1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 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.
3 And
when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee
at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
4 And
if they blow but with
one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads
of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
5 When
ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
6 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.
7 But
when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall
not sound an alarm.
8 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
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.
10 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.
11 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.
12 And
the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and
the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
13 And
they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the
hand of Moses.
14 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.
15 And
over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel
the son of Zuar.
16 And
over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab
the son of Helon.
17 And
the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari
set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
18 And
the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and
over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
19 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 children of Gad was Eliasaph
the son of Deuel.
21 And
the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did
set up the tabernacle against they came.
22 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.
23 And
over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel
the son of Pedahzur.
24 And
over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan
the son of Gideoni.
25 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.
26 And
over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel
the son of Ocran.
27 And
over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira
the son of Enan.
28 Thus were the
journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set
forward.
29 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.
30 And
he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my
kindred.
31 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.
32 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.
33 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.
34 And
the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out
of the camp.
35 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.
36 And
when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.
