Numbers 10

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto 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 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.

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

4 And if they blow with one, then the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, have assembled to you;

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

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

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

6 And you have blown—a second shout, and the camps which are encamping southward have journeyed; they blow a shout for their journeys.

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.

7 And in the assembling of the assembly you blow, and do not shout;

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

8 and sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been for a continuous statute to you throughout your generations.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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,

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.

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

13 and they journey at first by the command of YHWH in the hand of Moses.

And they set forward for the first time at the order 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.

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.

15 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar [is] Nathaneel son of Zuar.

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 Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon.

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

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 [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.

18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben has journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur son of Shedeur.

Then set forward the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies: and over their host 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 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 sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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

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

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

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.

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.

23 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh [is] Gamalial son of Pedahzur.

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

24 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni.

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

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.

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.

26 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran.

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

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

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

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 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.

30 And he says to him, “I do not go; but I go to my land and to my family.”

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

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, 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.

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 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.

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;

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.

34 and the cloud of YHWH [is] on them by day, in their journeying from the camp.

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

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 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.

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

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