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The journey of the Israelites

33 This is the way that the Israelites travelled, after Moses and Aaron led them out of Egypt. They travelled in their family groups. 2 The Lord told Moses that he should write about the journey. These are the places where they made their camps on the way:

3 They left Rameses in Egypt on the 15th day of the first month. That was the day after the Passover meal. The Israelites marched out bravely, while all the Egyptian people watched them. 4 As they left, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, because the Lord had killed them. The Lord had shown his power over the Egyptians' gods.

5 They left Rameses and they travelled to Succoth. They made their camp there.

6 They travelled from Succoth to Etham. They made their camp there, on the edge of the desert.

7 They travelled from Etham and they turned round to go to Pi-Hahiroth, which is east of Baal-Zephon. They made their camp near Migdol.

8 They travelled from Pi-Hahiroth. They went through the middle of the sea and then went into the desert. They travelled for three days and then they made their camp at Marah, in Etham desert.

9 They travelled from Marah to Elim. At Elim, there were 12 wells of water and 70 palm trees. They made their camp there.

10 They travelled from Elim and they made their camp by the side of the Red Sea.

11 They travelled from the Red Sea. And they made their camp in the Sin desert.

12 They travelled from the Sin desert and they made their camp at Dophkah.

13 They travelled from Dophkah and they made their camp at Alush.

14 They travelled from Alush and they made their camp at Rephidim. There was no water there for the people to drink.

15 They travelled from Rephidim and they made their camp in the Sinai desert.

16 They travelled from the Sinai desert and they made their camp at Kibroth-Hattaavah.

17 They travelled from Kibroth-Hattaavah and they made their camp at Hazeroth.

18 They travelled from Hazeroth and they made their camp at Rithmah.

19 They travelled from Rithmah and they made their camp at Rimmon-Perez.

20 They travelled from Rimmon-Perez and they made their camp at Libnah.

21 They travelled from Libnah and they made their camp at Rissah.

22 They travelled from Rissah and they made their camp at Kehelathah.

23 They travelled from Kehelathah and they made their camp at Shepher mountain.

24 They travelled from Shepher mountain and they made their camp at Haradah.

25 They travelled from Haradah and they made their camp at Makheloth.

26 They travelled from Makheloth and they made their camp at Tahath.

27 They travelled from Tahath and they made their camp at Terah.

28 They travelled from Terah and they made their camp at Mithcah.

29 They travelled from Mithcah and they made their camp at Hashmonah.

30 They travelled from Hashmonah and they made their camp at Moseroth.

31 They travelled from Moseroth and they made their camp at Bene-Jaakan.

32 They travelled from Bene-Jaakan and they made their camp at Hor-Haggidgad.

33 They travelled from Hor-Haggidgad and they made their camp at Jotbathah.

34 They travelled from Jotbathah and they made their camp at Abronah.

35 They travelled from Abronah and they made their camp at Ezion-Geber.

36 They travelled from Ezion-Geber and they made their camp at Kadesh in the Zin desert.

37 They travelled from Kadesh and they made their camp at Hor mountain. It is on the border of Edom land.

38 The Lord told Aaron that he must go up Hor mountain. Aaron went up and he died there. That was in the 40th year after the Israelites had left Egypt. He died on the first day of the fifth month. 39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Hor mountain.

40 The king of Arad lived in the south part of the land of Canaan. People told him that the Israelites were coming.

41 The Israelites travelled from Hor mountain and they made their camp at Zalmonah.

42 They travelled from Zalmonah and they made their camp at Punon.

43 They travelled from Punon and they made their camp at Oboth.

44 They travelled from Oboth and they made their camp at Iye-Abarim, on the border of Moab land.

45 They travelled from Iye-Abarim and they made their camp at Dibon-Gad.

46 They travelled from Dibon-Gad and they made their camp at Almon-Diblathaim.

47 They travelled from Almon-Diblathaim and they made their camp in the mountains of Abarim, near Nebo.

48 They travelled from the mountains of Abarim and they made their camp in Moab beside the Jordan River. They were on the other side of the river from Jericho city.

49 They made their camp on the flat ground beside the river. Their tents covered the ground from Beth-Jeshimoth to Abel-Shittim.

