| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 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. | 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. |
| 2Moses recorded their departures according to their journeys, by the commandment of the LORD; now these are their journeys according to their departures. | 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: |
| 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. | 3They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the month. On the day after the Passover the Israelites went out triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians. |
| 4Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them; the LORD also executed judgments on 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 traveled from Rameses and camped in Succoth. | 5The Israelites departed from Rameses and camped at Succoth. |
| 6They traveled from Succoth, and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. | 6They departed from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. |
| 7They traveled from Etham, and turned again to Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-Zephon; and they camped before Migdal. | 7They departed from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. |
| 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. | 8They departed 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 traveled from Marah and came to Elim; in Elim there are twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, so they camped there. | 9They departed from Marah and came to Elim. There were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms at Elim, so they camped there. |
| 10They traveled from Elim, and camped by the Red Sea. | 10They departed from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. |
| 11They traveled from the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Zin. | 11They departed from the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin. |
| 12They traveled from the wilderness of Zin and camped in Dophkah. | 12They departed from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah. |
| 13And they traveled from Dophkah, and camped in Alush. | 13They departed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. |
| 14They traveled from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. | 14They departed from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. |
| 15They traveled from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. | 15They departed from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai. |
| 16They traveled from the desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. | 16They departed from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. |
| 17They traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. | 17They departed from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. |
| 18They traveled from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah. | 18They departed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. |
| 19They traveled from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. | 19They departed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. |
| 20They traveled from Rimmon-perez and camped in Libnah. | 20They departed from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. |
| 21They traveled from Libnah and camped at Rissah. | 21They departed from Libnah and camped at Rissah. |
| 22They traveled from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah. | 22They departed from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. |
| 23They traveled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. | 23They departed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. |
| 24They traveled from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah. | 24They departed from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. |
| 25They traveled from Haradah and camped in Makheloth. | 25They departed from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. |
| 26They traveled from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. | 26They departed from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. |
| 27They traveled from Tahath and camped at Terah. | 27They departed from Tahath and camped at Terah. |
| 28They traveled from Terah and camped in Mithcah. | 28They departed from Terah and camped at Mithkah. |
| 29They traveled from Mithcah and camped in Hashmonah. | 29They departed from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. |
| 30They traveled from Hashmonah and camped in Moseroth. | 30They departed from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. |
| 31They traveled from Moseroth and camped in Bene-jaakan. | 31They departed from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. |
| 32They traveled from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. | 32They departed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. |
| 33They traveled from Hor-haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah. | 33They departed from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. |
| 34They traveled from Jotbathah and camped in Abronah. | 34They departed from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. |
| 35They traveled from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. | 35They departed from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. |
| 36They traveled from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. | 36They departed from Ezion-geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh). |
| 37They traveled from Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom. | 37They departed from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor on the edge of the land of Edom. |
| 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. | 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 went out of the land of Egypt. |
| 39Now Aaron was 123 years old when he died in Mount Hor. | 39Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. |
| 40The king of Arad, the Canaanite king who lived in the south of the land of Canaan, heard about the approach of the Israelites. | 40At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard the Israelites were coming. |
| 41They traveled from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah. | 41They departed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. |
| 42They traveled from Zalmonah and camped in Punon. | 42They departed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. |
| 43They traveled from Punon and camped in Oboth. | 43They departed from Punon and camped at Oboth. |
| 44They traveled from Oboth and camped in Iye-abarim, on the border of Moab. | 44They departed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab. |
| 45They traveled from Iim and camped in Dibon-gad. | 45They departed from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. |
| 46They traveled from Dibon-gad and camped in Almon-diblathaim. | 46They departed from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. |
| 47They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo. | 47They departed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the Abarim range facing Nebo. |
| 48They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River across from Jericho. | 48They departed from the Abarim range and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. |
| 49They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. | 49They camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth to the Acacia Meadow on the plains of Moab. |
| 50The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said: | 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 have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, | 51Tell the Israelites: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, |
| 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. | 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 must dispossess the inhabitants of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess it. | 53You are to take possession of the land and settle in it because I have given you the land to possess. |
| 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. | 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, 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. | 55But if you don't drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become thorns in your eyes and in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you will live. |
| 56And what I intended to do to them I will do to you." | 56And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you." |
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