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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 Iye Abarim and camped at Dibon Gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They left Iye-abarim and camped at Dibon-gad.<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 Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<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 Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They departed from Ijim and camped at Dibon Gad.<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 Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They journeyed from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they journeyed from Iyim, and camped at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They journeyed from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They moved out from Iyim (Iye-abarim) and camped at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<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 Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. <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 Iyim, and encamped in Dibon-gad.<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 Iyim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.<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 Iyim and set up camp at Dibon Gad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They traveled from Iyim, then rested in Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Iim and camped in Dibon-gad.<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 Iyim, and camped in Dibon Gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they departed from Iim, and encamped in Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They traveled from Iyim, and encamped in Dibon Gad. <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 Iim and encamp in Dibon-Gad.<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 Iim, and encamp in Dibon-Gad;<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 the heaps, and encamp in Dibon-Gad.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And departing from Ijeabarim they pitched their tents in Dibongab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And setting out from Iye-abarim, they fixed their tents at Dibon-gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Setting out from Iye-abarim, they camped at Dibon-gad.<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 Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.<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 Een-Ebraye, and encamped at Ribon-gad.<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 Ayna D'Ebria and they camped in Ribun Gad.<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 Ijim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.<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 Gai, and encamped in Daebon Gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/33-45.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=10424" 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">44</span>They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab. <span class="reftext">45</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/5864.htm" title="5864: mê·‘î·yîm (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A place on the E. border of Moab. Plural of iy; ruins; Ijim, a place in the Desert.">from Iyim</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/1769.htm" title="1769: bə·ḏî·ḇōn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Moab, also a place in Judah. Or Diybon; from duwb; pining.">at Dibon-gad.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1410.htm" title="1410: gāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From guwd; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet."></a> </span><span class="reftext">46</span>They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.…<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/12-37.htm">Exodus 12:37</a></span><br />The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1-3</a></span><br />Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: / Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead, / as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-18.htm">Judges 11:18</a></span><br />Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">2 Kings 24:7</a></span><br />Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Jeremiah 46:2</a></span><br />concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Ezekiel 30:6</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">Isaiah 19:23</a></span><br />In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12-13</a></span><br />He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. / He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.<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 10:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a></span><br />and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a></span><br />where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Dibon</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Dibongad</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Dibon-Gad</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Iim</a> <a href="/joshua/15-29.htm">Ijim</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/numbers/33-48.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Dibon</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Dibongad</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Dibon-Gad</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/joshua/15-29.htm">Iim</a> <a href="/joshua/15-29.htm">Ijim</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-46.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 Iyim</b><br>Iyim, also known as Iye-abarim, is a location mentioned in the wilderness journey of the Israelites. It is situated on the eastern side of the Jordan River, in the region of Moab. The name "Iyim" means "ruins," which may indicate a place that was once inhabited but had fallen into disrepair by the time of the Israelites' journey. This movement signifies the Israelites' continued progress toward the Promised Land, highlighting their reliance on God's guidance through the wilderness. The journey from Iyim is part of the larger narrative of the Exodus, where God leads His people from slavery in Egypt to freedom and covenant relationship in Canaan.<p><b>and camped at Dibon-gad</b><br>Dibon-gad is a location east of the Jordan River, named after the tribe of Gad, which would later settle in this region. The name "Dibon" means "pining" or "wasting," and it was a significant city in Moabite territory. The addition of "Gad" indicates the association with the tribe of Gad, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. This encampment reflects the Israelites' strategic movements as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The area is historically significant, as it later becomes part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Gad. This movement also underscores the fulfillment of God's promises to the patriarchs, as the Israelites are on the brink of receiving their inheritance. The mention of Dibon-gad connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's faithfulness and the establishment of Israel in the land He promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/iim.htm">Iim</a></b><br>A location in the wilderness journey of the Israelites. The name "Iim" means "ruins" in Hebrew, indicating a place that may have been desolate or abandoned.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/dibon-gad.htm">Dibon-gad</a></b><br>A campsite for the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. The name combines "Dibon," a city in Moab, with "Gad," one of the tribes of Israel, suggesting a temporary settlement or association with the tribe of Gad.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites'_journey.htm">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, highlighting their obedience to God's guidance through the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_in_transition.htm">God's Guidance in Transition</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey from Iim to Dibon-gad reminds us of God's guidance during times of transition. Just as He led the Israelites, He leads us through life's changes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_the_wilderness.htm">Faithfulness in the Wilderness</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey through the wilderness is a testament to God's faithfulness. Even in desolate places, God provides and directs His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place_names.htm">Significance of Place Names</a></b><br>Understanding the meaning of place names like Iim and Dibon-gad can enrich our study of Scripture, revealing deeper insights into the historical and spiritual context.