And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| children | בְנֵֽי ve.nei- | H1121 | a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | Jisrael · proper noun, a place name |
| removed | וַיִּסְע֥וּ vai.yis.'U | H5265 | properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural |
| Rameses | מֵרַעְמְסֵ֑ס me.ra'.me.Ses | H7486 | Rameses or Raamses · preposition + proper noun, a place name |
| pitched | וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ vai.ya.cha.Nu | H2583 | properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural |
| Succoth | בְּסֻכֹּֽת be.su.Kot | H5523 | Succoth · preposition + proper noun, a place name |
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pitched in Succoth--that is, "booths"--a place of no note except as a temporary halting place, at Birketel-Hadji, the Pilgrim's Pool [CALMET].
And the children of Israel removed from Rameses,.... Or Pelusium, as the same Targum again: and pitched in Succoth: where, as the same paraphrase says, they were covered with the clouds of glory, suggesting that to be the reason of its name; but that was rather because of the booths or tents the Israelites erected, pitched, and dwelt in, during their abode there: this, according to Bunting (b), was eight miles from Rameses; according to whose computation, for want of a better guide, the distances of the several stations from each other will be given. (b) Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 81.
Numbers 33:1-56 1. These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies, under the hand of Moses and Aaron. 1. Istae sunt profectiones filiorum Israel, qui egressi sunt e terra Egypti, per exercitus suos, per manum Mosis et Aharon. 2. And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord: and these are their journeys according to their goings out. 2. Scripsit autem Moses egressus eorum per profectiones eorum juxta sermonem Jehovae: istae, inquam, sunt profectiones eorum per egressus eorum. 3. And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the mo…
Read the whole note in the consoleAs the Israelites had ended their wanderings through the desert, when they arrived in the steppes of Moab by the Jordan opposite to Jericho (Num 22:1), and as they began to take possession when the conquered land beyond Jordan was portioned out (ch. 32), the history of the desert wandering closes with a list of the stations which they had left behind them. This list was written out by Moses "at the command of Jehovah" (Num 33:2), as a permanent memorial for after ages, as every station which Israel left behind on the journey from Egypt to Canaan "through the great and terrible desert," was a memorial of the grace and faithfulness with which the Lord led His people safely "in the desert land…
So the children of Israel go out from Egypt and, setting out from Rameses, they come to Succoth. This order of setting out and the distinction of the stopping-places is exceedingly necessary, and to be observed by those who follow God and who take thought for their advances in the virtues. Concerning this order I remember that we have already treated it elsewhere as well, when for the sake of edification we spoke of certain matters which the Lord deigned to grant; but now too we will briefly recall it again. The first setting out, then, is made from Rameses; and whether the soul, setting out from this world, presses on toward the age to come, or whether it is turned from the errors of life to the way of virtue and to the knowledge of God, it sets out from Rameses. For Rameses, in our tongue, is called "turbulent commotion" or "the commotion of the moth." And in this it is surely shown that all things in this world are set in commotions and disturbances and in corruption; for this the moth signifies. In these the soul ought not to remain, but to set out and come to Succoth. Now Succoth is interpreted "tents." Therefore the soul's first setting out is that it be taken away from earthly commotion and know that it must dwell, as a pilgrim and one making a journey, in tents, so that, thus placed as though ready for battle, it may be able to meet unencumbered and free those who lie in wait against it.
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For Israel’s wilderness itinerary between Rameses and the desert of Sinai, see Exod 13:17–19:1.
ומצרים מקברים AND THIS EGYPTIANS WERE BURYING [ALL THEIR FIRSTBORN] — they were busily occupied in their mourning.
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