Numbers 33:1-49
New English Translation
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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them; the Lord also executed judgments on their gods.
5 The Israelites traveled from Rameses and camped in Sukkoth.
6 They traveled from Sukkoth, and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the desert. 7 They traveled from Etham, and turned again to Pi Hahiroth, which is before Baal Zephon; and they camped before Migdal. 8 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. 9 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.
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- 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).
- Numbers 33:1 tn Heb “hand.”
- Numbers 33:2 tn Heb “their goings out.”
- Numbers 33:2 tn Heb “mouth.”
- Numbers 33:3 tn Heb “morrow.”
- 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).
- Numbers 33:3 tn Heb “in the eyes.”
- Numbers 33:8 tc So many medieval Hebrew manuscripts, Smr, Syriac, and Latin Vulgate. Other witnesses have “from before Hahiroth.”
- Numbers 33:38 tn Heb “mouth.”
- Numbers 33:45 tn Iim is a shortened form of the name Iye-abarim mentioned in v. 44.
- 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.
- Numbers 33:48 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
Numbers 33:1-49
Common English Bible
March out of Egypt and through the sea
33 These were the stages by which the Israelites marched when they left the land of Egypt, according to their military units under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 Moses recorded the points of departure for each stage of the march at the Lord’s command. These are the stages of their march according to their points of departure.
3 They marched from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month.[a] On the day after the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly[b] in the sight of all the Egyptians, 4 while the Egyptians were burying their oldest males, whom the Lord had killed. The Lord also executed judgments against their gods. 5 The Israelites marched from Rameses and they camped at Succoth. 6 They marched from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. 7 They marched from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. 8 They marched from Pi-hahiroth and they crossed through the sea toward the desert.
March through the southern desert
Then they traveled three days in the Etham desert and they camped at Marah.
9 They marched from Marah and arrived at Elim. At Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees and they camped there.
10 They marched from Elim and camped by the Reed Sea.[c]
11 They marched from the Reed Sea and camped in the Sin desert.
12 They marched from the Sin desert and camped at Dophkah.
13 They marched from Dophkah and camped at Alush.
14 They marched from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
15 They marched from Rephidim and camped in the Sinai desert.
16 They marched from the Sinai desert and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.
17 They marched from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18 They marched from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
19 They marched from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.
20 They marched from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah.
21 They marched from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22 They marched from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
23 They marched from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24 They marched from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.
25 They marched from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
26 They marched from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27 They marched from Tahath and camped at Terah.
28 They marched from Terah and camped at Mithkah.
29 They marched from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.
30 They marched from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31 They marched from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.
32 They marched from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.
33 They marched from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
34 They marched from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35 They marched from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
36 They marched from Ezion-geber and camped in the Zin desert (that is, Kadesh).
March through the Transjordan region
37 They marched from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom. 38 Aaron the priest ascended Mount Hor at the Lord’s command, and he died there in the fortieth year on the first day of the fifth month[d] after the Israelites left the land of Egypt. 39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. 40 The Canaanite king of Arad, who ruled in the arid southern plain in the land of Canaan, heard of the Israelites’ coming.
41 They marched from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
42 They marched from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
43 They marched from Punon and camped at Oboth.
44 They marched from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the territory of Moab.
45 They marched from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.
46 They marched from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.
47 They marched from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the Abarim mountains in front of Nebo.
48 They marched from the Abarim mountains and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
49 They camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
Footnotes
- Numbers 33:3 March–April, Nisan
- Numbers 33:3 Or with a high hand
- Numbers 33:10 Or Red Sea
- Numbers 33:38 July–August, probably Av
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