The LORD spoke
further to Moses
, saying
,
"Make yourself two
trumpets
of silver
, of hammered
work
you shall make
them; and you shall use
them for asummoning
the congregation
and for having the camps
set
out.
" aWhen both are blown
, all
the congregation
shall gather
themselves to you at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
.
"Yet if only one
is blown
, then the aleaders
, the heads
of the 1divisions
of Israel
, shall assemble
before
you.
"But when you blow an alarm
, the camps
that are pitched
aon the east
side
shall set
out.
"When you blow an alarm
the second
time
, the camps
that are pitched
on athe south
side
shall set
out; an alarm
is to be blown
for them to set
out.
"When convening the assembly
, however, you shall blow
without
asounding
an alarm
.
" aThe priestly sons
of Aaron
, moreover, shall blow
the trumpets
; and 1this shall be for you a perpetual
statute
throughout your generations
.
"When you go
to war
in your land
against
the adversary
who aattacks
you, then you shall sound
an alarm
with the trumpets
, that you may be bremembered
before
the LORD
your God
, and be saved
from your enemies
.
"Also in the day of your gladness
and in your appointed
1feasts
, and on the first
days of your months
, ayou shall blow
the trumpets
over
your burnt
offerings
, and over
the sacrifices
of your peace
offerings
; and they shall be as a reminder
of you before
your God
. I am the LORD
your God
."
Now in athe second year
, in the second
month
, on the twentieth
of the month
, the cloud
was lifted
from over
the 1tabernacle
of the testimony
;
and the sons of Israel
set
out on atheir journeys
from the wilderness
of Sinai
. Then the cloud
settled
down
in the bwilderness
of Paran
.
aSo they moved out for the first
time
according
to the 1commandment
of the LORD
through
Moses
.
The standard of the camp
of the sons
of Judah
, according to their armies
, aset
out first
, with Nahshon
the son
of Amminadab
, over
its army
,
and Nethanel the son
of Zuar
, over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Issachar
;
and Eliab the son
of Helon
over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Zebulun
.
aThen the tabernacle was taken
down
; and the sons
of Gershon
and the sons
of Merari
, who were carrying
the tabernacle
, set
out.
Next athe standard of the camp
of Reuben
, according
to their armies
, set
out with Elizur
the son
of Shedeur
, over
its army
,
and Shelumiel the son
of Zurishaddai
over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Simeon
,
and Eliasaph the son
of Deuel
was over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Gad
.
aThen the Kohathites set
out, carrying
the holy
objects; and bthe tabernacle
was set
up before
their arrival
.
aNext the standard of the camp
of the sons
of Ephraim
, according to their armies
, was set
out, with Elishama
the son
of Ammihud
over
its army
,
and Gamaliel the son
of Pedahzur
over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Manasseh
;
and Abidan the son
of Gideoni
over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Benjamin
.
aThen the standard of the camp
of the sons
of Dan
, according to their armies
, which formed the brear
guard
for all
the camps
, set
out, with Ahiezer
the son
of Ammishaddai
over
its army
,
and Pagiel the son
of Ochran
over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Asher
;
and Ahira the son
of Enan
over
the tribal
army
of the sons
of Naphtali
.
1This was the order
of march
of the sons
of Israel
by their armies
as they set
out.
Then Moses said
to aHobab
the son
of bReuel
the Midianite
, Moses'
father-in-law
, "We are setting
out to the place
of which
the LORD
said
, ` cI will give
it to you'; dcome
with us and we will do
you good
, for the LORD
ehas 1promised
good
concerning
Israel
."
But he said to him, " aI will not come
, but rather
will go
to my own land
and relatives
."
Then he said, "Please
do not leave
us, inasmuch
as you know
where we should camp
in the wilderness
, and you awill be as eyes
for us.
"So it will be, if you go
with us, that 1 awhatever
good
the LORD
2does
for us, bwe will 3do
for you."
aThus they set out from the mount
of the LORD
three
days'
journey
, with bthe ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
journeying
in front
of them for the 1three
days
, to seek
out ca resting
place
for them.
aThe cloud of the LORD
was over
them by day
when they set
out from the camp
.
Then it came about when the ark
set
out that Moses
said
, " aRise
up, O LORD
! And let Your enemies
be scattered
, And let those bwho hate
You flee
1before
You."
When it came to rest
, he said
, " aReturn
, O LORD
, To the myriad
bthousands
of Israel
."