The Meaning of Numbers 33:49 Explained

Numbers 33:49

KJV: And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.

YLT: And they encamp by the Jordan from Beth-Jeshimoth, unto Abel-Shittim, in the plains of Moab.

Darby: And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth unto Abel-Shittim, in the plains of Moab.

ASV: And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they pitched  by Jordan,  from Bethjesimoth  [even] unto Abelshittim  in the plains  of Moab. 

What does Numbers 33:49 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 33:38-56 - No Compromise With Idolatry
Aaron's death must have been deeply felt by his brother Moses. During the great crisis of Hebrew history they had been so closely associated that the wrench must have been very considerable. In addition, there was the recollection of the sin which had excluded the two brothers from Canaan. In the Epistle to the Hebrews the death of Aaron is recorded to set forth the eternal priesthood of Christ, Hebrews 7:17. Our High Priest has no successor; His office cannot be passed to another. It is not after Aaron, but Melchizedek.
The last paragraph, Numbers 33:50-56, is especially impressive. There must be no complicity with evil; for if there be, it will eat out the very heart of our character and happiness. It is much better to root out evil with a strong hand than to suffer it in any form, for, like the boomerang of the savage, our sinful permissions will come back on ourselves. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 33

1  The forty-two journeys of the Israelites
50  The Canaanites are to be destroyed

What do the individual words in Numbers 33:49 mean?

And they camped by the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth as far as - the Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab -
וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ עַל־ הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִבֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁמֹ֔ת עַ֖ד אָבֵ֣ל הַשִּׁטִּ֑ים בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖ת מוֹאָֽב ס

וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ  And  they  camped 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: חָנָה  
Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
הַיַּרְדֵּן֙  the  Jordan 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַרְדֵּן  
Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).
הַיְשִׁמֹ֔ת  Beth  Jeshimoth 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית הַיְשִׁימֹות 
Sense: a place in Moab given to the tribe of Reuben.
עַ֖ד  as  far  as 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
אָבֵ֣ל  - 
Parse:
הַשִּׁטִּ֑ים  the  Abel  Shittim 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים 
Sense: place in lowlands of Moab.
בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖ת  in  the  plains 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עֲרָבָה  
Sense: desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness.
מוֹאָֽב  of  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation