p**"These are the journeys"**: This is why they were written, etc., until "even though He decreed to move them and to make them wander in the desert, etc." It is difficult to find where it is mentioned that He decreed this. One could say that since it is written, "And your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years" (Numbers 14:33), and the term "shepherds" implies exile and wandering, as in "And He revealed Himself to me in the tent of the shepherds" (Numbers 22:8). This means that He decreed to move and make them wander. Regarding Rashi’s subsequent explanation, he compares it to a king who took his son to be healed, etc. This means that Israel was in a state of illness in Egypt, deeply immersed in idol worship and numerous sins. Therefore, the Holy One, blessed be He, took them to Mount Sinai and to the desert to heal them from these sins and to teach them the Torah. When they were about to enter the Land of Israel and return to the status of their forefathers—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—when the Divine Presence was revealed to them constantly, the text began to list all the journeys. This means that at each place where they camped, it was as if their heads were raised, so to speak. In this section, the Torah recalls significant events at specific locations, such as the incident at Rephidim where there was no water to drink, and at Mount Hor where Aaron died. These are somewhat like hints or allusions. One could also say that this passage addresses even those who commit sins inadvertently, as it concludes with "The land is soaked with blood," which means that there are many who are misled and deceived. The beginning of the passage speaks of those who sin intentionally, as explained./p