Numbers 33

1 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, who went forth out of the land of Egypt according to their armies, under the guidance of Moses and Aaron.

Here is a list of the places where the/we Israelis went as Aaron and Moses/I led them/us after they/we left Egypt.

2 And Moses wrote their departures according to their journeys by the order of the Lord; and these are their journeys according to their departures.

Yahweh commanded Moses/me to write down the names of the places where they/we went.

3 And they set forward from Ra'meses in the first month; on the fifteenth day of the first month, on the morrow after the passover-sacrifice the children of Israel went out with a high hand before the eyes of all the Egyptians.

On the fifteenth day of the first month [of the year], the day after we celebrated the (Passover/the time when Yahweh killed all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt), they/we left Rameses [city in Egypt] and marched boldly while the Egyptian army was coming behind them/us.

4 And the Egyptians were burying all the first-born, whom the Lord had smitten among them; and upon their gods also did the Lord execute judgments.

As they/we left, the people of Egypt were still burying the bodies of their firstborn sons. [By killing them], Yahweh showed that the gods that the people of Egypt worshiped were false gods.

5 And the children of Israel removed from Ra'meses, and encamped in Succoth.

After leaving Rameses, they/we first went to Succoth and set up their/our tents there.

6 And they removed from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness:

Then they/we left Succoth and went to Etham, at the edge of the desert, and set up their/our tents there.

7 And they removed from Etham, and returned unto Pi-hachiroth, which is before Ba'al-zephon; and they encamped before Migdol.

Then they/we left Etham and returned to Pi-Hahiroth, to the east of Baal-Zephon, and set up their/our tents near Migdol.

8 And they removed from before Pi-hachiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.

Then they/we left Pi-Hahiroth and walked through the [Red] Sea into the Etham Desert, and set their/our tents at Marah.

9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim; and in Elim there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm-trees; and they encamped there.

Then they/we left Marah and went to Elim. There were twelve springs and 70 palm trees there. They/We set up our tents there.

10 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.

Then they/we left Elim and went to the area near the Red Sea and set up their/our tents there.

11 And they removed from the Red Sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

Then they/we left the Red Sea area and went to the area near the Sin Desert and set up their/our tents there.

12 And they removed from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

Then they/we left the Sin Desert and went to Dophkah and set up their/our tents there.

13 And they removed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.

Then they/we left Dophkah and went to Alush and set up their/our tents there.

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

Then they/we left Alush and went and set up their/our tents at Rephidim, where they/we had no water to drink.

15 And they removed from Rephidim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai.

Then they/we left Rephidim and went to the Sinai Desert and set up their/our tents there.

16 And they removed from the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in Kibroth-hattaavah.

Then they/we left the Sinai Desert and went to Kibroth-Hattaavah and set up their/our tents there.

17 And they removed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped in Chazeroth.

Then they/we left Kibroth-Hattaavah and went to Hazeroth and set up their/our tents there.

18 And they removed from Chazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah.

Then they/we left Hazeroth and went to Rithmah and set up their/our tents there.

19 And they removed from Rithmah, and encamped in Rimmon-perez.

Then they/we left Rithmah and went to Rimmon-Perez and set up their/our tents there.

20 And they removed from Rimmon-perez, and encamped in Libnah.

Then they/we left Rimmon-Perez and went to Libnah and set up their/our tents there.

21 And they removed from Libnah, and encamped in Rissah.

Then they/we left Libnah and went to Rissah and set up their/our tents there.

22 And they removed from Rissah, and encamped in Kehelathah.

Then they/we left Rissah and set up their/our tents at Kehelathah.

23 And they removed from Kehelathah, and encamped in mount Shapher.

Then they/we left Kehelathah and went to Shepher Mountain and set up their/our tents there.

24 And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Charadah.

Then they/we left Shepher and went to Haradah [Mountain] and set up their/our tents there.

25 And they removed from Charadah, and encamped in Makheloth.

Then they/we left Haradah and went to Makheloth and set up their/our tents there.

26 And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped in Tachath.

Then they/we left Makheloth and went to Tahath and set up their/our tents there.

27 And they removed from Tachath, and encamped in Tarach.

Then they/we left Tahath and went to Terah and set up their/our tents there.

28 And they removed from Tarach, and encamped in Mithkah.

Then they/we left Terah and went to Mithcah and set up their/our tents there.

29 And they removed from Mithkah, and encamped in Chashmonah.

Then they/we left Mithcah and went to Hashmonah and set up their/our tents there.

