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Wanderings from Egypt to Sinai

33 [a] These are the journeys of the Israelites, who went out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the authority[b] of Moses and Aaron. Moses recorded their departures[c] according to their journeys, by the commandment[d] of the Lord; now these are their journeys according to their departures. They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after[e] the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly[f] in plain sight[g] of all the Egyptians. Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them; the Lord also executed judgments on their gods.

The Israelites traveled from Rameses and camped in Sukkoth.

They traveled from Sukkoth, and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the desert. They traveled from Etham, and turned again to Pi Hahiroth, which is before Baal Zephon; and they camped before Migdal. They traveled from Pi Hahiroth,[h] and passed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah. They traveled from Marah and came to Elim; in Elim there are twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, 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. 12 They traveled from the wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah. 13 And they traveled from Dophkah, and camped in Alush.

14 They traveled from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. 15 They traveled from Rephidim and camped in the desert of Sinai.

Wanderings in the Wilderness

16 They traveled from the desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. 17 They traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. 18 They traveled from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah. 19 They traveled from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez. 20 They traveled from Rimmon Perez and camped in Libnah. 21 They traveled from Libnah and camped at Rissah. 22 They traveled from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah. 23 They traveled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. 24 They traveled from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah. 25 They traveled from Haradah and camped in 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 in Mithcah. 29 They traveled from Mithcah and camped in Hashmonah. 30 They traveled from Hashmonah and camped in Moseroth. 31 They traveled from Moseroth and camped in Bene Jaakan. 32 They traveled from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad. 33 They traveled from Hor Haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah. 34 They traveled from Jotbathah and camped in Abronah. 35 They traveled from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber. 36 They traveled from Ezion Geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is, Kadesh.

Wanderings from Kadesh to Moab

37 They traveled from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom. 38 Aaron the priest ascended Mount Hor at the command[i] of the Lord, and he died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt on the first day of the fifth month. 39 Now Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. 40 The king of Arad, the Canaanite king who lived in the south of the land of Canaan, heard about the approach of the Israelites.

41 They traveled from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah. 42 They traveled from Zalmonah and camped in Punon. 43 They traveled from Punon and camped in Oboth. 44 They traveled from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim, on the border of Moab. 45 They traveled from Iim[j] and camped in Dibon Gad. 46 They traveled from Dibon Gad and camped in Almon Diblathaim. 47 They traveled from Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo. 48 They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the rift valley plains[k] by Moab along the Jordan River[l] across from Jericho. 49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth as far as Abel Shittim in the rift valley plains of Moab.

At the Border of Canaan

50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab along the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said: 51 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images, all their molten images,[m] and demolish their high places. 53 You must dispossess the inhabitants of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess it. 54 You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral[n] tribes. 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land where you will be living. 56 And what I intended to do to them I will do to you.’”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 33:1 sn This material can be arranged into four sections: from Egypt to Sinai (vv. 1-15), the wilderness wanderings (vv. 16-36), from Kadesh to Moab (vv. 37-49), and final orders for Canaan (vv. 50-56).
  2. Numbers 33:1 tn Heb “hand.”
  3. Numbers 33:2 tn Heb “their goings out.”
  4. Numbers 33:2 tn Heb “mouth.”
  5. Numbers 33:3 tn Heb “morrow.”
  6. Numbers 33:3 tn Heb “with a high hand”; the expression means “defiantly; boldly” or “with confidence.” The phrase is usually used for arrogant sin and pride, the defiant fist, as it were. The image of the high hand can also mean the hand raised to deliver the blow (Job 38:15).
  7. Numbers 33:3 tn Heb “in the eyes.”
  8. Numbers 33:8 tc So many medieval Hebrew manuscripts, Smr, Syriac, and Latin Vulgate. Other witnesses have “from before Hahiroth.”
  9. Numbers 33:38 tn Heb “mouth.”
  10. Numbers 33:45 tn Iim is a shortened form of the name Iye-abarim mentioned in v. 44.
  11. Numbers 33:48 sn This is the area of the rift valley basin to the north of the Dead Sea and east of the Jordan. See the note at Num 21:1.
  12. Numbers 33:48 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
  13. Numbers 33:52 tn The Hebrew text repeats the verb “you will destroy.”
  14. Numbers 33:54 tn Heb “of your fathers.”

