Wilderness Travels Reviewed

33 These were the stages of the Israelites’ journey when they went out of the land of Egypt by their military divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. At the Lord’s command, Moses wrote down the starting points for the stages of their journey; these are the stages listed by their starting points:

They traveled from Rameses(A) in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the month. On the day after the Passover(B) the Israelites went out defiantly[a](C) in the sight of all the Egyptians. Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the Lord had struck down among them, for the Lord had executed judgment against their gods.(D) The Israelites traveled from Rameses and camped at Succoth.(E)

They traveled from Succoth and camped at Etham,(F) which is on the edge of the wilderness.

They traveled from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol.(G)

They traveled from Pi-hahiroth[b] and crossed through the middle of the sea(H) into the wilderness. They took a three-day journey into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.(I)

They traveled from Marah and came to Elim.(J) There were twelve springs and seventy date palms at Elim, so they camped there.

10 They traveled from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.

11 They traveled from the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin.(K)

12 They traveled from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah.

13 They traveled from Dophkah and camped at Alush.

14 They traveled from Alush and camped at Rephidim,(L) where there was no water for the people to drink.(M)

15 They traveled from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.(N)

16 They traveled from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.(O)

17 They traveled from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.(P)

18 They traveled from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

19 They traveled from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.

20 They traveled from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah.

21 They traveled from Libnah and camped at Rissah.

22 They traveled from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

23 They traveled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

24 They traveled from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.

25 They traveled from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

26 They traveled from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

27 They traveled from Tahath and camped at Terah.

28 They traveled from Terah and camped at Mithkah.

29 They traveled from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.

30 They traveled from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.

31 They traveled from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.(Q)

32 They traveled from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.

33 They traveled from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.

34 They traveled from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

35 They traveled from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.(R)

36 They traveled from Ezion-geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin(S) (that is, Kadesh).

37 They traveled from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor(T) on the edge of the land of Edom. 38 At the Lord’s command, the priest Aaron climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month in the fortieth year after the Israelites went out of the land of Egypt.(U) 39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. 40 At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan,(V) heard the Israelites were coming.

41 They traveled from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

42 They traveled from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.

43 They traveled from Punon and camped at Oboth.(W)

44 They traveled from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.(X)

45 They traveled from Iyim[c] and camped at Dibon-gad.(Y)

46 They traveled from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.(Z)

47 They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the Abarim(AA) range facing Nebo.(AB)

48 They traveled from the Abarim range and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.(AC) 49 They camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth(AD) to the Acacia Meadow[d](AE) on the plains of Moab.

Instructions for Occupying Canaan

50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, 51 “Tell the Israelites: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their stone images(AF) and cast images,(AG) and demolish all their high places. 53 You are to take possession of the land and settle in it because I have given you the land(AH) to possess. 54 You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes. 55 But if you don’t drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs for your eyes and thorns for your sides; they will harass you in the land where you will live. 56 And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.”(AI)

Footnotes

  1. 33:3 Lit with a raised hand; Ex 14:8
  2. 33:8 Some Hb mss, Sam, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read from before Hahiroth
  3. 33:45 A shortened form of Iye-abarim
  4. 33:49 Or to Abel-shittim

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33 These are the journeys of the Bnei Yisroel, which went forth out of Eretz Mitzrayim by their tzveos under yad Moshe and Aharon.

And Moshe recorded their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of Hashem; and these are their journeys according to their goings forth.

And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Pesach the Bnei Yisroel went out with a yad ramah (upraised hand, i.e., confidently) l’einei kol Mitzrayim.

For the Mitzrayim buried all their bechor, which Hashem had struck down among them; upon their elohim also Hashem executed shefatim.

And the Bnei Yisroel set out from Rameses, and encamped in Sukkot.

And they set out from Sukkot, and encamped in Etam, which is on the edge of the midbar.

And they set out from Etam, and turned back unto Pi HaChirot, which is before Ba’al Tzephon; and they encamped before Migdol.

And they set out from before HaChirot, and passed through the midst of the yam into the midbar, and went derech shloshet yamim (a three days’ journey) in the midbar of Etam, and encamped in Marah.

