And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
Make thee two
trumpets
of silver
; of a whole piece
shalt thou make
them: that thou mayest use
them for the calling
of the assembly
, and for the journeying
of the camps
.
And when they shall blow with them
, all the assembly
shall assemble
themselves to thee at the door
of the tabernacle
of the congregation
.
And if they blow but with one
trumpet , then the princes
, which are heads
of the thousands
of Israel
, shall gather
themselves unto thee.
When ye blow an alarm
, then the camps
that lie
on the east parts
shall go forward
.
When ye blow an alarm
the second time
, then the camps
that lie
on the south side
shall take their journey
: they shall blow
an alarm
for their journeys
.
But when the congregation is to be gathered together
, ye shall blow
, but ye shall not sound an alarm
.
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
.
And if ye go to war
in your land
against
the enemy that oppresseth
you, then ye shall blow an alarm
with the trumpets
; and ye shall be remembered
before
the LORD
your God
, and ye shall be saved
from your enemies
.
Also in the day of your gladness
, and in your solemn days
, and in the beginnings
of your months
, ye shall blow
with the trumpets
over your burnt offerings
, and over the sacrifices
of your peace offerings
; that they may be to you for a memorial
before
your God
: I am the LORD
your God
.
And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second
month
, in the second
year
, that the cloud
was taken up
from off the tabernacle
of the testimony
.
And the children of Israel
took
their journeys
out of the wilderness
of Sinai
; and the cloud
rested
in the wilderness
of Paran
.
And they first took their journey
according to the commandment
of the LORD
by the hand
of Moses
.
In the first place went
the standard
of the camp
of the children
of Judah
according to their armies
: and over his host was Nahshon
the son
of Amminadab
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Issachar
was Nethaneel
the son
of Zuar
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Zebulun
was Eliab
the son
of Helon
.
And the tabernacle was taken down
; and the sons
of Gershon
and the sons
of Merari
set forward
, bearing
the tabernacle
.
And the standard of the camp
of Reuben
set forward
according to their armies
: and over his host
was Elizur
the son
of Shedeur
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Simeon
was Shelumiel
the son
of Zurishaddai
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Gad
was Eliasaph
the son
of Deuel
.
And the Kohathites set forward
, bearing
the sanctuary
: and the other did set up
the tabernacle
against they came
.
And the standard of the camp
of the children
of Ephraim
set forward
according to their armies
: and over his host
was Elishama
the son
of Ammihud
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Manasseh
was Gamaliel
the son
of Pedahzur
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Benjamin
was Abidan
the son
of Gideoni
.
And the standard of the camp
of the children
of Dan
set forward
, which was the rereward
of all the camps
throughout their hosts
: and over his host
was Ahiezer
the son
of Ammishaddai
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Asher
was Pagiel
the son
of Ocran
.
And over the host of the tribe
of the children
of Naphtali
was Ahira
the son
of Enan
.
Thus were the journeyings
of the children
of Israel
according to their armies
, when they set forward
.
And Moses said
unto Hobab
, the son
of Raguel
the Midianite
, Moses
' father in law
, We are journeying
unto the place
of which the LORD
said
, I will give
it you: come
thou with us, and we will do thee good
: for the LORD
hath spoken
good
concerning Israel
.
And he said unto him, I will not go
; but I will depart
to mine own land
, and to my kindred
.
And he said, Leave
us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest
how we are to encamp
in the wilderness
, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes
.
And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness
the LORD
shall do
unto us, the same will we do
unto thee.
And they departed from the mount
of the LORD
three
days
' journey
: and the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
went
before
them in the three
days
' journey
, to search out
a resting place
for them.
And the cloud of the LORD
was upon them by day
, when they went out
of the camp
.
And it came to pass, when the ark set forward
, that Moses
said
, Rise up
, LORD
, and let thine enemies
be scattered
; and let them that hate
thee flee
before
thee.
And when it rested, he said
, Return
, O LORD
, unto the many
thousands
of Israel
.