Numbers 33:48 · World English Bible

They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Numbers 33:48 in the World English Bible reads: “They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.”. Read it in the full context of Numbers 33, or compare how other translations render it below.

Numbers 33:48 in Other Translations

KJV And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
WEB They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
ASV And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
YLT and they journey from the mountains of Abarim, and encamp in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho.
WBT And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.
DBY And they removed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho.

Commentary on Numbers 33:48

Expositions from classic Bible commentators.

John Gill · Numbers 33:48

Moreover, it shall come to pass,.... This being the case, they suffering the Canaanites to dwell among them, and they mingling with them, learning their works, and serving their gods: that

I shall do unto you as I thought I should do unto them; deliver them up into the hands of their enemies, who should carry them captive into other lands.

Next: Numbers Chapter 34

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 33:19–49

Rimmon-parez, or Rimmon--a city of Judah and Simeon (Jos 15:32); Libnah, so called from its white poplars (Jos 10:29), or, as some think, a white hill between Kadesh and Gaza (Jos 10:29); Rissah (El-arish); mount Shapher (Cassius); Moseroth, adjacent to mount Hor, in Wady Mousa. Ezion-geber, near Akaba, a seaport on the western shore of the Elanitic gulf; Wilderness of Zin, on the east side of the peninsula of Sinai; Punon, in the rocky ravines of mount Hor and famous for the mines and quarries in its vicinity as well as for its fruit trees, now Tafyle, on the border of Edom; Abarim, a ridge of rugged hills northwest of the Arnon--the part called Nebo was one of its highest peaks--opposite Jericho. (See on Deu 10:6).

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Questions about Numbers 33:48

What does Numbers 33:48 say?

Numbers 33:48 in the World English Bible reads: “They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 33, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Numbers 33:48 found in the Bible?

Numbers 33:48 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 33, verse 48, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Numbers 33:48 shown in?

This is the World English Bible (WEB), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 33:48 in the table on this page.

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