Bible Strands
Numbers 33:21
They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Israel's wilderness itinerary as they depart Libnah and establish a new camp at Rissah. This entry follows the structured account of their movements from Rimmon-perez through Libnah and onward to Kehelathah.
The words — The Hebrew verbs וַ/יִּסְע֖וּ (va/i.yis.'U) and וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ (va/i.ya.cha.Nu) denote the sequential physical actions of departing and encamping. These terms anchor the verse in the literal relocation of the camp rather than metaphorical movement.
The thread — This sequence of departure and encampment repeats throughout the wilderness itinerary, linking to the geographical markers outlined in Deuteronomy 1:1 and the broader journey record in Numbers 33. The pattern establishes a continuous chain of locations without narrative interruption.
Why it lands — The text demands precise tracking of the camp's physical movements without allegorical interpretation. It requires the reader to accept the recorded locations as historical markers of the journey's progression.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.