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Revised Standard Version

Numbers 33:48

And they set out from the mountains of Ab'arim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abarim, Mount;   Mountains;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Mountains;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abarim;   Camp, Encampments;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abarim;   Tabernacle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abarim;   Wandering;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abarim;   Kadesh Barnea;   Number;   Numbers, the Book of;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abarim;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Diblathaim;   Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Joram;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abarim ;   Wanderings of the Israelites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Abarim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Moab;   Paran;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ab'arim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abarim;   Numbers, Book of;   Plain;   Wanderings of Israel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Scroll of the Law;   Sidra;   Wilderness, Wanderings in the;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
They journeyed from the mountains of `Avarimen, and encamped in the plains of Mo'av by the Yarden at Yericho.
King James Version
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Lexham English Bible
They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across Jericho.
English Standard Version
And they set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho;
New Century Version
They left the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.
New English Translation
They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River across from Jericho.
Amplified Bible
They moved out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho [their last stop on the journey to Canaan].
New American Standard Bible
They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they departed from the mountaines of Abarim, and pitched in the plaine of Moab, by Iorden toward Iericho.
Legacy Standard Bible
They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
Contemporary English Version
and finally in the lowlands of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho.
Complete Jewish Bible
They moved on from the ‘Avarim Range and camped in the plains of Mo'av by the Yarden, across from Yericho.
Darby Translation
And they removed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho.
Easy-to-Read Version
They left the mountains of Abarim and camped in the Jordan Valley in Moab. This was near the Jordan River across from Jericho.
George Lamsa Translation
And they departed from the mountain of the Hebrews, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho.
Christian Standard Bible®
They traveled from the Abarim range and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Literal Translation
And they pulled up stakes from the Abarim mountains and camped in the plains of Moab beside Jordan, near Jericho.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From the moutaynes of Abarim they departed, and pitched in ye felde of the Moabites besyde Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho.
American Standard Version
And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Bible in Basic English
And they went on from the mountains of Abarim, and put up their tents in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they departed from the mountaynes of Abarim, and pitched in the fieldes of Moab, fast by Iordane [ouer against] Iericho.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
King James Version (1611)
And they departed from the mountaines of Abarim, and pitched in the plaines of Moab, by Iordan neere Iericho.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped on the west of Moab, at Jordan by Jericho.
English Revised Version
And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Berean Standard Bible
They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei yeden forth fro the hillis of Abarym, and passiden to the feeldi places of Moab, ouer Jordan, ayens Jericho.
Young's Literal Translation
and they journey from the mountains of Abarim, and encamp in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, [near] Jericho.
Update Bible Version
And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.
World English Bible
They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
New King James Version
They departed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
New Living Translation
They left the mountains east of the river and camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
New Life Bible
They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and stayed in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho.
New Revised Standard
They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they brake up from the mountains of Abarim, - and encamped in the waste plains of Moab, by Jordan neat Jericho.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And departing from the mountains of Abarim, they passed to the plains of Moab, by the Jordan, over against Jericho.
THE MESSAGE
After they left the mountains of Abarim they camped on the Plains of Moab at Jordan-Jericho. On the Plains of Moab their camp stretched along the banks of the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim (Acacia Meadow).
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.

Contextual Overview

1 These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 Moses wrote down their starting places, stage by stage, by command of the LORD; and these are their stages according to their starting places. 3 They set out from Ram'eses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the passover the people of Israel went out triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians, 4 while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom the LORD had struck down among them; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. 5 So the people of Israel set out from Ram'eses, and encamped at Succoth. 6 And they set out from Succoth, and encamped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. 7 And they set out from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahi'roth, which is east of Ba'al-ze'phon; and they encamped before Migdol. 8 And they set out from before Hahi'roth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped at Marah. 9 And they set out from Marah, and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there. 10 And they set out from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the plains: Numbers 22:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 16:35 - the borders Numbers 26:3 - General Numbers 27:12 - mount Numbers 33:50 - General Deuteronomy 3:29 - General Deuteronomy 32:49 - mountain Joshua 16:7 - Jericho

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab,.... Sixteen miles from Abarim, where all those things were transacted, which make the history of Balak and Balaam,

Numbers 22:1 and where the Israelites now were by Jordan near Jericho; not on that side Jordan where Jericho stood, but on the other; Jericho, according to Eusebius, was ten miles from Bethjesimoth, where Israel now were, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This list was written out by Moses at God’s command Numbers 33:2, doubtless as a memorial of God’s providential care for His people throughout this long and trying period.

Numbers 33:3-6. For these places, see the marginal reference.

Numbers 33:8

Pi-hahiroth - Hebrew “Hahiroth,” but perhaps only by an error of transcription. However, the omitted “pi” is only a common Egyptian prefix.

Wilderness of Etham - i. e., that part of the great wilderness of Shur which adjoined Etham; compare Exodus 15:22 note.

The list of stations up to that at Sinai agrees with the narrative of Exodus except that we have here mentioned Numbers 33:10 an encampment by the Red Sea, and two others, Dophkah and Alush Numbers 33:12-14, which are there omitted. On these places see Exodus 17:1 note.

Numbers 33:16, Numbers 33:17

See the Numbers 11:35 note.

Numbers 33:18

Rithmah - The name of this station is derived from retem, the broom-plant, the “juniper” of the King James Version. This must be the same encampment as that which is said in Numbers 13:26 to have been at Kadesh.

Numbers 33:19

Rimmon-parez - Or rather Rimmon-perez, i. e., “Rimmon (i. e., the Pomegranate) of the Breach.” It may have been here that the sedition of Korah occurred.

Verse 19-36

The stations named are those visited during the years of penal wandering. The determination of their positions is, in many cases, difficult, because during this period there was no definite line of march pursued. But it is probable that the Israelites during this period did not overstep the boundaries of the wilderness of Paran (as defined in Numbers 10:12), except to pass along the adjoining valley of the Arabah; while the tabernacle and organized camp moved about from place to place among them (compare Numbers 20:1).

Rissah, Haradah, and Tahath are probably the same as Rasa, Aradeh, and Elthi of the Roman tables. The position of Hashmonah (Heshmon in Joshua 15:27) in the Azazimeh mountains points out the road followed by the children of Israel to be that which skirts the southwestern extremity of Jebel Magrah.

Numbers 33:34

Ebronah - i. e, “passage.” This station apparently lay on the shore of the Elanitic gulf, at a point where the ebb of the tide left a ford across. Hence, the later Targum renders the word as “fords.”

Numbers 33:35

Ezion-gaber - “Giant’s backbone.” The Wady Ghadhyan, a valley running eastward into the Arabah some miles north of the present head of the Elanitic gulf. A salt marsh which here overspreads a portion of the Arabah may be taken as indicating the limit to which the sea anciently reached; and we may thus infer the existence here in former times of an extensive tidal haven, at the head of which the city of Ezion-geber stood. Here it was that from the time of Solomon onward the Jewish navy was constructed 1 Kings 9:26; 1 Kings 22:49.

Numbers 33:41-49

Zalmonah and Punon are stations on the Pilgrim’s road; and the general route is fairly ascertained by a comparison of these verses with Numbers 21:4, etc.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

STAT. XLI.

Verse Numbers 33:48. The PLAINS of MOAB.] This was the scene of the transactions between Balaam and Balak; see Numbers 23:0, Numbers 24:0, Numbers 25:0


 
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