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33 These are the stages of the journeys of the Israelites by which they went out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.

Moses recorded their starting places, as the Lord commanded, stage by stage; and these are their journeying stages from their starting places:

They set out from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the Israelites went out [of Egypt] with a high hand and triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians,

While the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom the Lord had struck down among them; upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.

The Israelites set out from Rameses and encamped in Succoth.

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

They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, east of Baal-zephon, and they encamped before Migdol.

And they journeyed from before Pi-hahiroth and passed through the midst of the [Red] Sea into the wilderness; and they went a three days’ journey in the Wilderness of Etham and encamped at Marah.

They journeyed from Marah and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there.

10 They set out from Elim and encamped by the Red Sea.

11 They journeyed from the Red Sea and encamped in the Wilderness of Sin.

12 And they traveled on from the Wilderness of Sin and encamped at Dophkah.

13 And they departed from Dophkah and encamped at Alush.

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

15 And they departed from Rephidim and encamped in the Wilderness of Sinai.

16 And they journeyed from the Wilderness of Sinai and encamped at Kibroth-hattaavah.

17 And they traveled on from Kibroth-hattaavah and encamped at Hazeroth.

18 And they journeyed from Hazeroth and encamped at Rithmah.

19 And they departed from Rithmah and encamped at Rimmon-perez.

20 And they departed from Rimmon-perez and encamped at Libnah.

21 And they removed from Libnah and encamped at Rissah.

22 And they journeyed from Rissah and encamped at Kehelathah.

23 And they went from Kehelathah and encamped at Mount Shepher.

24 And they removed from Mount Shepher and encamped at Haradah.

25 And they set out from Haradah and encamped at Makheloth.

26 And they removed from Makheloth and encamped at Tahath.

27 And they departed from Tahath and encamped at Terah.

28 And they removed from Terah and encamped at Mithkah.

29 And they set out from Mithkah and encamped at Hashmonah.

30 And they traveled on from Hashmonah and encamped at Moseroth.

31 And they journeyed from Moseroth and pitched in Bene-jaakan.

32 And they set out from Bene-jaakan and encamped at Hor-haggidgad.

33 And they set out from Hor-haggidgad and encamped at Jotbathah.

34 And they journeyed from Jotbathah and encamped at Abronah.

35 And they traveled on from Abronah and encamped at Ezion-geber.

36 And they removed from Ezion-geber and encamped in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

37 And they removed from Kadesh and encamped at Mount Hor, on the edge of Edom.

38 Aaron the priest went up on Mount Hor at the command of the Lord, and died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, the first day of the fifth month.(A)

39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the South (the Negeb) in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the Israelites.

41 They set out from Mount Hor and encamped at Zalmonah.

42 And they set out from Zalmonah and encamped at Punon.

43 And they set out from Punon and encamped at Oboth.

44 And they traveled on from Oboth and encamped at Iye-abarim, on the border of Moab.

45 And they departed from Iyim and encamped at Dibon-gad.

46 And they set out from Dibon-gad and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.

47 And they traveled on from Almon-diblathaim and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

49 And they encamped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

50 And the Lord said to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho,

51 Tell the Israelites, When you have passed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

52 Then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you and destroy all their figured stones and all their molten images and completely demolish all their [idolatrous] high places,

53 And you shall take possession of the land and dwell in it, for to you I have given the land to possess it.

54 You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

55 But if you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them shall be as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land in which you dwell.

56 And as I thought to do to them, so will I do to you.

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