Numbers 10

1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 Make unto thyself two trumpets of silver, beaten out of one piece shalt thou make them; and they shall serve thee for the calling of the congregation, and for the setting forward of the camps.

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

3 And when they shall blow with both, all the congregation shall assemble themselves unto thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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

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

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

5 And when ye blow an alarm, then shall set forward the camps that encamp on the east side.

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

6 And when ye blow an alarm the second time, then shall set forward the camps that encamp on the south side: an alarm shall they blow for their setting forward.

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.

7 But at the assembling of the assembly, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.

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

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

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

9 And if ye go to war in your land against the oppressor that oppresseth you, then shall ye blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

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.

10 And on the day of your gladness, and on your appointed festivals, and on the beginnings of your months, shall ye 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.

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.”

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 off the tabernacle of the testimony.

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

12 And the children of Israel set forward on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud halted in the wilderness of Paran.

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

13 And they set forward for the first time at the order of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

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

14 And the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward at the first, according to their armies: and over their host was Nachshon the son of 'Amminadab.

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

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

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

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

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

17 And [in the mean time] the tabernacle was taken down; and then set forward the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, the bearers of the tabernacle.

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

18 Then set forward the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies: and over their host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

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

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

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

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

21 And then set forward the Kehathites, the bearers of the sanctuary: and the others set up the tabernacle against they came.

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

22 Then set forward the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim according to their armies; and over their host was Elishama the son of 'Ammihud.

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

23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Menasseh was Gamliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

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

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

25 Then set forward the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, the rereward of all the camps, according to their hosts: and over their host was Achiezer the son of 'Ammishaddai.

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.

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

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

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

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

28 In this order were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.

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

29 And Moses said unto Chobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord hath said, This will I give unto you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the Lord hath spoken [to bring] good upon Israel.

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.”

30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but to my own land, and to my birthplace will I go.

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

31 And he said, Do not, I pray thee, leave us; since thou didst find out the places where we were to encamp in the wilderness, and thou hast been to us instead of eyes.

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

32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that the same goodness which the Lord may do unto us, will we do unto thee.

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

33 And they set forward from the mount of the Lord a three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days' journey, to search out for them a resting-place.

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.

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

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

35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thy enemies be scattered; and let those that hate thee flee before thy face.

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.”

36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, among thy myriads of the thousands of Israel.

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