Numbers 10

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Make to thyself two silver trumpets: thou shalt make them of beaten work; and they shall be to thee for the purpose of calling the assembly, and of removing the camps.

Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them: and thou shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.

3 And thou shalt sound with them, and all the congregation shall be gathered to the door of the tabernacle of witness.

And when they shall blow with them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting.

4 And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee.

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

5 And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move.

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

6 And ye shall sound a second alarm, and the camps pitched southward shall move; and ye shall sound a third alarm, and the camps pitched westward shall move forward; and ye shall sound a fourth alarm, and they that encamp toward the north shall move forward: they shall sound an alarm at their departure.

And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

7 And whenever ye shall gather the assembly, ye shall sound, but not an alarm.

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

8 And the priests the sons of Aaron shall sound with the trumpets; and it shall be a perpetual ordinance for you throughout your generations.

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 And if ye shall go forth to war in your land against your enemies that are opposed to you, then shall ye sound with the trumpets; and ye shall be had in remembrance before the Lord, and ye shall be 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 in the days of your gladness, and in your feasts, and in your new moons, ye shall sound with the trumpets at your whole-burnt-offerings, and at the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and there shall be a memorial for you before your God: I [am] the Lord your God.

Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, 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 And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud went up from the tabernacle of witness.

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 children of Israel set forward with their baggage in the wilderness of Sina; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pharan.

And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran.

13 And the first rank departed by the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

14 And they first set in motion the order of the camp of the children of Juda with their host; and over their host [was] Naasson, son of Aminadab.

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 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, [was] Nathanael son of Sogar.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

16 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zabulon, [was] Eliab the son of Chaelon.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

17 And they shall take down the tabernacle, and the sons of Gedson shall set forward, and the sons of Merari, who bear the tabernacle.

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

18 And the order of the camp of Ruben set forward with their host; and over their host [was] Elisur the son of Sediur.

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 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Symeon, [was] Salamiel son of Surisadai.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad, [was] Elisaph the son of Raguel.

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

21 And the sons of Caath shall set forward bearing the holy things, and [the others] shall set up the tabernacle until they arrive.

And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the other] did set up the tabernacle against they came.

22 And the order of the camp of Ephraim shall set forward with their forces; and over their forces [was] Elisama the son of Semiud.

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 And over the forces of the tribes of the sons of Manasse, [was] Gamaliel the [son] of Phadassur.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

24 And over the forces of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, [was] Abidan the [son] of Gadeoni.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 And the order of the camp of the sons of Dan shall set forward the last of all the camps, with their forces: and over their forces [was] Achiezer the [son] of Amisadai.

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 And over the forces of the tribe of the sons of Aser, [was] Phageel the son of Echran.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

27 And over the forces of the tribe of the sons of Nephthali, [was] Achire the son of Aenan.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

28 These [are] the armies of the children of Israel; and they set forward with their forces.

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts; and they set forward.

29 And Moses said to Obab the son of Raguel the Madianite, the father-in-law of Moses, We are going forward to the place concerning which the Lord said, This will I give to you: Come with us, and we will do thee good, for the Lord has spoken good concerning 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 And he said to him, I will not go, but [I will go] to my land and to my kindred.

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

31 And he said, Leave us not, because thou hast been with us in the wilderness, and thou shalt be an elder among us.

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 And it shall come to pass if thou wilt go with us, it shall even come to pass that in whatsoever things the Lord shall do us good, we will also do thee good.

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 And they departed from the mount of the Lord a three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them a three days' journey to provide rest 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 overshadowed them by day, when they departed from the camp.

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

35 And it came to pass when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Arise, O Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered: let all that hate thee flee.

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 in the resting he said, Turn again, O Lord, the thousands [and] tens of thousands in Israel.

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