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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They went from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They journeyed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They journeyed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They journeyed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They moved out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They departed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and encamped in mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They moved from Kehelathah and set up camp at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They traveled from Kehelathah, then rested at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Kehelathah, and camped in Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they went from Kehelathah, and encamped in mount Shapher.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Kehelathah, and encamped in Mount Shepher. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they journey from Kehelathah and encamp in Mount Shapher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they journey from Kehelathah, and encamp in mount Shapher;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will remove from Kehelathah, and encamp in mount Shapher.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they removed from thence and camped in the mountain Sepher. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Setting out from there, they were encamped at mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Setting out from Kehelathah, they camped at Mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they departed from Kehlat, and encamped at mount Shapher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they picked up from Qahlath and they camped in the mountain of Shaphar.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they journeyed from Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they departed from Makellath, and encamped in Saphar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/33-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10318" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">The Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: way·yis·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">They set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6954.htm" title="6954: miq·qə·hê·lā·ṯāh (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Assembly, a place in the desert. From qahal; convocation; Kehelathah, a place in the Desert.">from Kehelathah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: way·ya·ḥă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">and camped</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">at Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/8234.htm" title="8234: šā·p̄er (N-proper-fs) -- Beauty, a mountain in the desert. The same as shepher; Shepher, a place in the Desert.">Shepher.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Exodus 17:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-2.htm">Deuteronomy 1:2</a></span><br />It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Joshua 12:8</a></span><br />the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-16.htm">Judges 11:16-17</a></span><br />But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh. / Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Nehemiah 9:19-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Psalm 78:14-15</a></span><br />He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night. / He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-39.htm">Psalm 105:39-41</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-14</a></span><br />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? / Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a></span><br />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 ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36-38</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. / If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. / For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-4</a></span><br />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. / He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. / Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-12.htm">Nehemiah 9:12</a></span><br />You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Kehelah</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Kehelathah</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Kehela'thah</a> <a href="/numbers/28-6.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Shapher</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Shepher</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Kehelah</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Kehelathah</a> <a href="/numbers/33-22.htm">Kehela'thah</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Shapher</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Shepher</a> <a href="/numbers/33-24.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">The forty-two journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">The Canaanites are to be destroyed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They set out from Kehelathah</b><br>Kehelathah is one of the many stations listed in the Israelites' wilderness journey. The name Kehelathah means "assembly" or "gathering," which may indicate a place where the Israelites gathered for a significant event or rest. This journey is part of the larger narrative of the Exodus, where God leads His people from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. The movement from Kehelathah signifies obedience to God's command to continue their journey, reflecting the transient nature of their wilderness experience.<p><b>and camped at Mount Shepher.</b><br>Mount Shepher is not widely known outside of this biblical reference, and its exact location remains uncertain. The name Shepher means "beauty" or "glory," suggesting a place of significance or perhaps a visually striking location. This stop is part of the 42 encampments listed in <a href="/numbers/33.htm">Numbers 33</a>, which serve as a record of God's faithfulness and guidance. The journey from one camp to another symbolizes the spiritual journey of believers, moving from one stage of faith to another. The encampment at Mount Shepher can be seen as a type of resting in God's provision and presence, a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where God leads His people to green pastures and still waters.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/kehelathah.htm">Kehelathah</a></b><br>This is one of the stations in the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. The name "Kehelathah" is derived from the Hebrew root (qahal), meaning "assembly" or "congregation," indicating a place where the Israelites gathered.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_shepher.htm">Mount Shepher</a></b><br>This is the next location where the Israelites camped after leaving Kehelathah. The name "Shepher" means "beauty" or "goodness" in Hebrew, suggesting a place of pleasantness or favor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites'_journey.htm">The Israelites' Journey</a></b><br>This verse is part of a larger account detailing the stages of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. It highlights the faithfulness of God in guiding His people through the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithful_guidance.htm">God's Faithful Guidance</a></b><br>Just as God led the Israelites from Kehelathah to Mount Shepher, He faithfully guides us through the various stages of our lives. We can trust His direction even when the path is unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_each_step.htm">The Significance of Each Step</a></b><br>Every stop in the Israelites' journey had a purpose. Similarly, every season in our lives, whether challenging or pleasant, is part of God's plan for our growth and preparation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_obedience.htm">The Beauty of Obedience</a></b><br>The name "Mount Shepher" reminds us of the beauty and goodness found in obedience to God's leading. When we follow His guidance, we experience His blessings and favor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_journey.htm">Reflecting on Our Journey</a></b><br>Like the Israelites, we are on a spiritual journey. Reflecting on where God has brought us from and where He is leading us can strengthen our faith and encourage us to persevere.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/aaron's_123-year_lifespan__scientific_view.htm">Numbers 33:38-39: How does Aaron's death on Mount Hor at 123 years old align with scientific understanding of human lifespans, and why is there no external evidence to confirm his death place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_aaron's_death_location_differ.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 10:6-7 place Aaron's death at Moserah when Numbers 20:27-28 records it occurred on Mount Hor?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_an_11-day_trip_take_40_years.htm">In Deuteronomy 1:2, how can an 11-day journey become a 40-year wander, and is there historical or logical support for such a timeline discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_deut._33_2_with_no_evidence.htm">In Deuteronomy 33:2, how do we reconcile the claim of God's appearance from Sinai, Seir, and Paran with the lack of archaeological evidence for these events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/33-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They set out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Kehelathah</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְּהֵלָ֑תָה</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qə·hê·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6954.htm">Strong's 6954: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kehelathah -- 'assembly', a place in the desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and camped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·ḥă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַר־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shepher.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁפֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8234.htm">Strong's 8234: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shepher -- 'beauty', a mountain in the desert</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/33-23.htm">Numbers 33:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/33-23.htm">OT Law: Numbers 33:23 They traveled from Kehelathah and encamped (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/33-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 33:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/33-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 33:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>