Forty-Two Legs of a Journey
1 This is a record of the Israelites’ journey, under the direction of Moses and Aaron, when their army divisions went out of the land of Egypt. 2 At the Lord’s command, Moses recorded the starting points of their travel. This was their route, by starting points:
3 The Israelites departed from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the Passover, marching in triumph in the sight of all the Egyptians, 4 while the Egyptians were still burying all of their firstborn whom the Lord had struck down among them. The Lord also executed judgments on their gods.
5 The Israelites traveled from Rameses and encamped in Succoth.
6 They traveled from Succoth and encamped in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
7 They traveled from Etham and turned back to Pihahiroth, which is before Baal Zephon, and they encamped before Migdol.
8 They traveled from before Hahiroth and crossed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham and encamped in Marah.
9 They traveled from Marah and came to Elim. In Elim, there were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees, and they encamped there.
10 They traveled from Elim and encamped by the Red Sea. 11 They traveled from the Red Sea and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
12 They traveled from the wilderness of Sin and encamped in Dophkah. 13 They traveled from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
14 They traveled from Alush and encamped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. 15 They traveled from Rephidim and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai. 16 They traveled from the wilderness of Sinai and encamped in Kibroth Hattaavah.
17 They traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah and encamped in Hazeroth.
18 They traveled from Hazeroth and encamped in Rithmah.
19 They traveled from Rithmah and encamped in Rimmon Perez.
20 They traveled from Rimmon Perez and encamped in Libnah.
21 They traveled from Libnah and encamped in Rissah.
22 They traveled from Rissah and encamped in Kehelathah.
23 They traveled from Kehelathah and encamped in Mount Shepher.
24 They traveled from Mount Shepher and encamped in Haradah.
25 They traveled from Haradah and encamped in Makheloth.
26 They traveled from Makheloth and encamped in Tahath.
27 They traveled from Tahath and encamped in Terah.
28 They traveled from Terah and encamped in Mithkah.
29 They traveled from Mithkah and encamped in Hashmonah.
30 They traveled from Hashmonah and encamped in Moseroth.
31 They traveled from Moseroth and encamped in Bene Jaakan.
32 They traveled from Bene Jaakan and encamped in Hor Haggidgad.
33 They traveled from Hor Haggidgad and encamped in Jotbathah.
34 They traveled from Jotbathah and encamped in Abronah.
35 They traveled from Abronah and encamped in Ezion Geber.
36 They traveled from Ezion Geber and encamped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
37 They traveled from Kadesh and encamped in Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom. 38 Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor at the command of the Lord and died there, in the 40th year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. 39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died in Mount Hor.
40 The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the South in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming. 41 The Israelites left Mount Hor and encamped in Zalmonah. 42 They traveled from Zalmonah and encamped in Punon.
43 They traveled from Punon and encamped in Oboth.
44 They traveled from Oboth and encamped in Iye Abarim, in the border of Moab.
45 They traveled from Iyim and encamped in Dibon Gad.
46 They traveled from Dibon Gad and encamped in Almon Diblathaim.
47 They traveled from Almon Diblathaim and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48 They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
49 They encamped by the Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
Canaanites Conquered
50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said, 51 Speak to the Israelites and tell them, “When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 you must drive out all of the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their stone idols, destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their pagan alters.
53 Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess. 54 Distribute the land among the families of Israel by lot and in proportion to the number of people in each family; larger tracts of land for larger families and smaller tracts of land for smaller families. The location of the tracts of land will be based on lot, and the amount of land will be based on the number of people in your family.
55 If you do not drive out all of the inhabitants of the land, then those you allow to remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live, 56 and I will do to you as I had planned to do to them.”