Numbers 10

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.

Make two silver horns of hammered work, to be used for getting the people together and to give the sign for the moving of the tents.

3 When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

When they are sounded, all the people are to come together to you at the door of the Tent of meeting.

4 But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

If only one of them is sounded, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, are to come to you.

5 When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.

When a loud note is sounded, the tents placed on the east side are to go forward.

6 When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.

At the sound of a second loud note, the tents on the south side are to go forward: the loud note will be the sign to go forward.

7 To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.

But when all the people are to come together, the horn is to be sounded but not loudly.

8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

The horns are to be sounded by the sons of Aaron, the priests; this is to be a law for you for ever, from generation to generation.

9 When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.

And if you go to war in your land against any who do you wrong, then let the loud note of the horn be sounded; and the Lord your God will keep you in mind and give you salvation from those who are against you.

10 And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”

And on days of joy and on your regular feasts and on the first day of every month, let the horns be sounded over your burned offerings and your peace-offerings; and they will put the Lord in mind of you: I am the Lord your God.

11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,

Now in the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud was taken up from over the Tent of witness.

12 and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.

And the children of Israel went on their journey out of the waste land of Sinai; and the cloud came to rest in the waste land of Paran.

13 They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

They went forward for the first time on their journey as the Lord had given orders by the hand of Moses.

14 First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

First the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

15 Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

And at the head of the army of the children of Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar.

16 and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.

17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.

18 Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

And at the head of the army of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

20 and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

21 Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.

22 Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,

At the head of the army of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

24 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

At the head of the army of the children of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

25 Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

And the flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

26 Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,

At the head of the army of the children of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ochran.

27 and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.

And at the head of the army of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.

28 This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.

This was the order in which the children of Israel were journeying by armies; so they went forward.

29 Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”

Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.

30 “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”

But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.

31 “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.

And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.

32 If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”

And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.

33 So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.

So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;

34 And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

And by day the cloud of the Lord went over them, when they went forward from the place where they had put up their tents.

35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”

And when the ark went forward Moses said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be broken, and let your haters go in flight before you.

36 And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”

And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of Israel.