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The journey of the Israelites

33 This is the way that the Israelites travelled, after Moses and Aaron led them out of Egypt. They travelled in their family groups. The Lord told Moses that he should write about the journey. These are the places where they made their camps on the way:

They left Rameses in Egypt on the 15th day of the first month. That was the day after the Passover meal. The Israelites marched out bravely, while all the Egyptian people watched them. As they left, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, because the Lord had killed them. The Lord had shown his power over the Egyptians' gods.

They left Rameses and they travelled to Succoth. They made their camp there.

They travelled from Succoth to Etham. They made their camp there, on the edge of the desert.

They travelled from Etham and they turned round to go to Pi-Hahiroth, which is east of Baal-Zephon. They made their camp near Migdol.

They travelled from Pi-Hahiroth. They went through the middle of the sea and then went into the desert. They travelled for three days and then they made their camp at Marah, in Etham desert.

They travelled from Marah to Elim. At Elim, there were 12 wells of water and 70 palm trees. They made their camp there.

10 They travelled from Elim and they made their camp by the side of the Red Sea.

11 They travelled from the Red Sea. And they made their camp in the Sin desert.

12 They travelled from the Sin desert and they made their camp at Dophkah.

13 They travelled from Dophkah and they made their camp at Alush.

14 They travelled from Alush and they made their camp at Rephidim. There was no water there for the people to drink.

15 They travelled from Rephidim and they made their camp in the Sinai desert.

16 They travelled from the Sinai desert and they made their camp at Kibroth-Hattaavah.

17 They travelled from Kibroth-Hattaavah and they made their camp at Hazeroth.

18 They travelled from Hazeroth and they made their camp at Rithmah.

19 They travelled from Rithmah and they made their camp at Rimmon-Perez.

20 They travelled from Rimmon-Perez and they made their camp at Libnah.

21 They travelled from Libnah and they made their camp at Rissah.

22 They travelled from Rissah and they made their camp at Kehelathah.

23 They travelled from Kehelathah and they made their camp at Shepher mountain.

24 They travelled from Shepher mountain and they made their camp at Haradah.

25 They travelled from Haradah and they made their camp at Makheloth.

26 They travelled from Makheloth and they made their camp at Tahath.

27 They travelled from Tahath and they made their camp at Terah.

28 They travelled from Terah and they made their camp at Mithcah.

29 They travelled from Mithcah and they made their camp at Hashmonah.

30 They travelled from Hashmonah and they made their camp at Moseroth.

31 They travelled from Moseroth and they made their camp at Bene-Jaakan.

32 They travelled from Bene-Jaakan and they made their camp at Hor-Haggidgad.

33 They travelled from Hor-Haggidgad and they made their camp at Jotbathah.

34 They travelled from Jotbathah and they made their camp at Abronah.

35 They travelled from Abronah and they made their camp at Ezion-Geber.

36 They travelled from Ezion-Geber and they made their camp at Kadesh in the Zin desert.

37 They travelled from Kadesh and they made their camp at Hor mountain. It is on the border of Edom land.

38 The Lord told Aaron that he must go up Hor mountain. Aaron went up and he died there. That was in the 40th year after the Israelites had left Egypt. He died on the first day of the fifth month. 39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Hor mountain.

40 The king of Arad lived in the south part of the land of Canaan. People told him that the Israelites were coming.

41 The Israelites travelled from Hor mountain and they made their camp at Zalmonah.

42 They travelled from Zalmonah and they made their camp at Punon.

43 They travelled from Punon and they made their camp at Oboth.

44 They travelled from Oboth and they made their camp at Iye-Abarim, on the border of Moab land.

45 They travelled from Iye-Abarim and they made their camp at Dibon-Gad.

46 They travelled from Dibon-Gad and they made their camp at Almon-Diblathaim.

47 They travelled from Almon-Diblathaim and they made their camp in the mountains of Abarim, near Nebo.

48 They travelled from the mountains of Abarim and they made their camp in Moab beside the Jordan River. They were on the other side of the river from Jericho city.

49 They made their camp on the flat ground beside the river. Their tents covered the ground from Beth-Jeshimoth to Abel-Shittim.

50 Then the Lord spoke to Moses there in Moab beside the Jordan River. Jericho was on the other side of the river. The Lord said, 51 ‘Say to the Israelites, “You will cross over the Jordan River and you will go into the land of Canaan. 52 Then you must chase out all the people who live in that land. You must destroy all their idols that are made from wood or stone. Also destroy the altars where they worship their false gods. 53 I have given this land to you to live in. So you must win power over the people who live there now. 54 You must use lots to choose how to give part of the land to each family. You must give more land to the larger clans and you must give less land to the smaller clans. The lots will decide which piece of land belongs to each family. Each of your ancestors' tribes will get its own part of the land.

55 If any Canaanites remain in the land, they will bring trouble and pain to the Israelites. So you must chase them all away. 56 If you do not do that, I will punish you in the way that I wanted to punish them.” ’

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