Numbers 10

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “Make two trumpets of silver for yourself; you make them of beaten work, and they have been for you for the convocation of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps;

“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 they have blown with them, and all the congregation has assembled to you at the opening 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 with one, then the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, have assembled to you;

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

5 and you have blown—a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.

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 you have blown—a second shout, and the camps which are encamping southward have journeyed; they blow a shout 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 And in the assembling of the assembly you blow, and do not shout;

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 sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been for a continuous statute to you 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 you go into battle in your land against the adversary who is distressing you, then you have shouted with the trumpets, and you have been remembered before your God YHWH, and you have been 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 And in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed times, and in the beginnings of your months, you have also blown with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings, and they have been for a memorial to you before your God; I [am] your God YHWH.”

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 comes to pass, in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud has gone up from off the Dwelling Place 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 sons of Israel journey in their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud dwells 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 journey at first by the command of YHWH in 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 the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeys in the first [place], by their hosts, and over its host [is] Nahshon 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 sons of Issachar [is] Nathaneel 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 sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon.

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

17 And the Dwelling Place has been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, carrying the Dwelling Place.

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 has journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur 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 sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel 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 sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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

21 And the Kohathites have journeyed, carrying the Dwelling Place, and the [others] have raised up the Dwelling Place until their coming in.

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 sons of Ephraim has journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elishama 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 sons of Manasseh [is] Gamalial 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 sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan 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 sons of Dan has journeyed (rearward to all the camps), by their hosts, and over its host [is] Ahiezer 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 sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran.

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 sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan.

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

28 These [are] the journeys of the sons of Israel by their hosts when they journey.

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

29 And Moses says to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, “We are journeying to the place of which YHWH has said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to you, for YHWH has 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 says to him, “I do not go; but I go to my land and to my family.”

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 says, “Please do not forsake us, because you have known our encamping in the wilderness, and you have been to us for 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 has come to pass, when you go with us—indeed, it has come to pass—that good which YHWH does kindly with us, we have done it kindly to you.”

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 journey from the mountain of YHWH a journey of three days; and the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH is journeying before them [for] the journey of three days, to spy 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 YHWH [is] on them by day, in their journeying from the camp.

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

35 And it comes to pass in the journeying of the Ark, that Moses says, “Rise, O YHWH, and Your enemies are scattered, and those hating You flee from Your presence.”

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 in its resting he says, “Return, O YHWH, [to] the myriads, the thousands of Israel.”

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