📖 Numbers — Chapter 33 (KJV)
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Numbers 33:1 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt Rwith their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 33:2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.
Numbers 33:3 And Rthey departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
Numbers 33:4 For the Egyptians Rburied all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
Numbers 33:5 And the children of Israel Rremoved from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
Numbers 33:6 And they Rdeparted from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
Numbers 33:7 And Rthey removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol.
Numbers 33:8 And they Rdeparted from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
Numbers 33:9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.
Numbers 33:10 And they removed from RElim, and encamped by the Red sea.
Numbers 33:11 And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
Numbers 33:12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.
Numbers 33:13 And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
Numbers 33:14 And they removed from Alush, and encamped at RRephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
Numbers 33:15 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
Numbers 33:16 And Rthey removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at TKibrothhattaavah.
Numbers 33:17 RAnd they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.
Numbers 33:18 And Rthey departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
Numbers 33:19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmonparez.
Numbers 33:20 And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in Libnah.
Numbers 33:21 And they removed from RLibnah, and pitched at Rissah.
Numbers 33:22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.
Numbers 33:23 And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.
Numbers 33:24 And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.
Numbers 33:25 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
Numbers 33:26 And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.
Numbers 33:27 And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
Numbers 33:28 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.
Numbers 33:29 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
Numbers 33:30 And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at RMoseroth.
Numbers 33:31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Benejaakan.
Numbers 33:32 And they removed from Benejaakan, and encamped at Horhagidgad.
Numbers 33:33 And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in RJotbathah.
Numbers 33:34 And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.
Numbers 33:35 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.
Numbers 33:36 And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in Rthe wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
Numbers 33:37 And they removed from RKadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
Numbers 33:38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
Numbers 33:39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
Numbers 33:40 And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
Numbers 33:41 RAnd they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
Numbers 33:42 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
Numbers 33:43 And they departed from Punon, and Rpitched in Oboth.
Numbers 33:44 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in TIjeabarim, in the border of Moab.
Numbers 33:45 And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.
Numbers 33:46 And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in Almondiblathaim.
Numbers 33:47 And they removed from Almondiblathaim, and pitched in Rthe mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
Numbers 33:48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched Rin the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Numbers 33:49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto TAbelshittim in the plains of Moab.
Numbers 33:50 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Numbers 33:51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
Numbers 33:52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
Numbers 33:53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
Numbers 33:54 And Rye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall Tgive the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall Tgive the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
Numbers 33:55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them Rshall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
Numbers 33:56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 33:1–15 — The Early Stages Recorded
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Moses writes Israel's journeys at the LORD's command. The record begins with departure from Rameses after Passover and names the early camps, passage through the sea, and arrival in the wilderness of Sinai. It recalls the LORD's judgments in Egypt and provisions along the route.
Key Truth: The journey record preserves the stages of Israel's departure and travel.
Check What You Remember
1. Who wrote the journeys? (Numbers 33:2)
Find it in Numbers 33:2 (KJV).
2. On which day of the first month did Israel leave Rameses? (Numbers 33:3)
Find it in Numbers 33:3 (KJV).
3. Where did they camp after Rameses? (Numbers 33:5)
Find it in Numbers 33:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 33:16–49 — From Sinai to the Plains of Moab
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The record continues through the named camps. It dates Aaron's death on Mount Hor in the fortieth year and records his age as 123. The journey ends in the plains of Moab beside Jordan near Jericho.
Key Truth: The stages and dated events lead the record to Israel's position opposite the land.
Check What You Remember
1. In which year did Aaron die? (Numbers 33:38)
Find it in Numbers 33:38 (KJV).
2. How old was Aaron when he died? (Numbers 33:39)
Find it in Numbers 33:39 (KJV).
3. By what river did Israel camp in Moab? (Numbers 33:48)
Find it in Numbers 33:48 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 33:50–56 — Instructions for Canaan
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD commands Israel concerning crossing Jordan, dispossessing the land's inhabitants, and destroying the stated images and high places. The land is to be divided by lot with regard to the families' numbers. The passage warns of the consequences of leaving the command unfulfilled.
Key Truth: The LORD states the commands and warnings governing the approaching inheritance.
Check What You Remember
1. Into which land were they to cross? (Numbers 33:51)
Find it in Numbers 33:51 (KJV).
2. What metal-cast objects were to be destroyed in verse 52? (Numbers 33:52)
Find it in Numbers 33:52 (KJV).
3. How was the land to be divided among the families? (Numbers 33:54)
Find it in Numbers 33:54 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What gives the journey record its stated authority?
2. How does the departure scene contrast Israel and Egypt?
3. Which details make Aaron’s death a dated event within the travel record?
4. How do lots and family size work together in dividing the inheritance?
5. Why is leaving the land’s inhabitants in place presented as a continuing danger?
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