# We went out from the Ahava Canal "We left the Ahava Canal" or "We started traveling from the Ahava Canal" # twelfth day of the first month This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The twelfth day is near the end of March on Western calendars. # The hand of our God was on us "God was helping us" # he protected us from the hand of the enemy and the ones ... road "He kept the enemy from attacking us and he kept robbers from ambushing us along the road" # the ones who wished to ambush us This refers to thieves and robbers who wanted to attack them for their treasures.