# wilderness of Sin
The word "Sin" here is the Hebrew name of the wilderness. It is not the English word "sin." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# on the fifteenth day of the second month
This time coincides with the end of April and the beginning of May on Western calendars. AT: "on day 15 of the second month" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])