Bible Strands
Numbers 33:45
They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Israel’s departure from Iyim and their encampment at Dibon-gad. This entry functions as one link in Moses’ written itinerary of the wilderness marches.
The words — The text employs וַ/יִּסְע֖וּ (va/i.yis.'U), meaning "and they set out," and וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ (va/i.ya.cha.Nu), meaning "and they encamped." These paired verbs mark the sequential movement between two geographic points.
The thread — The identical departure-to-encampment structure appears in Numbers 33:44 and Numbers 33:46. This formulaic repetition maps each stage of the camp's progression.
Why it lands — The reader must acknowledge the physical sequence of the march without importing external meaning. The text requires attention to the itinerary's concrete geography rather than speculative application.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon–gad.