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Numbers 33:37
They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator documents Israel’s itinerary during the fortieth year after the Exodus, recording their departure from Kadesh and arrival at Mount Hor on Edom’s border. This entry functions as a chronological and geographical marker within a larger journey register.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יִּסְע֖וּ (va/i.yis.'U) literally means "they set out" or "they journeyed," indicating a formal camp departure. The phrase בִּ/קְצֵ֖ה אֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם (bi/k.Tzeh 'E.retz 'e.Dom) translates to "on the border of the land of Edom," fixing the camp’s exact location.
The thread — This site appears in Numbers 20:22 as the destination following Kadesh and in Numbers 21:4 as the departure point for a route toward the Red Sea. The same location anchors the account of Aaron’s death in Numbers 33:38.
Why it lands — The text first records the factual movement of the congregation to a specific border location before any narrative commentary follows. It requires the reader to track the fulfillment of the journey’s timeline and recognize the boundary between Israel’s camp and Edom’s territory.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
Cross-references
- Numbers 21:4 Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
- Numbers 20:22 After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.
- Numbers 20:16 and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.