The Meaning of Exodus 15:27 Explained

Exodus 15:27

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.

YLT: And they come to Elim, and there are twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters.

Darby: And they came to Elim; and twelve springs of water were there, and seventy palm trees; and 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they came  to Elim,  where [were] twelve  wells  of water,  and threescore and ten  palm trees:  and they encamped  there by the waters. 

What does Exodus 15:27 Mean?

Verse Meaning

At Elim Israel learned something else about God. Not only would He deliver them ( Exodus 15:3) and heal them ( Exodus 15:26), but He would also provide refreshing drink and nourishing food for them as their Shepherd (cf. Psalm 23:2).
A method of God"s dealing with the Israelites as His people that He frequently employed stands out clearly in these incidents. God did not lead the Israelites around every difficulty. Instead He led them into many difficulties, but He also provided deliverance for them in their difficulties. This caused the Israelites to learn to look to Him for the supply of their needs. He still deals with His children the same way. [1]

Context Summary

Exodus 15:19-27 - Marah's Waters Sweetened Elim's Rest
How rapid are the transitions of life! Today the song of victory, tomorrow the bitter wells of Marah, and the next the shadow of Elim's palms! One moment we are singing the joyous song of victory on the shores of the Red Sea, strewn with the bodies of foes, which we believe that we have seen for the last time; and then, by a sudden change, we find ourselves standing beside Marah-waters of pain and disappointment. We, however, learn more of God at Marah than at Elim; because He reveals to us the tree of the Cross. It was there that our Lord gave up His will absolutely to the Father. See Hebrews 10:5-7. "He bare our sins in His own body on the tree." Now, for us, there is but one way to bear sorrow and to extract its sweetness. We must yield our will to God; we must accept what He permits; we must do what He bids. So we come to find that dis-appointments are His appointments. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 15

1  The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance
22  The people want water in the desert
23  The waters at Marah are bitter,
24  they murmur,
25  Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction
27  They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees

What do the individual words in Exodus 15:27 mean?

And they came to Elim and where there two [and] ten [were] wells of water and seventy palm trees so they camped there by the waters
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֵילִ֔מָה וְשָׁ֗ם שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה עֵינֹ֥ת מַ֖יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים תְּמָרִ֑ים וַיַּחֲנוּ־ שָׁ֖ם עַל־ הַמָּֽיִם

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ  And  they  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵילִ֔מָה  to  Elim 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: אֵילִם  
Sense: second encampment of the Israelites after the Exodus.
וְשָׁ֗ם  and  where  there 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
שְׁתֵּ֥ים  two 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
עֵינֹ֥ת  [were]  wells 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
מַ֖יִם  of  water 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים  and  seventy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שִׁבְעִים  
Sense: seventy.
תְּמָרִ֑ים  palm  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: תָּמָר  
Sense: palm tree, date palm.
וַיַּחֲנוּ־  so  they  camped 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: חָנָה  
Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
הַמָּֽיִם  the  waters 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.

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