Stages in Israel’s Journey

33 Here are the stages in the journey(A) of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt(B) by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.(C) At the Lord’s command Moses recorded(D) the stages in their journey(E). This is their journey by stages:

The Israelites set out(F) from Rameses(G) on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the Passover.(H) They marched out defiantly(I) in full view of all the Egyptians, who were burying all their firstborn,(J) whom the Lord had struck down among them; for the Lord had brought judgment(K) on their gods.(L)

The Israelites left Rameses and camped at Sukkoth.(M)

They left Sukkoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the desert.(N)

They left Etham, turned back to Pi Hahiroth, to the east of Baal Zephon,(O) and camped near Migdol.(P)

They left Pi Hahiroth[a](Q) and passed through the sea(R) into the desert, and when they had traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they camped at Marah.(S)

They left Marah and went to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped(T) there.

10 They left Elim(U) and camped by the Red Sea.[b]

11 They left the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.(V)

12 They left the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.

13 They left Dophkah and camped at Alush.

14 They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.(W)

15 They left Rephidim(X) and camped in the Desert of Sinai.(Y)

16 They left the Desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.(Z)

17 They left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.(AA)

18 They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

19 They left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.

20 They left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.(AB)

21 They left Libnah and camped at Rissah.

22 They left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

23 They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

24 They left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.

25 They left Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

26 They left Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

27 They left Tahath and camped at Terah.

28 They left Terah and camped at Mithkah.

29 They left Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.

30 They left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.(AC)

31 They left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan.(AD)

32 They left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.

33 They left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.(AE)

34 They left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

35 They left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.(AF)

36 They left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.(AG)

37 They left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor,(AH) on the border of Edom.(AI) 38 At the Lord’s command Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor, where he died(AJ) on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year(AK) after the Israelites came out of Egypt.(AL) 39 Aaron was a hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 The Canaanite king(AM) of Arad,(AN) who lived in the Negev(AO) of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.

41 They left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

42 They left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.

43 They left Punon and camped at Oboth.(AP)

44 They left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, on the border of Moab.(AQ)

45 They left Iye Abarim and camped at Dibon Gad.

46 They left Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim.

47 They left Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim,(AR) near Nebo.(AS)

48 They left the mountains of Abarim(AT) and camped on the plains of Moab(AU) by the Jordan(AV) across from Jericho.(AW) 49 There on the plains of Moab they camped along the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth(AX) to Abel Shittim.(AY)

50 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho(AZ) the Lord said to Moses, 51 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,(BA) 52 drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images and their cast idols, and demolish all their high places.(BB) 53 Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.(BC) 54 Distribute the land by lot,(BD) according to your clans.(BE) To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one.(BF) Whatever falls to them by lot will be theirs. Distribute it according to your ancestral tribes.(BG)

55 “‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns(BH) in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live. 56 And then I will do to you what I plan to do to them.(BI)’”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 33:8 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text left from before Hahiroth
  2. Numbers 33:10 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 11

Vandringen från Egypten till Moab

33 Detta är Israels barns lägerplatser, när de med sina härskaror drog ut ur Egyptens land, under ledning av Mose och Aron. Herrens befallning upptecknade Mose de platser som de på sina vandringar bröt upp från. Detta var deras vandringar, efter de platser som de bröt upp från:

(A) De bröt upp från Raamses[a] i första månaden, på femtonde dagen i första månaden. Dagen efter påskhögtiden drog Israels barn orädda[b] ut inför ögonen på alla egyptier, (B) medan egyptierna begravde alla de förstfödda som Herren hade slagit bland dem när Herren höll dom över deras gudar.

Israels barn bröt upp från Raamses och slog läger i Suckot.

(C) De bröt upp från Suckot och slog läger i Etam, där öknen börjar.

(D) De bröt upp från Etam och vände tillbaka till Pi-Hahirot som ligger mitt emot Baal-Sefon, och slog läger framför Migdol.

(E) De bröt upp från Hahirot och gick rakt genom havet in i öknen och vandrade tre dagsresor i Etams öken, och slog läger i Mara[c].

