OET-RV NUM Chapter 33

33 The following are the details of the stages of Yisrael’s journeys starting from when they exited Egypt tribe-by-tribe under Mosheh and Aharon’s leadership. 2 Mosheh, acting on Yahweh’s instructions, had written down their departure points, so these were the legs of their journeys:

3 The day after they celebrated the ‘pass-over’ (around the end of March), they left Rameses city, raising one fist in full view of all Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim). 4 Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their oldest sons who’d been struck down by Yahweh who had also totally humiliated their gods.

5 After leaving Rameses, the Israelis went to Sukkot and camped there. 6 Then they left Sukkit and camped at Etam at the edge of the wilderness. 7 After Etam, they turned back to Pi-Hahirot (opposite Baal-Tsefon) and camped facing Migdal. 8 Then they left Pi-Hahirot and walked through the middle of the sea into the Etam wilderness and camped at Marah. 9 From Marah, they went to Eylim which had twelve springs with seventy palm trees around them, and they camped there. 10 After Eylam, they camped beside the Red Sea 11 before leaving the sea and camping in the Sin wilderness.[fn] 12 Travelling from there, they camped at Dofkah, 13 and then from there, at Alush. 14 After leaving Alush, they camped at Refidim but they didn’t have water there to drink. 15 When they left Refidim, they camped in the Sinai wilderness.

16 From the Sinai wilderness, they went to Kivot-Hattaavah and camped there. 17 When they left Kivot-Hattaavah, they camped at Hatserot, 18 and then from there, at Ritmah. 19 From Ritmah, they went to Rimmon-Perets to camp, 20 and after that, on to Livnah. 21 Then they left Livnah and camped at Rissah, 22 before moving on from there to camp at Kehelatah. 23 From Kehelatah, they camped at Mt. Shefer, 24 then they left the mountain and camped at Haradah. 25 When they left Haradah, they camped at Makhelot, 26 and after that, on to Tahat. 27 From Tahat, they camped at Terah, 28 and then from Terah, they went to Mitkah to camp. 29 After Mitkah, they camped at Hashmonah, 30 and next after that, they camped at Moserot. 31 Then they left Moserot and camped at Bene-Yaakan. 32 From Bene-Yaakan, they went to Hor-Haggidgad and camped there, 33 then they left and camped at Yotbatah. 34 Then they left Yotbatah and camped at Avronah. 35 From Avronah, they went to Etsyon-Gever and camped there, 36 then they left and camped in the Tsin (Zin) wilderness, i.e., at Kadesh. 37 Then they left Kadesh and camped at Mt. Hor by the border with Edom.

38 Aharon (Aaron) the priest climbed Mt. Hor following Yahweh’s instructions, and then died there on the 5th of the first month, forty years after the Israelis had left Egypt.[ref] 39 He was 123 years old when he died there on Mt. Hor.

40 Meanwhile, the Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev in Kanaan, heard that the Israelis were coming.

41 The Israelis left Mt. Hor and camped at Tsalmonah. 42 When they left Tsalmonah, they camped at Punon, 43 and after that, on to Ovot. 44 From Ovot, they went on to Iyey-Haavarim at the Moav border. 45 Then they left there and camped at Divon-Gad, 46 before going on to camp at Almon-Divlatayim. 47 From there, they went into the Avarim mountains and camped facing Nevo. 48 After leaving the Avarim mountains, they reached the Moav plains by the Yarden (Jordan) river opposite Yeriho (Jericho). 49 They camped beside the river from Beyt-Hayshimot to Avel-Shittim there on the Moav plains.

50 Then Yahweh spoke to Mosheh there on the Moav plains beside the Yarden opposite Yeriho, 51 “Tell the Israelis that you’re all about to cross the Yahweh to enter Canaan. 52 Then you all must drive all the land’s inhabitants out ahead of you, and destroy all their carved images and cast metal images, and all their hilltop shrines. 53 Take the land from there and start to live there, because I’ve given it to all of you to own. 54 Use lots to divide the land up for your clans. The larger groups must get more than the smaller groups, then whatever the lot gives, that will be the area to be given within the land for that ancestral tribe.[ref]

55 If you don’t drive out the current inhabitants, then they’ll become like barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they’ll harass you all when you live there. 56 If that happens, then I’ll give you all the punishment that I intended for them.”