Numbers 33:18
New International Version
They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

New Living Translation
They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

English Standard Version
And they set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

Berean Standard Bible
They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

King James Bible
And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

New King James Version
They departed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

New American Standard Bible
They journeyed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

NASB 1995
They journeyed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

NASB 1977
And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and camped at Rithmah.

Legacy Standard Bible
They journeyed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

Amplified Bible
They moved out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah [near Kadesh, the place from which the twelve spies were sent to spy out the land of Canaan].

Christian Standard Bible
They traveled from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They departed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

American Standard Version
And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah.

English Revised Version
And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They moved from Hazeroth and set up camp at Rithmah.

International Standard Version
They traveled from Hazeroth, then rested in Rithmah.

Majority Standard Bible
They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

NET Bible
They traveled from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah.

New Heart English Bible
They traveled from Hazeroth, and camped in Rithmah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they departed from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah.

World English Bible
They traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they journey from Hazeroth and encamp in Rithmah.

Young's Literal Translation
and they journey from Hazeroth, and encamp in Rithmah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will remove from Hazeroth, and encamp in Rithmah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And from Haseroth they came to Rethma.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And from Hazeroth, they went to Rithmah.

New American Bible
Setting out from Hazeroth, they camped at Rithmah.

New Revised Standard Version
They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they departed from Hazeroth, and encamped at Rithmah.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they picked up from Khetsruth and they camped in Rethma.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they departed from Aseroth, and encamped in Rathama.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites
17They set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. 18They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. 19They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.…

Cross References
Exodus 17:1
Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

Exodus 15:22
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

Deuteronomy 1:2
It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.

Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

Joshua 5:6
For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Nehemiah 9:19-21
You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. / You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

Psalm 78:52-53
He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. / He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

Psalm 105:39-41
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. / They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. / He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

Isaiah 63:11-14
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ...

Acts 7:36
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

1 Corinthians 10:1-4
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...

Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...

Hebrews 11:29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

Exodus 16:1
On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.

Exodus 19:1-2
In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. / After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.


Treasury of Scripture

And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

they departed

Numbers 12:16
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

Rithmah.

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They set out
This phrase indicates a movement, a transition from one place to another. In the Hebrew context, the verb used here is "nasa," which means to pull up, especially the tent pegs, and thus to start a journey. This reflects the nomadic lifestyle of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. Spiritually, it signifies obedience to God's guidance, as the Israelites moved only when the cloud lifted from the tabernacle (Numbers 9:17). It is a reminder of the Christian journey, where believers are called to follow God's leading, trusting in His timing and direction.

from Hazeroth
Hazeroth, meaning "enclosures" or "settlements," was one of the stations in the wilderness where the Israelites camped. Historically, it is associated with the incident involving Miriam and Aaron speaking against Moses because of his Cushite wife (Numbers 12:1). This place serves as a backdrop for lessons on humility, leadership, and the consequences of envy and rebellion. For Christians, it is a call to respect God-appointed leadership and to guard against the sins of jealousy and pride.

and camped
The act of camping, in Hebrew "chanah," implies a temporary dwelling, a pause in the journey. It reflects the transient nature of life and the need for rest and reflection. In the wilderness, each camp was a place where the Israelites could regroup, worship, and receive further instructions from God. For believers today, it symbolizes the importance of spiritual rest and renewal, taking time to dwell in God's presence and seek His will.

at Rithmah
Rithmah, meaning "broom" or "juniper," is believed to be located in the desert region of Paran. The name itself suggests a place of sparse vegetation, indicative of the harsh conditions the Israelites faced. This location is part of the larger narrative of the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land, representing the trials and testing they endured. For Christians, Rithmah can symbolize the dry and challenging seasons of life, where faith is tested, and reliance on God is paramount. It is a reminder that even in desolate places, God provides and sustains His people.

Verse 18. - Rithmah. Comparing this verso with Numbers 12:16 and Numbers 13:26, it would appear as if Rithmah were the station "in the wilderness of Paran" from which the spies went up, and to which they returned - a station subsequently known by the name of Kadesh. There are two difficulties in the way of this identification. In the first place we should then only have three names of stations between Sinai and the southern border of Palestine, on what is at least eleven days' journey. This is, however, confessedly the case in the historical narrative, and it admits of explanation. We know that the first journey was a three days' journey (Numbers 10:33), and the others may have been longer still, through a country which presented no facilities for encamping, and possessed no variety of natural features. In the second place, Rithmah is not Kadesh, and cannot be connected with Kadesh except through a doubtful identification with the Wady Retemat in the neighbourhood of Ain Kudes (see note at end of chapter 13). It is, however, evident from Numbers 12:16, as compared with Numbers 13:26, that Kadesh was not the name originally given to the encampment "in the wilderness of Paran." It seems to have got that name - perhaps owing to some popular feeling with respect to an ancient sanctuary, perhaps owing to some partial shifting of the camp - during the absence of the spies. Rithmah, therefore, may well have been the official name (so to speak) originally given to the encampment, but subsequently superseded by the more famous name of Kadesh; this would explain both its non-appearance in the narrative of Numbers, and its appearance in the Itinerary here.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They set out
וַיִּסְע֖וּ (way·yis·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

from Hazeroth
מֵחֲצֵרֹ֑ת (mê·ḥă·ṣê·rōṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2698: Hazeroth -- a place in the wilderness

and camped
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (way·ya·ḥă·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp

at Rithmah.
בְּרִתְמָֽה׃ (bə·riṯ·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7575: Rithmah -- a place in the desert


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