| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. | 1These were the stages of the Israelites' journey when they went out of the land of Egypt by their military divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. |
| 2At the LORD’s command, Moses recorded the stages of their journey. These are the stages listed by their starting points: | 2At the LORD's command, Moses wrote down the starting points for the stages of their journey; these are the stages listed by their starting points: |
| 3On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians, | 3They traveled from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the month. On the day after the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly in the sight of all the Egyptians. |
| 4who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods. | 4Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the LORD had struck down among them, for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods. |
| 5The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth. | 5The Israelites traveled from Rameses and camped at Succoth. |
| 6They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. | 6They traveled from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. |
| 7They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol. | 7They traveled from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. |
| 8They set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. | 8They traveled from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They took a three-day journey into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. |
| 9They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there. | 9They traveled from Marah and came to Elim. There were twelve springs and seventy date palms at Elim, so they camped there. |
| 10They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. | 10They traveled from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. |
| 11They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin. | 11They traveled from the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin. |
| 12They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah. | 12They traveled from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah. |
| 13They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush. | 13They traveled from Dophkah and camped at Alush. |
| 14They set out 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 set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai. | 15They traveled from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai. |
| 16They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. | 16They traveled from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. |
| 17They set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. | 17They traveled from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. |
| 18They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. | 18They traveled from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. |
| 19They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. | 19They traveled from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. |
| 20They set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. | 20They traveled from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. |
| 21They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah. | 21They traveled from Libnah and camped at Rissah. |
| 22They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. | 22They traveled from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. |
| 23They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. | 23They traveled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. |
| 24They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. | 24They traveled from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. |
| 25They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. | 25They traveled from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. |
| 26They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. | 26They traveled from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. |
| 27They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah. | 27They traveled from Tahath and camped at Terah. |
| 28They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah. | 28They traveled from Terah and camped at Mithkah. |
| 29They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. | 29They traveled from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. |
| 30They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. | 30They traveled from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. |
| 31They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. | 31They traveled from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. |
| 32They set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. | 32They traveled from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. |
| 33They set out from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. | 33They traveled from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. |
| 34They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. | 34They traveled from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. |
| 35They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. | 35They traveled from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. |
| 36They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin. | 36They traveled from Ezion-geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh). |
| 37They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom. | 37They traveled from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor on the edge of the land of Edom. |
| 38At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt. | 38At the LORD's command, the priest Aaron climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month in the fortieth year after the Israelites went out of the land of Egypt. |
| 39Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. | 39Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. |
| 40Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming. | 40At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard the Israelites were coming. |
| 41And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. | 41They traveled from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. |
| 42They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. | 42They traveled from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. |
| 43They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth. | 43They traveled from Punon and camped at Oboth. |
| 44They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab. | 44They traveled from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab. |
| 45They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. | 45They traveled from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. |
| 46They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. | 46They traveled from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. |
| 47They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing Nebo. | 47They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the Abarim range facing Nebo. |
| 48They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. | 48They traveled from the Abarim range and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. |
| 49And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim. | 49They camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth to the Acacia Meadow on the plains of Moab. |
| 50On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, | 50The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, |
| 51“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, | 51"Tell the Israelites: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, |
| 52you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. | 52you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their stone images and cast images, and demolish all their high places. |
| 53You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. | 53You are to take possession of the land and settle in it because I have given you the land to possess. |
| 54And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers. | 54You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes. |
| 55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. | 55But if you don't drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs for your eyes and thorns for your sides; they will harass you in the land where you will live. |
| 56And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.” | 56And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you." |
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