Exo 20:1-26; Exo 21:1-36; Exo…
J. R. Dummelow 1909 · Public Domain On v1 Preparation for the Giving of the Law
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v1 In the third month
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v1 The Arrival at Sinai and the First Message
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v1 In the third month ... on the same day
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1–2 19:1-9 God prepared his people to receive the covenant…
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