Numbers 10

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

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

'Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them; and they shall be unto thee for the calling of the congregation, and for causing the camps to set forward.

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

And when they shall blow with them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto thee 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.

And if they blow but with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

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

And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.

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.

And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall set forward; they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

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

But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.

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.

And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations.

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 when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

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.”

Also in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed seasons, and in your new moons, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: 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,

And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony.

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 set forward by their stages out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran. —

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

And they took their first journey, according to the commandment of the LORD 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.

And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

And over the host of the tribe 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 over the host of the tribe 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.

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, set forward.

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

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

And over the host of the tribe 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.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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

And the Kohathites the bearers of the sanctuary set forward, that the tabernacle might be set up against their coming.

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

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

And over the host of the tribe 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.

And over the host of the tribe 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 standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

And over the host of the tribe 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 over the host of the tribe 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.

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts. — And they set 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.”

And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law: 'We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said: I will give it you; come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.'

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

And he said unto him: 'I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.'

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: 'Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.

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

And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.'

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.

And they set forward from the mount of the LORD three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them three days' journey, to seek out 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 the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.

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 it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said: 'Rise up, O LORD, and let Thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate Thee flee before Thee.'

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

And when it rested, he said: 'Return, O LORD, unto the ten thousands of the families of Israel.'