50 Then the Lord spoke to Moses there in Moab beside the Jordan River. Jericho was on the other side of the river. The Lord said, 51 ‘Say to the Israelites, “You will cross over the Jordan River and you will go into the land of Canaan. 52 Then you must chase out all the people who live in that land. You must destroy all their idols that are made from wood or stone. Also destroy the altars where they worship their false gods. 53 I have given this land to you to live in. So you must win power over the people who live there now. 54 You must use lots to choose how to give part of the land to each family. You must give more land to the larger clans and you must give less land to the smaller clans. The lots will decide which piece of land belongs to each family. Each of your ancestors' tribes will get its own part of the land.

55 If any Canaanites remain in the land, they will bring trouble and pain to the Israelites. So you must chase them all away. 56 If you do not do that, I will punish you in the way that I wanted to punish them.” ’

Israel’s Journey From Egypt

33 Here is a list of the places the Israelites went when they left Egypt. They were organized in groups like an army and were led by Moses and Aaron. 2 Following the Lord ’s command, Moses kept a record of each place they stayed before moving on to the next place. These are all the places they went:

3 On the 15th day of the first month, they left Rameses. That morning after Passover, the Israelites marched out of Egypt with their arms raised in victory. All the people of Egypt saw them. 4 The Egyptians were burying all the people the Lord killed. They were burying all their firstborn sons. The Lord had shown his judgment against the gods [ a ] of Egypt.

5 The Israelites left Rameses and traveled to Succoth. 6 From Succoth they traveled to Etham. They camped there at the edge of the desert. 7 They left Etham and went to Pi Hahiroth. This was near Baal Zephon. They camped near Migdol.

8 They left Pi Hahiroth and walked through the middle of the sea. They went toward the desert. Then they traveled for three days through the desert of Etham. The people camped at Marah.

9 They left Marah and went to Elim and camped there. There were 12 springs of water and 70 palm trees there.

10 They left Elim and camped near the Red Sea. [ b ]

11 They left the Red Sea and camped in the western Sinai desert. [ c ]

12 They left there and camped at Dophkah.

13 They left Dophkah and camped at Alush.

14 They left Alush and camped at Rephidim. There was no water for the people to drink at that place.

15 They left Rephidim and camped in the desert of Sinai.

16 They left the desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.

17 They left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.

18 They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

19 They left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.

20 They left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.

21 They left Libnah and camped at Rissah.

22 They left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

23 They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

24 They left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.

25 They left Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

26 They left Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

27 They left Tahath and camped at Terah.

28 They left Terah and camped at Mithcah.

29 They left Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah.

30 They left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.

31 They left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan.

32 They left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.

33 They left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.

34 They left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

35 They left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.

36 They left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the desert of Zin.

37 They left Kadesh and camped at Hor. This was the mountain at the border of the country of Edom. 38 Aaron the priest obeyed the Lord and went up Mount Hor. Aaron died at that place on the first day of the fifth month. That was the 40th year after the Israelites had left Egypt. 39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 Arad was a town in the Negev, in the land of Canaan. The Canaanite king in that place heard that the Israelites were coming. 41 The people left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

42 They left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.

43 They left Punon and camped at Oboth.

44 They left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim. This was at the border of the country of Moab.

45 They left Iye Abarim and camped at Dibon Gad.

46 They left Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim.

47 They left Almon Diblathaim and camped on the mountains of Abarim near Nebo.

48 They left the mountains of Abarim and camped in the Jordan Valley in Moab. This was near the Jordan River across from Jericho. 49 They camped by the Jordan River in the Jordan Valley in Moab. Their camp went from Beth Jeshimoth to Acacia Field.

50 There, the Lord spoke to Moses and said, 51 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them this: You will cross the Jordan River. You will go into the land of Canaan. 52 You will take the land from the people you find there. You must destroy all of their carved statues and idols. You must destroy all of their high places. 53 You will take the land and you will settle there, because I am giving this land to you. It will belong to your family groups. 54 Each of your family groups will get part of the land. You will throw lots to decide which family group gets each part of the country. Large family groups will get large parts of the land. Small family groups will get small parts of the land. The lots will show which family group gets which part of the land. Each tribe will get its part of the land.

