Numbers 33 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Moses and Aaron led the people of Israel out of Egypt in groups. [372] Here are the places they traveled.

² Moses wrote about the places they traveled. Moses wrote the things that the Lord wanted. Here are the places they traveled and when they left:

³ On the 15th day of the first month, they left Rameses. That morning after Passover, the people of Israel marched out of Egypt with their arms raised {in victory}. All the people of Egypt saw them.

⁴ The Egyptians were burying all of the people that the Lord killed. They were burying all of their firstborn [373] {sons}. The Lord had shown his judgment against the gods [374] of Egypt.

⁵ The people of Israel left Rameses and traveled to Succoth.

⁶ From Succoth they traveled to Etham. The people camped there at the edge of the desert.

⁷ They left Etham and went to Pi Hahiroth. This was near Baal Zephon. The people camped near Migdol.

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

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

¹⁰ The people left Elim and camped near the Red Sea. [375]

¹¹ The people left the Red Sea [376] and camped in the Zin desert.

¹² The people left the Zin desert and camped at Dophkah.

¹³ The people left Dophkah and camped at Alush.

¹⁴ The people left Alush and camped at Rephidim. At that place, there was no water for the people to drink.

¹⁵ The people left Rephidim and camped in the Sinai desert.

¹⁶ The people left the Sinai desert and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.

¹⁷ The people left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.

¹⁸ The people left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

¹⁹ The people left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.

²⁰ The people left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.

²¹ The people left Libnah and camped at Rissah.

²² The people left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

²³ The people left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

²⁴ The people left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.

²⁵ The people left Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

²⁶ The people left Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

²⁷ The people left Tahath and camped at Terah.

²⁸ The people left Terah and camped at Mithcah.

²⁹ The people left Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah.

³⁰ The people left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.

³¹ The people left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan.

³² The people left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.

³³ The people left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.

³⁴ The people left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

³⁵ The people left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.

³⁶ The people left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the Zin desert.

³⁷ The people left Kadesh and camped at Hor. This was the mountain at the border of the country Edom.

³⁸ Aaron the priest obeyed the Lord and went up Mount Hor. Aaron died at that place. Aaron died on the first day of the fifth month. That was the 40th year after the people of Israel had left Egypt.

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

⁴⁰ Arad was a town in the Negev, [377] in the land of Canaan. The Canaanite king in that place heard that the people of Israel were coming.

⁴¹ The people left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

⁴² The people left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.

⁴³ The people left Punon and camped at Oboth.

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

⁴⁵ The people left Iyim (Iye Abarim) and camped at Dibon Gad.

⁴⁶ The people left Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim.

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

⁴⁸ The people 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 At that place, the Lord spoke to Moses. He said,

⁵¹ “Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them these things: 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. [378]

⁵³ You will take the land and you will settle there. Why? Because I am giving this land to you. It will belong to your families.

⁵⁴ Each of your families will get part of the land. You will throw lots [379] to decide which family gets each part of the country. Large families will get large parts of the land. Small families will get small parts of the land. The lots will show which family gets which part of the land. Each family group will get its part of the land.

⁵⁵ “You must force those other people to leave the country. If you let those people stay in your country, then they will bring many troubles to you. They will be like stickers in your eyes and they will be like thorns 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 {if you let those people stay in your country}.”