(F) De bröt upp från Mara och kom till Elim. I Elim fanns tolv vattenkällor och sjuttio palmträd, och de slog läger där.

10 De bröt upp från Elim och slog läger vid Röda havet.

11 (G) De bröt upp från Röda havet och slog läger i öknen Sin.

12 De bröt upp från öknen Sin och slog läger i Dofka.

13 De bröt upp från Dofka och slog läger i Alush.

14 (H) De bröt upp från Alush och slog läger i Refidim[d], där det inte fanns vatten för folket att dricka.

15 (I) De bröt upp från Refidim och slog läger i Sinai öken[e].

16 (J) De bröt upp från Sinai öken och slog läger i Kibrot-Hattaava[f].

17 (K) De bröt upp från Kibrot-Hattaava och slog läger i Haserot[g].

18 De bröt upp från Haserot och slog läger i Ritma.

19 De bröt upp från Ritma och slog läger i Rimmon-Peres.

20 De bröt upp från Rimmon-Peres och slog läger i Libna.

21 De bröt upp från Libna och slog läger i Rissa.

22 De bröt upp från Rissa och slog läger i Kehelata.

23 De bröt upp från Kehelata och slog läger vid berget Shefer.

24 De bröt upp från berget Shefer och slog läger i Harada.

25 De bröt upp från Harada och slog läger i Makhelot.

26 De bröt upp från Makhelot och slog läger i Tahat.

27 De bröt upp från Tahat och slog läger i Tera.

28 De bröt upp från Tera och slog läger i Mitka.

29 De bröt upp från Mitka och slog läger i Hashmona.

30 De bröt upp från Hashmona och slog läger i Moserot.

31 De bröt upp från Moserot och slog läger i Bene-Jaakan.

32 De bröt upp från Bene-Jaakan och slog läger i Hor-Haggidgad.

33 De bröt upp från Hor-Haggidgad och slog läger i Jotbata.

34 De bröt upp från Jotbata och slog läger i Abrona.

35 De bröt upp från Abrona och slog läger i Esjon-Geber[h].

36 (L) De bröt upp från Esjon-Geber och slog läger i öknen Zin, det vill säga Kadesh[i].

37 (M) De bröt upp från Kadesh och slog läger vid berget Hor på gränsen till Edoms land. 38 (N)Herrens befallning steg prästen Aron upp på berget Hor och dog där i det fyrtionde året efter Israels barns uttåg ur Egyptens land, i femte månaden[j], på första dagen i månaden. 39 Aron var hundratjugotre år gammal när han dog på berget Hor.

40 (O) Den kananeiske kungen av Arad, som bodde i Negev i Kanaans land, fick nu höra att Israels barn var på väg.

41 (P) De bröt upp från berget Hor och slog läger i Salmona.

42 De bröt upp från Salmona och slog läger i Punon.

43 De bröt upp från Punon och slog läger i Obot.

44 (Q) De bröt upp från Obot och slog läger i Ije-Haabarim[k] vid Moabs gräns.

45 De bröt upp från Ijim och slog läger i Dibon-Gad.

46 De bröt upp från Dibon-Gad och slog läger i Almon-Diblatajma.

47 De bröt upp från Almon-Diblatajma och slog läger vid Abarimbergen framför Nebo.

48 (R) De bröt upp från Abarimbergen och slog läger på Moabs hedar[l] vid Jordan mitt emot Jeriko. 49 (S) Deras läger vid Jordan sträckte sig från Bet-Hajesimot ända till Abel-Hashittim på Moabs hedar.

Inför Kanaans erövring

50 Herren talade till Mose på Moabs hedar vid Jordan mitt emot Jeriko och sade: 51 ”Säg till Israels barn: När ni har gått över Jordan in i Kanaans land, 52 (T) ska ni driva bort landets alla invånare för er och förstöra alla deras bildstoder. Alla deras gjutna avgudabilder ska ni förstöra och alla deras offerhöjder ska ni ödelägga. 53 Ni ska erövra landet och bosätta er där, för jag har gett er landet till besittning. 54 (U) Ni ska utskifta landet åt er som arvedel genom lottkastning efter era släkter. Åt en större stam ska ni ge en större arvedel och åt en mindre stam en mindre arvedel. Var och en ska få sin del efter vad lotten bestämmer. Efter era fädernestammar ska ni utskifta landet mellan er. 55 (V) Men om ni inte driver bort landets invånare för er, då ska de som ni låter vara kvar bli törnen i era ögon och taggar i era sidor, och de ska tränga er i landet där ni bor. 56 Och då ska jag göra med er så som jag hade tänkt göra med dem.”