30 And they removed from Chashmonah, and encamped in Mosseroth.

Then they/we left Hashmonah and went to Moseroth and set up their/our tents there.

31 And they removed from Mosseroth, and encamped in Bene-ya'akan.

Then they/we left Moseroth and went to Bene-Jaakan and set up their/our tents there.

32 And they removed from Bene-ya'akan, and encamped in Chor-hagidgad.

Then they/we left Bene-Jaakan and went to Hor-Haggidgad and set up their/our tents there.

33 And they removed from Chor-hagidgad, and encamped in Yotbathah.

Then they/we left Hor-Haggidgad and went to Jotbathah and set up their/our tents there.

34 And they removed from Yotbathah, and encamped in 'Abronah.

Then they/we left Jotbathah and went to Abronah and set up their/our tents there.

35 And they removed from 'Abronah, and encamped at 'Ezyon-geber.

Then they/we left Abronah and went to Ezion-Geber and set up their/our tents there.

36 And they removed from 'Ezyon-geber, and encamped in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

Then they/we left Ezion-Geber and went to Zin Desert and set up their/our tents at Kadesh there.

37 And they removed from Kadesh, and encamped at mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

Then they/we left Kadesh and went to Hor Mountain, at the border of Edom land and set up their/our tents there.

38 And Aaron the priest went up on mount Hor by the order of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the going out of the children of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first of the month.

Aaron, the priest, obeyed Yahweh and climbed up the mountain. There he died, on the first day of their/our fifth month, 40 years after the/we Israelis left Egypt.

39 And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died on mount Hor.

Aaron was 123 years old when he died.

40 And the Canaanite the king of 'Arad, who dwelt on the south side in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

(That was when the king of Arad [city] heard that the/we Israelis were coming. Arad was in the southern part of Canaan, where the Canaan people-group lived.)

41 And they removed from mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah.

The Israelis left Hor Mountain and went to Zalmonah and set up their/our tents there.

42 And they removed from Zalmonah, and encamped in Punon.

Then they/we left Zalmonah and went to Punon and set up their/our tents there.

43 And they removed from Punon, and encamped in Oboth.

Then they/we left Punon and went to Oboth and set up their/our tents there.

44 And they removed from Oboth, and encamped in 'Iye-ha'abarim, on the border of Moab.

Then they/we left Oboth and went to Iye-Abarim, which was on the border of the Moab region, and set up their/our tents there.

45 And they removed from Iyim, and encamped in Dibon-gad.

Then they/we left Iye-Abarim and went to Dibon-Gad and set up their/our tents there.

46 And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in 'Almon-diblathaymah.

Then they/we left Dibon-Gad and set up their/our tents at Almon-Diblathaim.

47 And they removed from 'Almon-diblathaymah, and encamped on the mountains of 'Abarim, before Nebo.

Then they/we left Almon-Diblathaim and went to the Abarim Mountains, near Nebo and set up their/our tents there.

48 And they removed from the mountains of 'Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.

Then they/we left the Abarim Mountains and went to the plains of the Moab region, near the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.

49 And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-hayeshimoth even unto Abel-hashittim in the plains of Moab.

They/We set up our tents there; their/our tents stretched [for several miles/km.] from Beth-Jeshimoth to Acacia.

50 And the Lord spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,

While we were there on the plains of the Moab [region] near the Jordan [River], across from Jericho, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me. He said,

51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan:

“Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],

52 Then shall ye drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and ye shall destroy all their statues, and all their molten images shall ye destroy, and devastate all their high places.

you must force all the people who live there to leave. Destroy all their carved statues and all their idols made of metal. Wreck all the places where they worship [their idols].

53 And ye shall drive out [the inhabitants of] the land, and ye shall dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it.

Take their land from them and start to live there, because I have given their land to you for you to own.

54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families; to the numerous shall ye give the more inheritance, and to the small in number shall ye give the less inheritance: there, where the lot designateth it for him, shall every one's possessions be; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye divide it among yourselves.

“Divide up the land by throwing (lots/small stones which have been marked) [to decide which group will get which area]. Give the larger areas to the groups that have more people, and give the smaller areas to the groups that have fewer people. Each tribe will receive its own land.

55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you: then shall it come to pass, that those whom ye will let remain of them shall be as thorns in your eyes, and as stings in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land wherein ye dwell.

If you do not force the people who live there to leave, they will cause you to have much trouble. They will be like sharp hooks in your eyes, and like thorns in your sides. And they will bring trouble to you, in that land where you will be living.

56 And it shall come to pass, that as I purposed to do unto them, will I do unto you.

And then I will punish you, as I had planned to punish them.”