Numbers 10

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “Make two shofars of silver. You shall make them of beaten work. You shall use them for the calling of the congregation and for the journeying of the camps.

Make two silver horns of hammered work, to be used for getting the people together and to give the sign for the moving of the tents.

3 When they blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

When they are sounded, all the people are to come together to you at the door of the Tent of meeting.

4 If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

If only one of them is sounded, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, are to come to you.

5 When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward.

When a loud note is sounded, the tents placed on the east side are to go forward.

6 When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

At the sound of a second loud note, the tents on the south side are to go forward: the loud note will be the sign to go forward.

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

But when all the people are to come together, the horn is to be sounded but not loudly.

8 “The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the shofars. This shall be to you for a statute forever throughout your generations.

The horns are to be sounded by the sons of Aaron, the priests; this is to be a law for you for ever, from generation to generation.

9 When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the shofars. Then you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

And if you go to war in your land against any who do you wrong, then let the loud note of the horn be sounded; and the Lord your God will keep you in mind and give you salvation from those who are against you.

10 “Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the shofars 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 days of joy and on your regular feasts and on the first day of every month, let the horns be sounded over your burned offerings and your peace-offerings; and they will put the Lord in mind of you: I am the Lord your God.

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

Now in the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud was taken up from over the Tent of witness.

12 The children of Israel went forward on their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.

And the children of Israel went on their journey out of the waste land of Sinai; and the cloud came to rest in the waste land of Paran.

13 They first went forward according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.

They went forward for the first time on their journey as the Lord had given orders by the hand of Moses.

14 First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.

First the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

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

And at the head of the army of the children of Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar.

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

And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.

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

Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.

18 The standard of the camp of Reuben went forward according to their armies. Elizur the son of Shedeur was over his army.

Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

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

And at the head of the army of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

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

At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

21 The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.

Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.

22 The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies. Elishama the son of Ammihud was over his army.

Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

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

At the head of the army of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

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

At the head of the army of the children of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

25 The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.

And the flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

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

At the head of the army of the children of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ochran.

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

And at the head of the army of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.

28 Thus were the travels of the children of Israel according to their armies; and they went forward.

This was the order in which the children of Israel were journeying by armies; so they went forward.

29 Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are journeying to 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 spoken good concerning Israel.”

Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.

30 He said to him, “I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.”

But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.

31 Moses said, “Don’t leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.

And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.

32 It shall be, if you go with us—yes, it shall be—that whatever good the LORD does to us, we will do the same to you.”

And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.

33 They set forward from the Mount of the LORD three days’ journey. The ark of the LORD’s covenant went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.

So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;

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

And by day the cloud of the Lord went over them, when they went forward from the place where they had put up their tents.

35 When the ark went forward, Moses said, “Rise up, LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”

And when the ark went forward Moses said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be broken, and let your haters go in flight before you.

36 When it rested, he said, “Return, LORD, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.”

And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of Israel.