Numbers 33

A Relation of the marchings and campings of this children of Israel: from Egypt unto the land of Canaan v.1. etc. The command given, of driving out the inhabitants of the land, and destroying of Idolatry, 50. With heavy threatening of they did otherwise, 55. of dividing the land by lot, 54.

1. These are the journeys of the children of Israel which went forth out the land of Egypt, according to their host, by the hand [i.e. conduct] of Moseh and Aaron.

2. And Moseh wrote their marches, according to their journeying, after the mouth [i.e. command] of the LORD; and these are their journeys, according to their marches.

3. They journeyed then from Rahmeses in the first month, [Called Abib, otherwise Nisan. See ex.12. verse 2. And 13.4. Deut.1.on verse 3] on the fifteenth day of the first month; the second day of the Passover the children of Israel marched forth, by an high hand [see Ex.14on verse 8] before the eyes of all the Egyptians.

4. When the Egyptians buried those, whom the LORD had smitten among them, every first-born; [Notwithstanding that the Egyptians, by reason of this burial, could not but be highly and bitterly incensed against the Israelites, whom they saw marching away before their eyes; yet God so daunted and disheartened them, that they had not the courage to offend the children of Israel in the least degree, or to stop and hinder their peaceable departure] also the LORD had exercised judgments upon their Gods. [see Ex.12.on verse 12. And compare Isa.19 verse 1.]

5. When the children of Israel were departed from Rahmeses, [See Gen.47.on verse 11] they camped themselves at Succoth.

6. And they removed from Succoth and camped in Etham, which is at the end of the Wilderness.

7. And they removed from Etham, and turned again to Pi-hachiroth, [See Ex.14.on verse 2] which is over against Baal-Zephon: and they encamped before Migdol.

8. And they removed from Hachiroth, and went through the midst of the sea towards the wilderness, and they went three days journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.

9. And they removed from Marah, and came to Elim: now in Elim there were twelve water-fountains, and seventy palm-trees, and they encamped there.

10. And they removed from Elim, and encamped at the Reed-sea.

11. And they removed from the Reed-sea, and encamped in the wilderness of sin, [Where they murmured against the LORD, they first obtained the Manna; This wilderness of Zin or Tsin, below verse 36.]

12. And they removed out of the wilderness of Sin, and they encamped in Dophka.

13. And they removed from Dophka, and encamped in Alus.

14. And they removed from Alus, and encamped in Raphidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

15. So they removed from Raphidim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai.

16. And they removed out of the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in Kibroth-Taava, [i.e. lusting graves.]

17. And they removed from Kibroth-Taave, and encamped in Hazeroth.

18. And they removed from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithma.

19. And they removed from Rithma, and encamped in Rimmon-Perez.

20. And they removed from Rimmon-Perez, and encamped in Libna.

21. And they removed from Libna, and encamped in Rissa.

22. And they removed from Rissa, and encamped in Kehelatha.

23. And they removed from Kahelatha, and encamped in the mountain of Saphar.

24. And they removed from the mountain of Saphar, and encamped in Harada.

25. And the removed from Harada, and encamped in Mackheloth.

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

27. And they removed from Tachath, and incamped in Tharah.

28. And they removed from Thara, and incamped in Mithka.

29. And they removed from Mithka, and encamped in Hamona.

30. And they removed from Hazmona, and encamped in Moseroth.

31. And they removed from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene-Jakan.

32. And they removed from Bene-Jakan, and encamped in Hor-Gidgad.

33. And they returned from Hor-Gid gad, and encamp in Jorbatha.

34. And they removed from Jotbatha, and encamped in Abrona.

35. And they removed from Abrona, and encamped in Ezeon-Geber.

36. And they removed from Ezeon-Geber, and encamped in the wilderness of Zin; [See abo.cha 13.on verse 21.] that is Kades.

37. And they removed from Kades, and encamped at mount Hor, at the end of the land of Edom.

38. Then the priest Aaron went up on mount Hor, according to the mouth of the LORD [i.e. according to his order and command] and died there; in the fourtieth year, after the coming fourth of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month [called Ab by the Hebrews, and answering our July and August] on the first day of the month.

39. Now Aaron was an hundred and three and twenty years old, [Heb.a son of 123 years] when he died upon mount Hor.

40. And the Canaanites, the King of Harad [Or, King Harad. See the History of him, above chap 21.1, 2, 3 and the annot. there] Who dwelt in the south, in the land of Canaan, heard that the children of Israel came on.

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

42. And they removed from Zalmona, and encamped in Phunon.

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

44. And they removed from Oboth, and encamped on the small hills of Abarim [Situated in the land of the Moabites, and parting the same from that of the Ammonites. See below verse 47] in the border of Moab.

45. And they removed from the little hills (of Abarim,) and encamped in Dibon-Gad, [Thus surnamed to difference it from another Dibon, which was allotted to the children of Reuben, Jos13. ver.15.17.]

46. And they removed from Dihon-Gad, and encamped in Almon-Diblathaim.

47. And they removed from Almon-Diblathaim, and encamped in the hills of Abarim, [Extending themselves from about the dead sea, or the south end of Arnon, unto Nebo] against Nebo, [see Deuteronomy 34:1.]

48. And they removed from the hills of Abarim, and encamped in the plain (or, champion) fields of the Moabites, at the Jordan of Jericho, [i.e. where this river runs along over against Jericho, and so elsewhere also.]

49. And they encamped at the Jordan of Beth-Jesimoth, unto Abel-Sittim; [Some conceive that this is the same place, which is called barley Sittim above chap 25.1. and here surnamed, Abel-Sittim, by reason of the mourning and sorrow of the children of Israel, which they showed there, under the plague of the LORD] in the plain fields of the Moabites.

50. And the LORD spake to Moseh in the plain fields of the Moabites, at the Jordan of Jericho, saying;

51. Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them when ye shall be gone over the Jordan, into the land of Canaan.

52. Then shall yee drive out all the inhabitants of the land before your face, out of possession, and destroy all their imageries: also ye shall des troy all their molten images, [Heb. images of melting, or, molten things] and root out all their heights (or high places) [See Levit.26.on verse 30.]

53. And ye shall take the land in hereditary possession and dwell therein: for I have given you that land for to possession the same hereditarily.

54. And ye shall take the land in hereditary possession by lot; according to your families: to those that are many, yee shall make their inheritance more: and to those that are few, yee shall make their inheritance less [See abo. chapter 26.on verse 54.] whither (soever) the lot shall come forth to any [Heb. to him] that he shall have: ye shall take the inheritance according to the Tribes of your fathers.

55. But if yee shall not expel the inheritants of the land out of possession before your face, it shall come to passé, that those which ye shall suffer to remain of them, shall be for thornes in the eyes, and for prickes in your sides, and shall distress. (Or, Hostilly deal with) yea in the country wherein ye dwell, [i.e. they shall become & be a perpetual trouble and vexation to you, they shall deprive you of all your pleasure and peaceable enjoyment : and besides seduce you to such sin, as shall kindle my wrath against you. See Joshua 23:13 Judges 2:3. And comp. Exodus 23:33. And 34. 12. Deuteronomy 7:16. The true effect of this divine threatening the Israelites found throughout, even to David’s times.]

56. And it shall come to pass, that i shall do to you, as i thought to do unto them.