The Meaning of Numbers 33:48 Explained

Numbers 33:48

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

YLT: and they journey from the mountains of Abarim, and encamp in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho.

Darby: And they removed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho.

ASV: And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Numbers 33:48 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 33:38-56 - No Compromise With Idolatry
Aaron's death must have been deeply felt by his brother Moses. During the great crisis of Hebrew history they had been so closely associated that the wrench must have been very considerable. In addition, there was the recollection of the sin which had excluded the two brothers from Canaan. In the Epistle to the Hebrews the death of Aaron is recorded to set forth the eternal priesthood of Christ, Hebrews 7:17. Our High Priest has no successor; His office cannot be passed to another. It is not after Aaron, but Melchizedek.
The last paragraph, Numbers 33:50-56, is especially impressive. There must be no complicity with evil; for if there be, it will eat out the very heart of our character and happiness. It is much better to root out evil with a strong hand than to suffer it in any form, for, like the boomerang of the savage, our sinful permissions will come back on ourselves. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 33

1  The forty-two journeys of the Israelites
50  The Canaanites are to be destroyed

What do the individual words in Numbers 33:48 mean?

And they departed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan [across from] Jericho
וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵהָרֵ֣י הָעֲבָרִ֑ים וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֽוֹ

וַיִּסְע֖וּ  And  they  departed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָסַע  
Sense: to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart.
מֵהָרֵ֣י  from  the  mountains 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
הָעֲבָרִ֑ים  of  Abarim 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲבָרִים  
Sense: a mountain or range of mountains on the east of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, opposite to Jericho; Mount Nebo is part of this range.
וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙  and  camped 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: חָנָה  
Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת  in  the  plains 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עֲרָבָה  
Sense: desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness.
מוֹאָ֔ב  of  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
יַרְדֵּ֥ן  the  Jordan 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַרְדֵּן  
Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).
יְרֵחֽוֹ  [across  from]  Jericho 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרִחֹו 
Sense: a city 5 miles (8 km) west of the Jordan and 7 miles (.

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