33 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), “Go and pack up from here, you and the people that you brought out of Mitsrayim (Egypt). Go to the land which I promised to Avraham,[ref] to Yitshak (Isaac),[ref] and to Ya’akov (Jacob),[ref] when I told them that I’d give it to their descendants. 2 I’ll send an angel ahead of you, and I’ll drive out the Kena’anim (Canaanites), the Amorim, the Hitim, the Perizim, the Hivim, and the Yevusim. 3 It’s a land flowing with milk and honey, but I won’t stay among you in case I decide to destroy you on the way because you’re stubborn people.”[ref]

4 When the people heard this angry comment, they mourned and none of them put on anything fancy.[fn] 5 Yahweh had[fn] told Mosheh, “Tell the Israelis, ‘You’re all stubborn people. If I went with you for even one moment, then I’d destroy you. So now, take off your jewellery and anything fancy that you’re wearing, and then I’ll know what I’ll do to you.’ ” 6 So from Mt. Sinay onwards, the Israelis stripped themselves of their jewellery and fancy things.