And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from Oboth, and encamped in Iye Abarim, in the border of Moab.
- BSB They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.
- NKJV They departed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, at the border of Moab.
- NASB They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab.
- NLT They left Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.
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Quick answer
Israel travels from Oboth and camps at Iye Abarim on the border of Moab. They are nearing the territory across from the promised land.
Overview
Reaching the border of Moab signals that the wilderness wandering is drawing to a close and the inheritance is in view. The Abarim range would later be the site from which Moses viewed Canaan before his death (Numbers 27:12). The journey's approach to the land's threshold heightens the anticipation of the promise about to be fulfilled.
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- Num 21:11And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
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