Bible Strands
Numbers 33:1
These 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records this account at the Lord’s command to catalog the Israelites’ departure from Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. The passage introduces a chronological list of the people’s movements organized by their military divisions.
The words — מַסְעֵי (mas.'Ei) translates literally to “settings out” or “journeys,” and אֵֽ֜לֶּֽה ('E.leh) means “these,” framing the text as a direct catalog of events.
The thread — This departure motif recurs in Exodus 12:37, which notes the exodus from Rameses to Succoth, and in Psalms 77:20 and Micah 6:4, which recall God leading the people through Moses and Aaron.
Why it lands — The reader must treat the recorded stages as a verified historical account rather than a symbolic narrative. The text demands acknowledgment of the specific leadership and organized movements that defined the exodus.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Cross-references
- Psalms 77:20 You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Micah 6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
- Exodus 12:37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
- Exodus 12:51 And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
- Exodus 13:18 So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.
- Joshua 24:5 Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out.
- 1 Samuel 12:8 When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.