And they set out from Marah, and came unto Elim; and in Elim were twelve einot mayim (springs of water), and threescore and ten temarim (palm trees); and they encamped there.

10 And they set out from Elim, and encamped by the Yam Suf.

11 And they set out from the Yam Suf, encamping in the Midbar Sin.

12 And they set out from the Midbar Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

13 And they set out from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.

14 And they set out from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no mayim for HaAm to drink.

15 And they set out from Rephidim, and encamped in the Midbar Sinai.

16 And they set out from the Midbar Sinai, and encamped at Kivrot Hata’avah.

17 And they set out from Kivrot Hata’avah, and encamped at Chatzerot.

18 And they set out from Chatzerot, and encamped in Ritmah.

19 And they set out from Ritmah, and encamped at Rimmon Peretz.

20 And they set out from Rimmon Peretz, and encamped in Livnah.

21 And they set out from Livnah, and encamped at Rissah.

22 And they set out from Rissah, and encamped in Kehelatah.

23 And they set out from Kehelatah, and encamped in Har Shepher.

24 And they set out from Har Shepher, and encamped in Charadah.

25 And they set out from Charadah, and encamped in Mak’helot.

26 And they set out from Mak’helot, and encamped at Tachat.

27 And they set out from Tachat, and encamped at Tarach.

28 And they set out from Tarach, and encamped in Mitcah.

29 And they set out from Mitcah, and encamped in Chashmonah.

30 And they set out from Chashmonah, and encamped at Moserot.

31 And they set out from Moserot, and encamped in Bnei Ya’akan.

32 And they set out from Bnei Ya’akan, and encamped at Chor Haggidgad.

33 And they set out from Chor Haggidgad, and encamped in Yotvatah.

34 And they set out from Yotvatah, and encamped at Avronah.

35 And they set out from Avronah, and encamped at Etzyon Gever.

36 And they set out from Etzyon-Gever, and encamped in the Midbar Tzin, which is Kadesh.

37 And they set out from Kadesh and encamped at Mt Hor, at the border of Eretz Edom.

38 And Aharon HaKohen went up into Mt Hor at the command of Hashem, and died there, in the 40th year after the Bnei Yisroel were come out of Eretz Mitzrayim, in the first yom of the fifth month.

39 And Aharon was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died on Mt Hor.

40 And Melech Arad the Kena’anite, which dwelt in the Negev in Eretz Kena’an, heard of the coming of the Bnei Yisroel.

41 And they set out from Mt Hor, and encamped in Tzalmonah.

42 And they set out from Tzalmonah, and encamped in Punon.

43 And they set out from Punon, and encamped in Ovot.

44 And they set out from Ovot, and encamped in Iyei HaAvarim at border of Moav.

45 And they set out from Iyim, and encamped in Divon Gad.

46 And they set out from Divon Gad, and encamped in Almon Divlatayim.

47 And they set out from Almon Divlatayim, and encamped in the mountains of Avarim, before Nevo.

48 And they set out from the mountains of Avarim, and encamped in the plains of Moav by Yarden near Yericho.

49 And they set out by Yarden, from Beit HaYeshimot even unto Abel Sheetim in the plains of Moav.

50 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe in the plains of Moav by Yarden near Yericho, saying,

51 Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, When ye are crossing over Yarden into Eretz Kena’an,

52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of HaAretz from before you, and destroy all their maskiyyot (stone carved statues), and destroy all their tzalmei massekhot and demolish all their [idolatrous] high places;

53 And ye shall take possession of HaAretz, and dwell therein; for I have given you HaAretz to possess it.

54 And ye shall distribute HaAretz by goral for an inheritance among your mishpekhot; and to the more numerous ye shall give the larger nachalah, and to the fewer in number ye shall give the smaller nachalah; every man’s nachalah shall be in the place where his goral falleth; according to the mattot (tribes of) Avoteichem ye shall inherit.

55 But if ye will not drive out the yoshvei HaAretz from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be barbs in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall harrass you in HaAretz wherein ye dwell.

56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I meant to do unto them.