Numbers 33
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
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. 2 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:
3 They travelled 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. 4 Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the Lord had struck down among them, for the Lord had executed judgement against their gods.(D) 5 The Israelites travelled from Rameses and camped at Succoth.(E)
6 They travelled from Succoth and camped at Etham,(F) which is on the edge of the wilderness.
7 They travelled from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol.(G)
8 They travelled 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)
9 They travelled from Marah and came to Elim.(J) There were twelve springs and seventy date palms at Elim, so they camped there.
10 They travelled from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
11 They travelled from the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin.(K)
12 They travelled from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah.
13 They travelled from Dophkah and camped at Alush.
14 They travelled from Alush and camped at Rephidim,(L) where there was no water for the people to drink.(M)
15 They travelled from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.(N)
16 They travelled from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.(O)
17 They travelled from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.(P)
18 They travelled from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
19 They travelled from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.
20 They travelled from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah.
21 They travelled from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22 They travelled from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
23 They travelled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24 They travelled from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.
25 They travelled from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
26 They travelled from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27 They travelled from Tahath and camped at Terah.
28 They travelled from Terah and camped at Mithkah.
29 They travelled from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.
30 They travelled from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31 They travelled from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.(Q)
32 They travelled from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.
33 They travelled from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
34 They travelled from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35 They travelled from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.(R)
36 They travelled from Ezion-geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin(S) (that is, Kadesh).
37 They travelled 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 travelled from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
42 They travelled from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
43 They travelled from Punon and camped at Oboth.(W)
44 They travelled from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.(X)
45 They travelled from Iyim[c] and camped at Dibon-gad.(Y)
46 They travelled from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.(Z)
47 They travelled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the Abarim(AA) range facing Nebo.(AB)
48 They travelled from the Abarim range and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite 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 opposite 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)
Numbers 33
Good News Translation
The Journey from Egypt to Moab
33 The following account gives the names of the places where the Israelites set up camp after they left Egypt in their tribes under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 At the command of the Lord, Moses wrote down the name of the place each time they set up camp.
3 The people of Israel left Egypt on the fifteenth day of the first month of the year, the day after the first Passover. Under the Lord's protection they left the city of Rameses in full view of the Egyptians, 4 who were burying the first-born sons that the Lord had killed. By doing this, the Lord showed that he was more powerful than the gods of Egypt.
5 The people of Israel left Rameses and set up camp at Sukkoth. 6 Their next camp was at Etham on the edge of the desert. 7 From there they turned back to Pi Hahiroth, east of Baal Zephon, and camped near Migdol. 8 They left Pi Hahiroth and passed through the Red Sea[a] into the desert of Shur; after a three days' march they camped at Marah. 9 From there they went to Elim, where they camped, because there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees there.
10 They left Elim and camped near the Gulf of Suez. 11 Their next camp was in the desert of Sin. 12 Then they camped at Dophkah, 13 and after that at Alush. 14 Next was Rephidim, where there was no water for them to drink.
15-37 From Rephidim to Mount Hor they set up camp at the following places: the Sinai Desert, Kibroth Hattaavah (or “Graves of Craving”), Hazeroth, Rithmah, Rimmon Perez, Libnah, Rissah, Kehelathah, Mount Shepher, Haradah, Makheloth, Tahath, Terah, Mithkah, Hashmonah, Moseroth, Bene Jaakan, Hor Haggidgad, Jotbathah, Abronah, Eziongeber, the wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh), and Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom.
38-39 (A)At the command of the Lord, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor. At the age of 123 he died there on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year after the Israelites had left Egypt.
40 (B)The king of Arad in southern Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming.
41-49 From Mount Hor to the plains of Moab the Israelites set up camp at the following places: Zalmonah, Punon, Oboth, the ruins of Abarim in the territory of Moab, Dibon Gad, Almon Diblathaim, the Abarim Mountains near Mount Nebo, and in the plains of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho, between Beth Jeshimoth and Acacia Valley.
Instructions before Crossing the Jordan
50 There in the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho the Lord gave Moses 51 the following instructions for Israel: “When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land. Destroy all their stone and metal idols and all their places of worship. 53 Occupy the land and settle in it, because I am giving it to you. 54 (C)Divide the land among the various tribes and clans by drawing lots, giving a large piece of property to a large clan and a small one to a small clan. 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those that are left will be as troublesome as splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will fight against you. 56 If you do not drive them out, I will destroy you, as I planned to destroy them.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 33:8 See Word List.
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