Israel’s Journey from Egypt Reviewed

33 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, who went out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the (A)hand of Moses and Aaron. Now Moses wrote down the starting points of their journeys at the command of the Lord. And these are their journeys according to their starting points:

They (B)departed from Rameses in (C)the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out (D)with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians. For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, (E)whom the Lord had killed among them. Also (F)on their gods the Lord had executed judgments.

(G)Then the children of Israel moved from Rameses and camped at Succoth. They departed from (H)Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. (I)They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, which is east of Baal Zephon; and they camped near Migdol. They departed [a]from before Hahiroth and (J)passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, went three days’ journey in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah. They moved from Marah and (K)came to Elim. At Elim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there.

10 They moved from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. 11 They moved from the Red Sea and camped in the (L)Wilderness of Sin. 12 They journeyed from the Wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. 13 They departed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. 14 They moved from Alush and camped at (M)Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

15 They departed from Rephidim and camped in the (N)Wilderness of Sinai. 16 They moved from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped (O)at [b]Kibroth Hattaavah. 17 They departed from Kibroth Hattaavah and (P)camped at Hazeroth. 18 They departed from Hazeroth and camped at (Q)Rithmah. 19 They departed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez. 20 They departed from Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah. 21 They moved from Libnah and camped at Rissah. 22 They journeyed from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. 23 They went from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. 24 They moved from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. 25 They moved from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. 26 They moved from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. 27 They departed from Tahath and camped at Terah. 28 They moved from Terah and camped at Mithkah. 29 They went from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. 30 They departed from Hashmonah and (R)camped at Moseroth. 31 They departed from Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan. 32 They moved from (S)Bene Jaakan and (T)camped at Hor Hagidgad. 33 They went from Hor Hagidgad and camped at Jotbathah. 34 They moved from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. 35 They departed from Abronah (U)and camped at Ezion Geber. 36 They moved from Ezion Geber and camped in the (V)Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. 37 They moved from (W)Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom.

38 Then (X)Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the Lord, and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. 39 Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 Now (Y)the king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

41 So they departed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. 42 They departed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. 43 They departed from Punon and (Z)camped at Oboth. 44 (AA)They departed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, at the border of Moab. 45 They departed from [c]Ijim and camped (AB)at Dibon Gad. 46 They moved from Dibon Gad and camped at (AC)Almon Diblathaim. 47 They moved from Almon Diblathaim (AD)and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. 48 They departed from the mountains of Abarim and (AE)camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. 49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth Jesimoth as far as the (AF)Abel Acacia Grove[d] in the plains of Moab.

Instructions for the Conquest of Canaan

50 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying, 51 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: (AG)‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 (AH)then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their [e]high places; 53 you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to (AI)possess. 54 And (AJ)you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone’s inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be (AK)irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell. 56 Moreover it shall be that I will do to you as I thought to do to them.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 33:8 Many Heb. mss., Sam., Syr., Tg., Vg. from Pi Hahiroth; cf. Num. 33:7
  2. Numbers 33:16 Lit. Graves of Craving
  3. Numbers 33:45 Same as Ije Abarim, v. 44
  4. Numbers 33:49 Heb. Abel Shittim
  5. Numbers 33:52 Places for pagan worship

Etapes des Israélites pendant leur voyage

33 Voici les stations des enfants d’Israël qui sortirent du pays d’Egypte, selon leurs corps d’armée, sous la conduite de Moïse et d’Aaron. Moïse écrivit leurs marches de station en station, d’après l’ordre de l’Eternel. Et voici leurs stations, selon leurs marches.

Ils partirent de Ramsès le premier mois, le quinzième jour du premier mois. Le lendemain de la Pâque, les enfants d’Israël sortirent la main levée[a], à la vue de tous les Egyptiens. Et les Egyptiens enterraient ceux que l’Eternel avait frappés parmi eux, tous les premiers-nés; l’Eternel exerçait aussi des jugements contre leurs dieux.

Les enfants d’Israël partirent de Ramsès, et campèrent à Succoth. Ils partirent de Succoth, et campèrent à Etham, qui est à l’extrémité du désert. Ils partirent d’Etham, se détournèrent vers Pi-Hahiroth, vis-à-vis de Baal-Tsephon, et campèrent devant Migdol. Ils partirent de devant Pi-Hahiroth, et passèrent au milieu de la mer dans la direction du désert; ils firent trois journées de marche dans le désert d’Etham, et campèrent à Mara. Ils partirent de Mara, et arrivèrent à Elim; il y avait à Elim douze sources d’eau et soixante-dix palmiers: ce fut là qu’ils campèrent. 10 Ils partirent d’Elim, et campèrent près de la mer Rouge[b]. 11 Ils partirent de la mer Rouge, et campèrent dans le désert de Sin. 12 Ils partirent du désert de Sin, et campèrent à Dophka. 13 Ils partirent de Dophka, et campèrent à Alusch. 14 Ils partirent d’Alusch, et campèrent à Rephidim, où le peuple ne trouva point d’eau à boire. 15 Ils partirent de Rephidim, et campèrent dans le désert du Sinaï.

