Numbers 10

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

2 Make thee two trumpets of beaten silver, wherewith thou mayest call together the multitude when the camp is to be removed.

'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 And when thou shalt sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather unto thee to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant.

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

4 If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude 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 But if the sound of the trumpets be longer, and with interruptions, they that are on the east side, shall first go forward.

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

6 And at the second sounding and like noise of the trumpet, they who lie on the south side shall take up their tents. And after this manner shall the rest do, when the trumpets shall sound for a march.

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 But when the people is to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be plain, and they shall not make a broken sound.

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

8 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall sound the trumpets: and this shall be an ordinance for ever in 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 If you go forth to war out of your land against the enemies that fight against you, you shall sound aloud with the trumpets, and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, that you may be delivered out of the hands of 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 If at any time you shall have a banquet, and on your festival days, and on the first days of your months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts, and the sacrifices of peace offerings, that they may be to you for a remembrance of 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 The second year, in the second month, the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the covenant.

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 marched by their troops from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pharan.

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 And the first went forward according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

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

14 The sons of Juda by their troops: whose prince was Nahasson the 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 In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince was Nathanael the son of Suar.

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

16 In the tribe of Zabulon, the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.

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

17 And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gerson and Merari set forward, bearing it.

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

18 And the sons of Ruben also marched, by their troops and ranks, whose prince was Helisur the son of Sedeur.

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 in the tribe of Simeon, the prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

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

20 And in the tribe of Cad, the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

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

21 Then the Caathites also marched carrying the sanctuary. So long was the tabernacle carried, till they same to the place of setting it up.

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

22 The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their troops, in whose army the prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud.

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 in the tribe of the sons of Manasses, the prince 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 in the tribe of Benjamin, the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

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

25 The last of all the camp marched the sons of Dan by their troops, in whose army the prince was Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

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 in the tribe of the sons of Aser, the prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

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

27 And in the tribe of the sons of Nephtali, the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.

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

28 This was the order of the camps, and marches of the children of Israel by their troops, when they set forward.

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

29 And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, his kinsman: We are going towards the place which the Lord will give us: come with us, that we may do thee good: for the Lord hath 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 But he answered him: I will not go with thee, but I will return to my country, wherein I was born.

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: Do not leave us: for thou knowest in what places we should encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be our guide.

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 if thou comest with us, we will give thee what is the best of the riches which the Lord shall deliver to 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 marched from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them, for three days providing a place for the camp.

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 The cloud also of the Lord was over them by day when they marched.

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

35 And when the ark was lifted up, Moses said: Arise, O Lord, and let thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee, flee from before thy face.

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 was set down, he said: Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the host of Israel.

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