Numbers 33 · Verse 49

Numbers 33:49

And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth–jesimoth even unto Abel–shittim in the plains of Moab.
Numbers 33:49, King James Version

Numbers 33:49 in other translations

BSBAnd there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.
WEBThey encamped by the Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth even to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
ASVAnd they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
YLTAnd they encamp by the Jordan from Beth-Jeshimoth, unto Abel-Shittim, in the plains of Moab.
DARBYAnd they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth unto Abel-Shittim, in the plains of Moab.
BBEPlanting their tents by the side of Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the lowlands of Moab.
WebsterAnd they encamped by Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

What does Numbers 33:49 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 49 From Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim - The former of these places fell to the Reubenites, Jos 13:15-20. The Israelites were now come to the edge of Jordan, over against Jericho, where they afterwards passed. For further information on the subject of these different encampments, the reader is requested to refer to the extracts from Dr. Shaw at the end of the book of Exodus.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 33:1-49

This is a brief review of the travels of the children of Israel through the wilderness. It is a memorable history. In their travels towards Canaan they were continually on the remove. Such is our state in this world; we have here no continuing city, and all our removes in this world are but from one part a desert to another. They were led to and fro, forward and backward, yet were all the while under the direction…

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Numbers 33:49 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּחֲנ֤וּvai.ya.cha.Nuand they encampedH2583
עַל\־'al-atH5921
הַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom BethH1020
הַיְשִׁמֹ֔תhay.shi.Mot<the> JeshimothH1020
עַ֖ד'adtoH5704
אָבֵ֣ל'a.VelAbel-H63
הַשִּׁטִּ֑יםha.shi.TimshittimH63
בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖תbe.'ar.Votin [the] plains ofH6160
מוֹאָֽב\׃\ \סmo.'AvMoabH4124

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Cross references for Numbers 33:49

  • Joshua 13:20

    And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,

  • Exodus 25:5

    And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

  • Exodus 25:23

    Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

  • Ezekiel 25:9

    Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth–jeshimoth, Baal–meon, and Kiriathaim,

  • Joshua 2:1

    And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

  • Numbers 25:1-9

    And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel. …

  • Exodus 25:10

    And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-jesimoth.Probably the place called Bethsimath by Eusebius, east of Jordan, and about ten miles south of Jericho.
Jos 13:20; Eze 25:9
Abel-shittim. or, the plains of Shittim.This place, according to Josephus, (Ant. 1. iv. c. 7,  1. Bell. 1. v. c. 3,) who calls it Abela, was 60 furlongs east of Jordan.
25:1-9; Ex 25:5,10,23; Jos 2:1

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Context

  • Numbers 33:48

    And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

  • Numbers 33:49

    And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth–jesimoth even unto Abel–shittim in the plains of Moab.

  • Numbers 33:50

    And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

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Numbers 33:49 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Finalmente asentaron junto al Jordán, desde Beth-jesimoth hasta Abel-sitim, en los campos de Moab.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ils campèrent près du Jourdain, depuis Beth-Jeshimoth jusqu’à Abel-Sittim, dans les plaines de Moab.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie lagerten sich am Jordan von Beth-Jesimoth bis Abel-Sittim in den Ebenen Moabs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ibique castrametati sunt de Bethsimoth usque ad Abelsatim in planioribus locis Moabitarum.