16 Ils partirent du désert du Sinaï, et campèrent à Kibroth-Hattaava. 17 Ils partirent de Kibroth-Hattaava, et campèrent à Hatséroth. 18 Ils partirent de Hatséroth, et campèrent à Rithma. 19 Ils partirent de Rithma, et campèrent à Rimmon-Pérets. 20 Ils partirent de Rimmon-Pérets, et campèrent à Libna. 21 Ils partirent de Libna, et campèrent à Rissa. 22 Ils partirent de Rissa, et campèrent à Kehélatha. 23 Ils partirent de Kehélatha, et campèrent à la montagne de Schapher. 24 Ils partirent de la montagne de Schapher, et campèrent à Harada. 25 Ils partirent de Harada, et campèrent à Makhéloth. 26 Ils partirent de Makhéloth, et campèrent à Tahath. 27 Ils partirent de Tahath, et campèrent à Tarach. 28 Ils partirent de Tarach, et campèrent à Mithka. 29 Ils partirent de Mithka, et campèrent à Haschmona. 30 Ils partirent de Haschmona, et campèrent à Moséroth. 31 Ils partirent de Moséroth, et campèrent à Bené-Jaakan. 32 Ils partirent de Bené-Jaakan, et campèrent à Hor-Guidgad. 33 Ils partirent de Hor-Guidgad, et campèrent à Jothbatha. 34 Ils partirent de Jothbatha, et campèrent à Abrona. 35 Ils partirent d’Abrona, et campèrent à Etsjon-Guéber. 36 Ils partirent d’Etsjon-Guéber, et campèrent dans le désert de Tsin: c’est Kadès.

37 Ils partirent de Kadès, et campèrent à la montagne de Hor, à l’extrémité du pays d’Edom. 38 Le sacrificateur Aaron monta sur la montagne de Hor, suivant l’ordre de l’Eternel; et il y mourut, la quarantième année après la sortie des enfants d’Israël du pays d’Egypte, le cinquième mois, le premier jour du mois. 39 Aaron était âgé de cent vingt-trois ans lorsqu’il mourut sur la montagne de Hor. 40 Le roi d’Arad, Cananéen, qui habitait le midi du pays de Canaan, apprit l’arrivée des enfants d’Israël.

41 Ils partirent de la montagne de Hor, et campèrent à Tsalmona. 42 Ils partirent de Tsalmona, et campèrent à Punon. 43 Ils partirent de Punon, et campèrent à Oboth. 44 Ils partirent d’Oboth, et campèrent à Ijjé-Abarim, sur la frontière de Moab. 45 Ils partirent d’Ijjé-Abarim, et campèrent à Dibon-Gad. 46 Ils partirent de Dibon-Gad, et campèrent à Almon-Diblathaïm. 47 Ils partirent d’Almon-Diblathaïm, et campèrent aux montagnes d’Abarim, devant Nebo. 48 Ils partirent des montagnes d’Abarim, et campèrent dans les plaines de Moab, près du Jourdain, vis-à-vis de Jéricho. 49 Ils campèrent près du Jourdain, depuis Beth-Jeschimoth jusqu’à Abel-Sittim, dans les plaines de Moab.

Loi pour la prise de possession du pays

50 L’Eternel parla à Moïse dans les plaines de Moab, près du Jourdain, vis-à-vis de Jéricho. Il dit: 51 Parle aux enfants d’Israël, et dis-leur: Lorsque vous aurez passé le Jourdain et que vous serez entrés dans le pays de Canaan, 52 vous chasserez devant vous tous les habitants du pays, vous détruirez toutes leurs idoles de pierre, vous détruirez toutes leurs images de métal fondu, et vous détruirez tous leurs hauts lieux. 53 Vous prendrez possession du pays, et vous vous y établirez; car je vous ai donné le pays, pour qu’il soit votre propriété. 54 Vous partagerez le pays par le sort, selon vos familles. A ceux qui sont en plus grand nombre vous donnerez une portion plus grande, et à ceux qui sont en plus petit nombre vous donnerez une portion plus petite. Chacun possédera ce qui lui sera échu par le sort: vous le recevrez en propriété, selon les tribus de vos pères. 55 Mais si vous ne chassez pas devant vous les habitants du pays, ceux d’entre eux que vous laisserez seront comme des épines dans vos yeux et des aiguillons dans vos côtés, ils seront vos ennemis dans le pays où vous allez vous établir. 56 Et il arrivera que je vous traiterai comme j’avais résolu de les traiter.

Footnotes

  1. Nombres 33:3 La main levée, c.-à-d. ouvertement
  2. Nombres 33:10 La mer Rouge, héb. Yam Suph; litt. mer des Roseaux ou des Marais

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