55 “You must force these other people to leave the country. If you let them stay in your country, they will bring many troubles to you. They will be like a needle [ d ] in your eye and a thorn in your side. They will bring many troubles to the country where you will be living. 56 I showed you what I would do—and I will do that to you!”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 33:4 gods This might be the false gods of Egypt. Or here, it might mean the king and other powerful leaders in Egypt.
  2. Numbers 33:10 Red Sea Or “Reed Sea,” but see 1 Kings 9:26.
  3. Numbers 33:11 western Sinai desert Literally, “desert of Sin.”
  4. Numbers 33:55 needle A thin barb or thorn from a plant.

33 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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.

3 And they 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.

4 For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.

5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.

6 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.

7 And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol.

8 And they departed 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.

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.

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

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

12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

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

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

15 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.

16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibrothhattaavah.

17 And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.

18 And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmonparez.

20 And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in Libnah.

21 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.

22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.

23 And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.

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

25 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.

26 And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.

27 And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.

28 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.

29 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.

30 And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.

31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Benejaakan.

32 And they removed from Benejaakan, and encamped at Horhagidgad.

33 And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.

34 And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.

35 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.

36 And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

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

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.

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

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.

41 And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.

42 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.

43 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.

44 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab.

45 And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.

46 And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in Almondiblathaim.

47 And they removed from Almondiblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.

50 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

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:

53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give 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.

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 shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.

Review of the Journey from Egypt to Jordan

33 These are the journeys of the sons of Israel, by which they came out of the land of Egypt by their armies, [ a ] under ( A ) the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 Moses recorded their starting places according to their journeys by the [ b ] command of the Lord , and these are their journeys according to their starting places. 3 ( B ) Now they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the sons of Israel ( C ) started out [ c ] boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians, 4 while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom the Lord had fatally struck among them. The Lord had also executed judgments ( D ) against their gods.

5 Then ( E ) the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses and camped in Succoth. 6 ( F ) They journeyed from Succoth and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. 7 ( G ) Then they journeyed from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon; and they camped before Migdol. 8 ( H ) They journeyed [ d ] from Pi-hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea to the wilderness; and ( I ) they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. 9 ( J ) They journeyed from Marah and came to Elim; and in Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there. 10 They journeyed from Elim and camped by the [ e ] Red Sea. 11 And they journeyed from the [ f ] Red Sea and camped in ( K ) the wilderness of Sin. 12 They journeyed from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. 13 They journeyed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. 14 And they journeyed from Alush and camped ( L ) at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink. 15 And they journeyed from Rephidim and camped in ( M ) the wilderness of Sinai. 16 They journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and camped at ( N ) Kibroth-hattaavah.

17 They journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at ( O ) Hazeroth. 18 They journeyed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. 19 They journeyed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. 20 They journeyed from Rimmon-perez and camped at ( P ) Libnah. 21 They journeyed from Libnah and camped at Rissah. 22 They journeyed from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah. 23 They journeyed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. 24 They journeyed from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. 25 They journeyed from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. 26 They journeyed from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. 27 They journeyed from Tahath and camped at Terah. 28 They journeyed from Terah and camped at Mithkah. 29 They journeyed from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. 30 They journeyed from Hashmonah and camped at ( Q ) Moseroth. 31 They journeyed from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. 32 They journeyed from ( R ) Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. 33 They journeyed from Hor-haggidgad and camped at ( S ) Jotbathah. 34 They journeyed from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. 35 They journeyed from Abronah and camped at ( T ) Ezion-geber. 36 They journeyed from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of ( U ) Zin, that is, Kadesh. 37 They journeyed from Kadesh and camped at ( V ) Mount Hor, ( W ) at the edge of the land of Edom.

38 ( X ) Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the [ g ] command of the Lord , and died there in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come from the land of Egypt, on the first day in the fifth month. 39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 Now the Canaanite, the king of ( Y ) Arad [ h ] who lived in the [ i ] Negev in the land of Canaan, heard about the coming of the sons of Israel.

41 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. 42 They journeyed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. 43 They journeyed from Punon and camped at ( Z ) Oboth. 44 They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab. 45 They journeyed from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. 46 They journeyed from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. 47 They journeyed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of ( AA ) Abarim, before Nebo. 48 They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and ( AB ) camped in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan opposite Jericho. 49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as ( AC ) Abel-shittim, in the plains of Moab.

