Judges 11 · Verse 16

Judges 11:16

But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
Judges 11:16, King James Version

Judges 11:16 in other translations

BSBBut when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
WEBbut when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh,
ASVbut when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness unto the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh;
YLTfor in their coming up out of Egypt, Israel goeth in the wilderness unto the Red Sea, and cometh in to Kadesh,
DARBYBut when they came up from Egypt, then Israel walked through the wilderness as far as the Red sea, and came to Kadesh.
BBEBut when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the waste land to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh;
WebsterBut when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

What does Judges 11:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 11:12-28

Jud 11:12-28. His Embassy to the King of Ammon. 12-28. Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon--This first act in his judicial capacity reflects the highest credit on his character for prudence and moderation, justice and humanity. The bravest officers have always been averse to war; so Jephthah, whose courage was indisputable, resolved not only to make it clearly appear that hostilities were…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 11:12-28

One instance of the honour and respect we owe to God, as our God, is, rightly to employ what he gives us to possess. Receive it from him, use it for him, and part with it when he calls for it. The whole of this message shows that Jephthah was well acquainted with the books of Moses. His argument was clear, and his demand reasonable. Those who possess the most courageous faith, will be the most disposed for peace…

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Judges 11:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֖יkithatH3588
בַּעֲלוֹתָ֣םba.'a.lo.Tamwhen came up theyH5927
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand it wentH1980
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
יַם\־yam-[the] sea ofH3220
ס֔וּףSufreed[s]H5488
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and it cameH935
קָדֵֽשָׁה\׃ka.De.shahKadesh towardsH6946

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 11:16

  • Numbers 14:25

    (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

  • Deuteronomy 1:40

    But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

  • Numbers 20:1

    Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

  • Numbers 13:26

    And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

  • Joshua 5:6

    For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

  • Deuteronomy 1:46

    So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.

  • Genesis 14:7

    And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But when.The whole of these messages shew, Jephthah had well studied the book of Moses. His arguments also are very clear and cogent, and his demands reasonable; for he only required that the Ammonites should cease to harass a people who had neither injured them, nor intended to do so.
walked.
Nu 14:25; De 1:40; Jos 5:6
came.
Ge 14:7; Nu 13:26; 20:1; De 1:46

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Context

  • Judges 11:15

    And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

  • Judges 11:16

    But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

  • Judges 11:17

    Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

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Judges 11:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas subiendo Israel de Egipto, anduvo por el desierto hasta el mar Bermejo, y llegó á Cades.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car, quand ils montèrent d’Égypte, Israël marcha par le désert jusqu’à la mer Rouge, et il vint à Kadès;
German
Elberfelder 1871		sondern als sie aus Ägypten heraufzogen, da wanderte Israel durch die Wüste bis zum Schilfmeere, und es kam nach Kades;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed quando de Ægypto conscenderunt, ambulavit per solitudinem usque ad mare Rubrum, et venit in Cades.