Numbers 33 (UDB)

1Here is a list of the places where the Israelites went as Aaron and Moses led them after they left Egypt.These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.

2Yahweh commanded Moses to write down the names of the places where they went.At the LORD’s command, Moses recorded the stages of their journey. These are the stages listed by their starting points:

3On the fifteenth day of the first month of the year, the day after they celebrated the Passover, they left the city of Rameses in Egypt and marched boldly while the Egyptian army was coming behind them.On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,

4As they 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.who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.

5After leaving Rameses, they first went to Sukkoth and set up their tents there.The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.

6Then they left Sukkoth and went to Etham, at the edge of the desert, and set up their tents there.They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.

7Then they left Etham and returned to Pi Hahiroth, to the east of Baal Zephon, and set up their tents near Migdol.They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.

8Then they left Pi Hahiroth and walked through the Sea of Reeds and continued three days into the Etham Desert, and set up their tents at Marah.They set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.

9Then they left Marah and went to Elim. There were twelve springs and seventy palm trees there. They set up their tents there.They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.

10Then they left Elim and went to the area near the Sea of Reeds and set up their tents there.They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.

11Then they left the Sea of Reeds and went near the wilderness of Sinai and set up their tents there.They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.

12Then they left the wilderness of Sinai and went to Dophkah and set up their tents there.They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.

13Then they left Dophkah and went to Alush and set up their tents there.They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush.

14Then they left Alush and went and set up their tents at Rephidim, where they had no water to drink.They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

15Then they left Rephidim and went to the wilderness of the Sinai and set up their tents there.They set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.

16Then they left the wilderness of the Sinai and went to Kibroth Hattaavah and set up their tents there.They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.

17Then they left Kibroth Hattaavah and went to Hazeroth and set up their tents there.They set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.

18Then they left Hazeroth and went to Rithmah and set up their tents there.They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

19Then they left Rithmah and went to Rimmon Perez and set up their tents there.They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.

20Then they left Rimmon Perez and went to Libnah and set up their tents there.They set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah.

21Then they left Libnah and went to Rissah and set up their tents there.They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.

22Then they left Rissah and went to Kehelathah and set up their tents there.They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

23Then they left Kehelathah and went to Mount Shepher and set up their tents there.They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

24Then they left Mount Shepher and went to Haradah and set up their tents there.They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.

25Then they left Haradah and went to Makheloth and set up their tents there.They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

26Then they left Makheloth and went to Tahath and set up their tents there.They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

27Then they left Tahath and went to Terah and set up their tents there.They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.

28Then they left Terah and went to Mithcah and set up their tents there.They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah.

29Then they left Mithcah and went to Hashmonah and set up their tents there.They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.

30Then they left Hashmonah and went to Moseroth and set up their tents there.They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.

31Then they left Moseroth and went to Bene Jaakan and set up their tents there.They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.

32Then they left Bene Jaakan and went to Hor Haggidgad and set up their tents there.They set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.

33Then they left Hor Haggidgad and went to Jotbathah and set up their tents there.They set out from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.

34Then they left Jotbathah and went to Abronah and set up their tents there.They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

35Then they left Abronah and went to Ezion Geber and set up their tents there.They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

36Then they left Ezion Geber and went to the wilderness of Zin and set up their tents at Kadesh.They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.

37Then they left Kadesh and went to Mount Hor, at the border of Edom, and set up their tents there.They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.

38Aaron the priest obeyed Yahweh and climbed up the mountain. There he died, on the first day of their fifth month, forty years after the Israelites left Egypt.At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt.

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

40That was when the king of the city of Arad heard that the Israelites were coming. Arad was in the southern wilderness in the land of Canaan, where the Canaanite people lived.Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.

41The Israelites left Mount Hor and went to Zalmonah and set up their tents there.And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

42Then they left Zalmonah and went to Punon and set up tents there.They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.

43Then they left Punon and went to Oboth and set up their tents there.They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.

44Then they left Oboth and went to Iye Abarim, which was on the border of the region of Moab, and set up their tents there.They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.

45Then they left Iye Abarim and went to Dibon Gad and set up their tents there.They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.

46Then they left Dibon Gad and went to Almon Diblathaim and set up their tents there.They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.

47Then they left Almon Diblathaim and went to the Abarim Mountains, near Nebo, and set up their tents there.They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing Nebo.

48Then they left the Abarim mountains and went to the plains of Moab, near the Jordan River, across from Jericho.They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

49They set up their tents on the plains of Moab, from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim.And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.

50On the plains of Moab near the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,

51"Tell this to the Israelite people, 'When you cross the Jordan River and enter the region of Canaan,“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

52you must force all the people who live there to leave. Destroy all their carved figures and all cast figures made of metal. Wreck all the places where they worship their idols.you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.

53Take their land from them and start to live there, because I have given their land to you for you to own.You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.

54Divide up the land by casting lots 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.And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

55If 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.But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.

56And then I will punish you, as I had planned to punish them.'"And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”

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