And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from Mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah.
- BSB And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
- NKJV So they departed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
- NASB Then they journeyed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
- NLT Meanwhile, the Israelites left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
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Quick answer
Israel travels from Mount Hor and camps at Zalmonah. It continues the stage-by-stage record of the journey toward Moab.
Overview
After Aaron's death the people resumed their march, and this stretch corresponds to the wilderness route around Edom (Numbers 21:4). The faithful recording of even obscure stops shows that no part of the pilgrimage was outside God's guiding care. Israel's slow progress toward the promise mirrors the believer's journey home, sustained step by step by God's faithfulness.
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- Num 21:4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
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