Law for Possessing the Land

50 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, 51 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘ ( AD ) When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from you, and ( AE ) destroy all their idolatrous sculptures, destroy all their cast metal images, and eliminate all their high places; 53 ( AF ) and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. 54 ( AG ) You shall maintain the land as an inheritance by lot according to your families; to the larger you shall give more inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that shall be his. You shall pass on land as an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers. 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from you, then it will come about that those whom you let remain of them will be ( AH ) like thorns in your eyes and like pricks in your sides, and they will trouble you in the land in which you live. 56 And just as I plan to do to them, I will do to you.’”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 33:1 Lit by the hand
  2. Numbers 33:2 Lit mouth
  3. Numbers 33:3 Lit with a high hand
  4. Numbers 33:8 Many mss and some ancient versions; MT from before Hahiroth
  5. Numbers 33:10 Lit Sea of Reeds
  6. Numbers 33:11 Lit Sea of Reeds
  7. Numbers 33:38 Lit mouth
  8. Numbers 33:40 Lit and he
  9. Numbers 33:40 I.e., South country

Stages in Israel’s Journey

33 Here are the stages in the journey ( A ) of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt ( B ) by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. ( C ) 2 At the Lord ’s command Moses recorded ( D ) the stages in their journey ( E ) . This is their journey by stages:

3 The Israelites set out ( F ) from Rameses ( G ) on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the Passover. ( H ) They marched out defiantly ( I ) in full view of all the Egyptians, 4 who were burying all their firstborn, ( J ) whom the Lord had struck down among them; for the Lord had brought judgment ( K ) on their gods. ( L )

5 The Israelites left Rameses and camped at Sukkoth. ( M )

6 They left Sukkoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the desert. ( N )

7 They left Etham, turned back to Pi Hahiroth, to the east of Baal Zephon, ( O ) and camped near Migdol. ( P )

8 They left Pi Hahiroth [ a ] ( Q ) and passed through the sea ( R ) into the desert, and when they had traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they camped at Marah. ( S )

9 They left Marah and went to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped ( T ) there.

10 They left Elim ( U ) and camped by the Red Sea. [ b ]

11 They left the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin. ( V )

12 They left the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.

13 They left Dophkah and camped at Alush.

14 They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. ( W )

15 They left Rephidim ( X ) and camped in the Desert of Sinai. ( Y )

16 They left the Desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. ( Z )

17 They left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. ( AA )

18 They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

19 They left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.

20 They left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah. ( AB )

21 They left Libnah and camped at Rissah.

22 They left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

23 They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

24 They left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.

25 They left Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

26 They left Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

27 They left Tahath and camped at Terah.

28 They left Terah and camped at Mithkah.

29 They left Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.

30 They left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. ( AC )

31 They left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan. ( AD )

32 They left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.

33 They left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. ( AE )

34 They left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

35 They left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber. ( AF )

36 They left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin. ( AG )

37 They left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, ( AH ) on the border of Edom. ( AI ) 38 At the Lord ’s command Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor, where he died ( AJ ) on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year ( AK ) after the Israelites came out of Egypt. ( AL ) 39 Aaron was a hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 The Canaanite king ( AM ) of Arad, ( AN ) who lived in the Negev ( AO ) of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.

41 They left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

42 They left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.

43 They left Punon and camped at Oboth. ( AP )

44 They left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, on the border of Moab. ( AQ )

45 They left Iye Abarim and camped at Dibon Gad.

46 They left Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim.

47 They left Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, ( AR ) near Nebo. ( AS )

48 They left the mountains of Abarim ( AT ) and camped on the plains of Moab ( AU ) by the Jordan ( AV ) across from Jericho. ( AW ) 49 There on the plains of Moab they camped along the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth ( AX ) to Abel Shittim. ( AY )

50 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho ( AZ ) the Lord said to Moses, 51 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan, ( BA ) 52 drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images and their cast idols, and demolish all their high places. ( BB ) 53 Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. ( BC ) 54 Distribute the land by lot, ( BD ) according to your clans. ( BE ) To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one. ( BF ) Whatever falls to them by lot will be theirs. Distribute it according to your ancestral tribes. ( BG )

55 “‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns ( BH ) in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live. 56 And then I will do to you what I plan to do to them. ( BI ) ’”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 33:8 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text left from before Hahiroth
  2. Numbers 33:10 Or the Sea of Reeds ; also in verse 11