SEV Biblia, Chapter 33:7
Y partiendo de Etam, volvieron sobre Pi-hahirot, que está delante de Baal-zefón, y asentaron delante de Migdol.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:7
Verse 7. PI-HAHIROTH] See on Exod. xiv. 1, 2. Baal-zephon Calmet supposes to be the Clysma of the Greeks, and the Kolzum of the Arabians.STAT. 4.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 7. And they removed from Etham, and turned again to Pihahiroth , etc.] Which was sixteen miles from Etham. This turning, Aben Ezra says, respects the cloud, or Israel; and indeed it may respect both, for, as the cloud turned, Israel turned, being directed by it; and this does not mean that they had been at Pihahiroth before, and now returned to it again; but that they by direction turned out of the straight way in which they were to go to Pihahiroth; for the word “again” may as well, or better, be left out, (see Gill on “ Exodus 14:2”): which is before Baalzephon ; the name of an idol, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem, supposed to be placed here, to watch and guard the passage, as Zephon signifies: and they pitched before Migdol : which was either the name of a city, the same with Migdol, ( Jeremiah 44:1) or it was a tower, as the word signifies, placed here on the borders of the land, for the defence of it.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-49 - This is a brief review of the travels of the children of Israel throug the wilderness. It is a memorable history. In their travels toward Canaan they were continually on the remove. Such is our state in thi world; we have here no continuing city, and all our removes in thi world are but from one part a desert to another. They were led to an from, forward and backward, yet were all the while under the directio of the pillar of cloud and fire. God led them about, yet led them the right way. The way God takes in bringing his people to himself is always the best way, though it does not always seem to us the neares way. Former events are mentioned. Thus we ought to keep in mind the providences of God concerning us and families, us and our land, and the many instances of that Divine care which has led us, and fed us, an kept us all our days hitherto. Few periods of our lives can be though upon, without reminding us of the Lord's goodness, and our ow ingratitude and disobedience: his kindness leaves us without excuse for our sins. We could not wish to travel over again the stages we have passed, unless we could hope, by the grace of God, to shun the sins we then committed, and to embrace such opportunities of doing good as we have let slip. Soon will our wanderings end, and our eternal state be fixed beyond recall; how important then is the present moment! Happ are those whom the Lord now guides with his counsel, and will at lengt receive to his glory. To this happiness the gospel calls us. Behold no is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. Let sinners seiz the opportunity, and flee for refuge to the hope set before them. Le us redeem our time, to glorify God and serve our generation; and he will carry us safely through all, to his eternal kingdom.
Original Hebrew
ויסעו 5265 מאתם 864 וישׁב 7725 על 5921 פי החירת 6367 אשׁר 834 על 5921 פני 6440 בעל צפון 1189 ויחנו 2583 לפני 6440 מגדל׃ 4024
