“And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.”
Then the Israelites set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran — Israel departs 'by stages' (lemassa'ot, marking outward stages/journeys), beginning the trek that will occupy forty years. The wilderness of Paran (southwest of Sinai, north toward Canaan) becomes the next major encampment. The narrative has moved from covenant-receiving to obedient journey-making.
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