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Numbers 33:43

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They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 43

In this chapter God directs Moses, and he is to direct Israel, I. Concerning the bounds and borders of the land of Canaan (Num 34:1-15). II. Concerning the division and distribution of it to the tribes of Israel (Num 34:16, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 43

נָסַע (nâçaʻ, H5265) — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney פּוּנֹן (Pûwnôn, H6325) — Punon, a place in the Desert חָנָה (chânâh, H2583) — properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening);… אֹבֹת (ʼôbôth, H88) — Oboth, a place in the Desert

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Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.

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