Numbers

Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites

1These 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.

2At 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, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantlyin full view of all the Egyptians,

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

5The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.

6They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.

7They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.

8They set out from Pi-hahirothand crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.

9They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.

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

11They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.

12They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.

13They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush.

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

15They set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.

16They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.

17They set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.

18They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

19They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.

20They set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah.

21They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.

22They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

23They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

24They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.

25They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

26They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

27They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.

28They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah.

29They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.

30They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.

31They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.

32They set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.

33They set out from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.

34They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

35They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

36They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.

37They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.

38At 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 on Mount Hor.

40Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.

41And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

42They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.

43They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.

44They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.

45They set out from Iyimand camped at Dibon-gad.

46They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.

47They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarimfacing Nebo.

48They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

49And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.

Instructions for Occupying Canaan

50On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,

51“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

52you 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.

53You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.

54And 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.

55But 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 do to you what I had planned to do to them.”

1These are the mansions of the children of Israel, who went out of Egypt by their troops under the conduct of Moses and Aaron,

2Which Moses wrote down according to the places of their encamping, which they changed by the commandment of the Lord.

3Now the children of Israel departed from Ramesses the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the phase, with a mighty hand, in the eight of all the Egyptians,

4Who were burying their firstborn, whom the Lord had slain (upon their gods also he had executed vengeance,)

5And they camped in Soccoth.

6And from Soccoth they came into Etham, which is in the uttermost borders of the wilderness.

7Departing from thence they came over against Phihahiroth, which looketh towards Beelsephon, and they camped before Magdalum.

8And departing from Phihahiroth, they passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and having marched three days through the desert of Etham, they camped in Mara.

9And departing from Mara, they came into Elim, where there were twelve fountains of waters, and seventy palm trees: and there they camped.

10But departing from thence also, they pitched their tents by the Red Sea. And departing from the Red Sea,

11They camped in the desert of Sin.

12And they removed from thence, and came to Daphca.

13And departing from Daphca, they camped in Alus.

14And departing from Alus, they pitched their tents in Raphidim, where the people wanted water to drink.

15And departing from Raphidim, they camped in the desert of Sinai.

16But departing also from the desert of Sinai, they came to the graves of lust.

17And departing from the graves of lust, they camped in Haseroth.

18And from Haseroth they came to Rethma.

19And departing from Rethma, they camped in Remmomphares.

20And they departed from thence and came to Lebna.

21Removing from Lebna they camped in Ressa.

22And departing from Ressa, they came to Ceelatha.

23And they removed from thence and camped in the mountain Sepher.

24Departing from the mountain Sepher, they came to Arada.

25From thence they went and camped in Maceloth.

26And departing from Maceloth, they came to Thahath.

27Removing from Thahath they camped in Thare.

28And they departed from thence, and pitched their tents in Methca.

29And removing from Methca, they camped in Hesmona.

30And departing from Hesmona, they came to Moseroth.

31And removing from Moseroth, they camped in Benejaacan.

32And departing from Benejaacan, they came to mount Gadgad.

33From thence they went and camped in Jetebatha.

34And from Jetebatha they came to Hebrona.

35And departing from Hebrona, they camped in Asiongaber.

36They removed from thence and came into the desert of Sin, which is Cades.

37And departing from Cades, they camped in mount Her, in the uttermost borders of the land of Edom.

38And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord: and there he died in the fortieth year of the coming forth of the children of Israel out of Egypt, the fifth month, the first day of the month,

39When he was a hundred and twenty-three years old.

40And king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, heard that the children of Israel were come to the land of Chanaan.

41And they departed from mount Her, and camped in Salmona.

42From whence they removed and came to Phunon.

43And departing from Phunon, they camped in Oboth.

44And from Oboth they came to Ijeabarim, which is in the borders of the Moabites.

45And departing from Ijeabarim they pitched their tents in Dibongab.

46From thence they went and camped in Helmondeblathaim.

47And departing from Helmondeblathaim, they came to the mountains of Abarim over against Nabo.

48And departing from the mountains of Abarim, they passed to the plains of Moab, by the Jordan, over against Jericho.

49And there they camped from Bethsi moth even to Ablesatim in the plains of the Moabites,

50Where the Lord said to Moses:

51Command the children of Israel, and say to them: When you shall have passed over the Jordan, entering into the land of Chanaan,

52Destroy all the inhabitants of that land: beat down their pillars, and break in pieces their statues, and waste all their high places,

53Cleansing the land, and dwelling in it. For I have given it you for a possession.

54And you shall divide it among you by lot. To the more you shall give a larger part, and to the fewer a lesser. To every one as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be given. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and the families.

55But if you will not kill the inhabitants of the land: they that remain, shall be unto you as nails in your eyes, and spears in your sides, and they shall be your adversaries in the land of your habitation.

56And whatsoever I had thought to do to them, I will do to you.