| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1These are the journeys of the children of Israel, who went out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. | 1These are the journeys of the Israelites, who went out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the authority of Moses and Aaron. |
| 2Now Moses wrote down the starting points of their journeys at the command of the LORD. And these are their journeys according to their starting points: | 2Moses recorded their departures according to their journeys, by the commandment of the LORD; now these are their journeys according to their departures. |
| 3They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians. | 3They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly in plain sight of all the Egyptians. |
| 4For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them. Also on their gods the LORD had executed judgments. | 4Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them; the LORD also executed judgments on their gods. |
| 5Then the children of Israel moved from Rameses and camped at Succoth. | 5The Israelites traveled from Rameses and camped in Succoth. |
| 6They departed from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. | 6They traveled from Succoth, and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. |
| 7They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, which is east of Baal Zephon; and they camped near Migdol. | 7They traveled from Etham, and turned again to Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-Zephon; and they camped before Migdal. |
| 8They departed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, went three days’ journey in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah. | 8They traveled from Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah. |
| 9They moved from Marah and came to Elim. At Elim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there. | 9They traveled from Marah and came to Elim; in Elim there are twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, so they camped there. |
| 10They moved from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. | 10They traveled from Elim, and camped by the Red Sea. |
| 11They moved from the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin. | 11They traveled from the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Zin. |
| 12They journeyed from the Wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. | 12They traveled from the wilderness of Zin and camped in Dophkah. |
| 13They departed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. | 13And they traveled from Dophkah, and camped in Alush. |
| 14They moved from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. | 14They traveled from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. |
| 15They departed from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai. | 15They traveled from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. |
| 16They moved from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. | 16They traveled from the desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. |
| 17They departed from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. | 17They traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. |
| 18They departed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. | 18They traveled from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah. |
| 19They departed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez. | 19They traveled from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. |
| 20They departed from Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah. | 20They traveled from Rimmon-perez and camped in Libnah. |
| 21They moved from Libnah and camped at Rissah. | 21They traveled from Libnah and camped at Rissah. |
| 22They journeyed from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. | 22They traveled from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah. |
| 23They went from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. | 23They traveled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. |
| 24They moved from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. | 24They traveled from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah. |
| 25They moved from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. | 25They traveled from Haradah and camped in Makheloth. |
| 26They moved from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. | 26They traveled from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. |
| 27They departed from Tahath and camped at Terah. | 27They traveled from Tahath and camped at Terah. |
| 28They moved from Terah and camped at Mithkah. | 28They traveled from Terah and camped in Mithcah. |
| 29They went from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. | 29They traveled from Mithcah and camped in Hashmonah. |
| 30They departed from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. | 30They traveled from Hashmonah and camped in Moseroth. |
| 31They departed from Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan. | 31They traveled from Moseroth and camped in Bene-jaakan. |
| 32They moved from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Hagidgad. | 32They traveled from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. |
| 33They went from Hor Hagidgad and camped at Jotbathah. | 33They traveled from Hor-haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah. |
| 34They moved from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. | 34They traveled from Jotbathah and camped in Abronah. |
| 35They departed from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber. | 35They traveled from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. |
| 36They moved from Ezion Geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. | 36They traveled from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. |
| 37They moved from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom. | 37They traveled from Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom. |
| 38Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. | 38Aaron the priest ascended Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and he died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt on the first day of the fifth month. |
| 39Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor. | 39Now Aaron was 123 years old when he died in Mount Hor. |
| 40Now the king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. | 40The king of Arad, the Canaanite king who lived in the south of the land of Canaan, heard about the approach of the Israelites. |
| 41So they departed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. | 41They traveled from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah. |
| 42They departed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. | 42They traveled from Zalmonah and camped in Punon. |
| 43They departed from Punon and camped at Oboth. | 43They traveled from Punon and camped in Oboth. |
| 44They departed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, at the border of Moab. | 44They traveled from Oboth and camped in Iye-abarim, on the border of Moab. |
| 45They departed from Ijim and camped at Dibon Gad. | 45They traveled from Iim and camped in Dibon-gad. |
| 46They moved from Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim. | 46They traveled from Dibon-gad and camped in Almon-diblathaim. |
| 47They moved from Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. | 47They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo. |
| 48They departed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. | 48They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River across from Jericho. |
| 49They camped by the Jordan, from Beth Jesimoth as far as the Abel Acacia Grove in the plains of Moab. | 49They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. |
| 50Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying, | 50The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said: |
| 51“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, | 51"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, |
| 52then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places; | 52you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images, all their molten images, and demolish their high places. |
| 53you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to possess. | 53You must dispossess the inhabitants of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess it. |
| 54And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone’s inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. | 54You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone's inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes. |
| 55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell. | 55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land where you will be living. |
| 56Moreover it shall be that I will do to you as I thought to do to them.’ ” | 56And what I intended to do to them I will do to you." |
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