Polyglot Bible: Numbers: Numbers 33

This is a parallel-text biblical document presenting Numbers 33 in two versions side by side: the King James Version with embedded Strong's concordance numbers (Hebrew lexicon codes), and the Greek Septuagint. The chapter is a formal travel itinerary — a genre rare in ancient literature — recording the forty-odd wilderness encampments of the Israelites from their departure out of Egypt after Passover to their final camp on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho. Embedded within the itinerary are two notable narrative interruptions: the death of Aaron the high priest at Mount Hor in the fortieth year of the exodus, aged 123, and a notice that the Canaanite king of Arad heard of Israel's approach. The chapter concludes with a divine speech commanding Israel, upon crossing the Jordan, to destroy the Canaanite inhabitants, demolish their idols and high places, and divide the land by tribal lot proportional to population — with an explicit warning that failure to expel the inhabitants will result in ongoing affliction. The Strong's numbers embedded in the KJV column make this a study-Bible or interlinear resource aimed at readers doing word-level Hebrew analysis. The Septuagint column shows several translational divergences from the KJV in place names and phrasing, making the document useful for textual-critical comparison of the Greek and Hebrew traditions.

Polyglot Bible: Numbers: Numbers 33

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