Numbers 33:13

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the Israelite community’s movement at this stage of the wilderness itinerary, continuing the chronological list of stops.

The words — The verbs וַיִּסְעוּ (va/yis'u) and וַיַּחֲנוּ (va/yachanu) literally mean "and they set out" and "and they encamped," structuring the entry as a paired departure and arrival.

The thread — This verse follows the repeated itinerary pattern in Numbers 33 where each entry logs a departure and a new camp, directly continuing the sequence from Numbers 33:12 and preceding Numbers 33:14.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track the exact geographical sequence, demanding attention to the specific order of named locations without adding narrative commentary.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.