Footnotes

  1. 33:3 Raamses   Förrådsstad i östra Nildeltat (1 Mos 47:11, 2 Mos 1:11, 12:37).
  2. 33:3 orädda   Ordagrant: ”med upplyft hand”.
  3. 33:8 Mara   Betyder ”bitter”, en vattensamling som renades (2 Mos 15:23).
  4. 33:14 Refidim   Här kom vatten ur klippan och folket kämpade mot Amalek (2 Mos 17).
  5. 33:15 slog läger i Sinai ökenFolket stannade här nästan ett år (2 Mos 19:1, 4 Mos 10:11).
  6. 33:16 Kibrot-Hattaava   Betyder ”begärets gravar” (se 11:34).
  7. 33:17 Haserot   Platsen för konflikten mellan Mirjam, Aron och Mose (kap 12).
  8. 33:35 Esjon-Geber   Vid nuvarande Eilat vid Akabaviken (1 Kung 9:26).
  9. 33:36 Kadesh   Vattenrik oas ca 8 mil söder om Hebron, vid landets sydgräns (5 Mos 1:19).
  10. 33:38 femte månaden   Juli-augusti 1407 f Kr.
  11. 33:44 Ije-Haabarim   Betyder ”Abarims ruiner”, i öknen öster om Moab (21:11).
  12. 33:48 Moabs hedar   Nordöstra kanten av Döda havet, framme vid gränsen till Kanaans land.

33 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.

And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.

And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.

And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.

And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.

And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol.

And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days'journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.

And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.

10 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.

11 And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

13 And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.

14 And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

15 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.

16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibrothhattaavah.

17 And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.

18 And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmonparez.

20 And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in Libnah.

21 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.

22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.

23 And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.

24 And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.

25 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.

26 And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.

27 And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.

28 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.

29 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.

30 And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.

31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Benejaakan.

32 And they removed from Benejaakan, and encamped at Horhagidgad.

33 And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.

34 And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.

35 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.

36 And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

37 And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.

39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.

40 And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

41 And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.

42 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.

43 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.

44 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab.

45 And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.

46 And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in Almondiblathaim.

47 And they removed from Almondiblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.

50 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:

53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

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

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

De reis van de Israëlieten door de woestijn

33 1+2 Toen de Israëlieten onder leiding van Mozes en Aäron uit Egypte vertrokken waren, reisden ze van de ene plaats naar de andere. Mozes heeft hun hele tocht van plaats tot plaats opgeschreven. Dat had de Heer hem bevolen. Dit zijn de namen van de plaatsen waar ze hun tentenkamp hebben opgezet. Op de 15e dag van de eerste maand vertrokken ze uit Rameses. Dat was op de dag na het Paasfeest. Ze konden vertrekken dankzij de machtige dingen die God had gedaan. Alle Egyptenaren moesten toekijken hoe ze vertrokken. Zelf waren ze bezig om hun doden te begraven. Want de Heer had alle oudste zonen van de Egyptenaren gedood. Ook had de Heer hun goden gestraft.