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a></b><br>The mention of Dibon-gad highlights the importance of community and tribal identity among the Israelites. In our lives, belonging to a faith community strengthens our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_plan.htm">Obedience to God's Plan</a></b><br>The Israelites' movement from one place to another was in obedience to God's command. Our willingness to follow God's plan, even when the path is unclear, is crucial to our spiritual growth.<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/why_camp_around_the_tabernacle.htm">Why did Israelites encamp around the tabernacle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tent_of_meeting_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tent of Meeting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_reuben's_and_gad's_settlement_sparse.htm">Joshua 13:8–14 – If Reuben’s and Gad’s territories east of the Jordan were truly established, why is tangible evidence of extensive settlement in those regions sparse? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_numbers_33_5-49_sites_unclear.htm">Why are many locations in Numbers 33:5-49 unidentified or disputed, casting doubt on the authenticity of this desert route?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(45) <span class= "bld">From Iim.--</span>Instead of the seven intermediate stations between Ijim, or Iie-abarim, and the plains of Moab, which are mentioned in <a href="/context/numbers/21-11.htm" title="And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sun rise.">Numbers 21:11-20</a>, we find only three mentioned in this chapter: viz., Dibon of Gad, Almon-diblathaim, and Mount Abarim before Nebo, none of which agree in name with the stations mentioned in Numbers 21. In regard to the number of stations, the diversity may probably be explained on the supposition that Numbers 21 mentions those stations only which were of historical importance--as, <span class= "ital">e.g., </span>those from which any military expedition was made--whilst Numbers 33 appears to mention every place in which an organised camp was erected, and in which the Tent of Meeting was formally set up. If this supposition be correct, no difficulty is involved in the fact that fewer stations are named between Mount Hor and Ije-abarim in Numbers 21 than in Numbers 33, whilst more stations are. named between Ije-abarim and Arboth-Moab in Numbers 33 than in Numbers 21. There is a further diversity, however, in the two accounts as regards the names of the intermediate stations between Ije-abarim and the plains of Moab. In respect of the stations between Mount Hor and Ije-abarim, if we suppose Zalmonah to have been the station at which the brazen serpent was set up (see <a href="/numbers/21-10.htm" title="And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.">Numbers 21:10</a>, and Note), the difference between the two accounts consists only in the insertion in Numbers 33 of the station at Punon, between Zalmonah and Oboth. In respect of the stations, however, between Ije-abarim and Arboth-Moab there is not only a difference in the number, but also in the names of the stations. But this difference is easily accounted for when it is remembered that a host consisting of 600,000 men, with their wives, children, and cattle, must have extended over a large area, and, in the case of an inhabited country in which towns and villages abounded, may have occupied more than one of these at the same time. (Comp. <a href="/numbers/33-49.htm" title="And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even to Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.">Numbers 33:49</a>, where the Israelites are represented as encamping "from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim.") Hence there is no difficulty in connecting the formal encampment at Dibon of Gad (<a href="/numbers/33-45.htm" title="And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.">Numbers 33:45</a>) with some one or more of the stations on the north of the Arnon mentioned in <a href="/context/numbers/23-13.htm" title="And Balak said to him, Come, I pray you, with me to another place, from from where you may see them: you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.">Numbers 23:13-19</a>, or in connecting Almon-diblathaim, which appears to have been situated on the north or north-west of Dibon (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/48-22.htm" title="And on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Bethdiblathaim,">Jeremiah 48:22</a>, where Beth-diblathaim is mentioned in conjunction with Dibon and Nebo) with Bamoth--<span class= "ital">i.e., heights</span>--which, if identical with Bamoth-Baal (<a href="/numbers/22-4.htm" title="And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.">Numbers 22:4</a>), is mentioned by Joshua (<a href="/joshua/13-17.htm" title="Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,">Joshua 13:17</a>) in immediate connection with Dibon. In regard to the last station named in this chapter before the encampment in the plains of Moab--viz., "the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo"--there can be no doubt as to the identity of the station with that in "the valley in the country (or, field) of Moab, at the top of Pisgah," in <a href="/numbers/21-20.htm" title="And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.">Numbers 21:20</a>. According to <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm" title="And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan,">Deuteronomy 34:1</a>, Mount Nebo was a peak of Pisgah, which, as we learn from <a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm" title="Get you up into this mountain Abarim, to mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession:">Deuteronomy 32:49</a>, was one of the mountains of Abarim; and the place of the burial of Moses, who died upon the top of Pisgah, is described as "the valley"--i.e., the well-known valley--"in the land of Moab" (<a href="/deuteronomy/34-6.htm" title="And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knows of his sepulcher to this day.">Deuteronomy 34:6</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Dibon-gad.</span> This encampment may have been the same as that previously called by the name of Nabaliel or Bamoth (<a href="/numbers/21-19.htm">Numbers 21:19</a>, and see on Numbers 33:34). Several stages are here passed over in the Itinerary. At a time when the conquest and partial occupation of large districts was going on, it would be hard to say what regular stages were made by the host as such (see note <span class="cmt_word">at</span> end of chapter). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/33-45.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 Iyim</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעִיִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘î·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5864.htm">Strong's 5864: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iim -- a place on the eastern border of Moab</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 Dibon-gad.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדִיבֹ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏî·ḇōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1769.htm">Strong's 1769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dibon -- a city in Moab, also a place in Judah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/33-45.htm">Numbers 33:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/33-45.htm">OT Law: Numbers 33:45 They traveled from Iyim and encamped (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/33-44.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 33:44"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:44" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/33-46.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 33:46"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:46" /></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>