Numbers 10

1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 '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.

“Make for yourself two trumpets of ductile silver, with which you may be able to call together the multitude when the camp is to be moved.

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

And when you sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather to you at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant.

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

If you sound it only once, the leaders and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to you.

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

But if the sound of the trumpets is prolonged, but with interruptions, those who are toward the east side shall move the camp first.

6 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.

Then, at the second sounding of the trumpet with the same cadence, those who live toward the south shall take up their tents. And the remainder shall act in like manner, when the trumpets shall reverberate for a departure.

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

But when the people are to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be simple, and the sounds shall not be separated.

8 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.

Now it is the sons of Aaron the priest who shall sound the trumpets. And this shall be an everlasting ordinance, in your generations.

9 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.

If you go forth to war from your land, against the enemies who set out against you, you shall sound the trumpets repeatedly, and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, so that you may be rescued from the hands of your enemies.

10 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.'

If at any time you will have a banquet, and on feast days, and on the first days of the months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts and the peace-offering victims, so that they may be for you as a remembrance by 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, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony.

In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle of the covenant.

12 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. —

And the sons of Israel set out by their companies from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.

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

And the first to move their camp, according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses,

14 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.

were the sons of Judah by their companies, whose leader was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.

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

In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.

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

And the tabernacle was taken down, because the sons of Gershon and Merari, who carry it, were departing.

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

And the sons of Ruben also set out, by their companies and ranks, whose leader was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

And in the tribe of Simeon, the leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

And in the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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

Then the Kohathites also set out, carrying the Sanctuary. The tabernacle was carried, all the while, until they arrived at the place for setting it up.

22 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.

The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their companies, and the leader of their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

And in the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

And in the tribe of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 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.

The last of all the camp to set out were the sons of Dan by their companies, and the leader of their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

And in the tribe of the sons of Asher, the leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

And in the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.

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

These were the camps and departures of the sons of Israel by their companies, when they went forth.

29 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.'

And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Midianite, his kinsman: “We are setting out to the place which the Lord will give to us. Come with us, so that we may do good to you. For the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

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

And he answered him, “I will not go with you, but I will return to my own land, in which I was born.”

31 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.

And he said: “Do not choose to leave us. For you know in which places in the desert we ought to make camp, and so you shall be our guide.

32 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.'

And if you come with us, whatever will be best among the riches which the Lord will deliver to us, we will give to you.”

33 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.

Therefore, they set out from the Mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord preceded them, for three days, in order to provide a place for the camp.

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

Likewise, the cloud of the Lord was over them, throughout the day, while they proceeded.

35 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.'

And when the ark was lifted up, Moses said, “Rise up, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee from your face.”

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

And when it was set down, he said: “Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the army of Israel.”