De Israëlieten vertrokken dus uit Rameses en zetten hun tentenkamp op bij Sukkot. Van Sukkot trokken ze naar Etam. Daar zetten ze hun tentenkamp op aan de rand van de woestijn. Toen ze daar vertrokken gingen ze naar Pi-Hachirot. Dat ligt tegenover Baäl-Sefon. Ze zetten hun tentenkamp op tegenover Migdol. Van Pi-Hachirot gingen ze dwars door de Rietzee de Etam-woestijn in. Na drie dagen zetten ze hun tentenkamp op bij Mara. Van Mara trokken ze naar Elim. In Elim waren twaalf waterbronnen en 70 palmbomen. Daar zetten ze hun tentenkamp op. 10 Ze vertrokken weer van Elim en zetten hun tentenkamp op bij de Rietzee. 11 Van de Rietzee gingen ze naar de Sin-woestijn. 12 Van de Sin-woestijn gingen ze naar Dofka. 13 Van Dofka trokken ze naar Aluz. 14 Van Aluz trokken ze naar Rafidim. Daar zetten ze hun tentenkamp op, maar er was geen water om te drinken. 15 Van Rafidim gingen ze naar de Sinaï-woestijn. 16 Ze vertrokken uit de Sinaï-woestijn en zetten hun tentenkamp op bij Kibrot-Taäva. 17 Van Kibrot-Taäva gingen ze naar Hazerot. 18 Ze vertrokken van Hazerot en kwamen bij Ritma. 19 Van Ritma gingen ze naar Rimmon-Perez. 20 Van Rimmon-Perez trokken ze naar Libna. 21 Van Libna gingen ze naar Rissa. 22 Van Rissa gingen ze naar Kehelata. 23 Ze vertrokken van Kehelata en zetten hun tentenkamp op bij de Safer-bergen. 24 Van de Safer-bergen gingen ze naar Harada. 25 Van Harada gingen ze naar Makelot. 26 Van Makelot trokken ze naar Tahat. 27 Van Tahat gingen ze naar Tara. 28 Van Tara gingen ze naar Mitka. 29 Van Mitka trokken ze naar Hasmona. 30 Van Hasmona gingen ze naar Moserot. 31 Van Moserot gingen ze naar Bene-Jaäkan. 32 Van Bene-Jaäkan gingen ze naar Hor-Gidgad. 33 Van Hor-Gidgad gingen ze naar Jotbata. 34 Van Jotbata trokken ze naar Abrona. 35 Van Abrona gingen ze naar Ezeon-Geber. 36 Van Ezeon-Geber kwamen ze in de Zin-woestijn, dat is Kades. 37 Van Kades gingen ze naar de berg Hor, aan de grens van het land Edom. 38 Daar beklom de priester Aäron de berg Hor omdat de Heer hem dat bevolen had. En daar stierf hij. Dat was in het 40ste jaar na het vertrek van de Israëlieten uit Egypte, op de eerste dag van de vijfde maand. 39 Aäron was 123 jaar toen hij op de berg Hor stierf.

40 Toen hoorde koning Harad, die in het Zuiderland in Kanaän woonde, dat de Israëlieten er aan kwamen en hij viel hen aan. 41 Ze vertrokken van de berg Hor en zetten hun tentenkamp op bij Zalmona. 42 Van Zalmona gingen ze naar Funon. 43 Van Funon gingen ze naar Obot. 44 Van Obot kwamen ze bij de heuvels van Abarim in het gebied van Moab. 45 Ze vertrokken van de heuvels van Abarim en zetten hun tentenkamp op bij Dibon-Gad. 46 Van Dibon-Gad gingen ze naar Almon-Diblataïm. 47 Van Almon-Diblataïm gingen ze naar de Abarim-bergen, bij Nebo. 48 Van de Abarim-bergen trokken ze naar de vlakte van Moab langs de Jordaan, tot bij Jericho. 49 Ze zetten hun tentenkamp op in de vlakte van Moab, tegenover Jericho, langs de Jordaan vanaf Bet-Jesimot tot aan Abel-Sittim.

50 Daar zei de Heer tegen Mozes: 51 "Zeg tegen de Israëlieten: Straks zullen jullie de Jordaan oversteken naar Kanaän. 52 Dan moeten jullie alle bewoners wegjagen en al hun godenbeelden en altaren verwoesten. 53 Verover het land en ga er wonen. Want Ik heb het aan jullie gegeven. Het zal van jullie zijn. 54 Verdeel het land onder elkaar, door er om te loten. Elke familie krijgt een eigen stuk grond. Een grote familie krijgt een groot stuk grond en een kleine familie krijgt een klein stuk grond. Elke familie krijgt het stuk land waarop zijn lot valt. Verdeel zo het land onder de stammen van jullie voorvaders. 55 Maar als jullie de bewoners van het land niet wegjagen, zullen jullie door hen in grote moeilijkheden komen. Ze zullen voor jullie zijn als dorens in je ogen en als stekels in je huid. 56 Dan zal Ik júllie vernietigen zoals Ik hén had willen vernietigen."