And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.
Ver. 33. Three days' journey.] Three days together without resting: this made them murmur. Num 11:1
Went before them.] And, as the Jews conceive, for the facilitating of their march the cloud levelled mountains, raised valleys, and laid all of a flat; that is, burnt up bushes, smoothed rocks, and made all plain, &c. a
a Non quia dura sed quia molles patimur. - Sen.