1 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “ Make two silver horns of beaten silver. Use them for calling the people together and for having the people move on.

Make two trumpets of silver; of hammered or turned work you shall make them, that you may use them to call the congregation and for breaking camp.

3 W hen both horns sound, all the people will gather in front of you at the door of the meeting tent.

When they both are blown, all the congregation shall assemble before you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

4 I f only one horn sounds, then the leaders, the heads of the families of Israel, will gather in front of you.

And if one blast on a single trumpet is blown, then the princes or leaders, heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

5 W hen you blow the horn to tell of danger, the people whose tents are on the east side will leave.

When you blow an alarm, the camps on the east side shall set out.

6 W hen you blow the horn to tell of danger a second time, the people whose tents are on the south side will leave. A horn telling of danger will be blown when they are to move on.

When you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps on the south side shall set out. An alarm shall be blown whenever they are to set out on their journeys.

7 B ut when the people are to be gathered together, you will blow the horn without the sound of danger.

When the congregation is to be assembled, you shall blow, but not the blast of an alarm.

8 A aron’s sons, the religious leaders, will blow the horns. This will be a Law for all your people forever.

And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets, and the trumpets shall be to you for a perpetual statute throughout your generations.

9 W hen you go to war in your land against those who fight you, then sound the horns to tell of war. That way you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and be saved from those who hate you.

When you go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresses you, then blow an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies.

10 O n the days you are glad and at the time of your special suppers and on the first days of your months, blow the horns. Blow the horns over your burnt gifts and over your peace gifts. Then you will be remembered before your God. I am the Lord your God.” The Children of Israel Leave Sinai

Also in the day of rejoicing, and in your set feasts, and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; thus they may be a remembrance before your God. I am the Lord your God.

11 O n the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud was lifted from over the meeting tent of the Law.

On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the Testimony,

12 T he people of Israel moved on from the Desert of Sinai. Then the cloud came down and rested in the desert of Paran.

And the Israelites took their journey by stages out of the Wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the Wilderness of Paran.

13 S o they moved for the first time as the Lord had told them through Moses.

When the journey was to begin, at the command of the Lord through Moses,

14 T he flag of the people of Judah left first, by their armies. Amminadab’s son Nahshon was the head of their army.

In the first place went the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah by their companies; and over their host was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

15 Z uar’s son Nethanel was the head of the men of Issachar.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethanel son of Zuar.

16 A nd Helon’s son Eliab was the head of the men of Zebulun.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun was Eliab son of Helon.

17 W hen the meeting tent was taken down, the sons of Gershon and Merari left carrying it.

When the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and Merari, bearing on their shoulders, set out.

18 N ext the flag of the people of Reuben left, by their armies. Shedeur’s son Elizur was the head over this army.

The standard of the camp of Reuben set forward by their companies; and over Reuben’s host was Elizur son of Shedeur.

19 Z urishaddai’s son Shelumiel was the head of the men of Simeon.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

20 D euel’s son Eliasaph was the head of the men of Gad.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph son of Deuel.

21 T hen the Kohathites left, carrying the holy objects. The meeting tent was set up before they came to the next place.

Then the Kohathites set forward, bearing the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before they arrived.

22 N ext the flag of the people of Ephraim left, by their armies. Ammihud’s son Elishama was the head over this army.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set forward according to their companies; and over Ephraim’s host was Elishama son of Ammihud.

23 P edahzur’s son Gamaliel was the head of the men of Manasseh.

Over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

24 G ideoni’s son Abidan was the head of the men of Benjamin.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan son of Gideoni.

25 T hen the flag of the people of Dan left, by their armies. They followed behind all the people of Israel, to watch for danger. Ammishaddai’s son Ahiezer was the head over this army.

Then the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their companies; and over Dan’s host was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

26 O chran’s son Pagiel was the head of the men of Asher.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher was Pagiel son of Ochran.

27 A nd Enan’s son Ahira was the head of the men of Naphtali.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira son of Enan.

28 T his was how the people of Israel moved on by their armies.

This was the Israelites’ order of march by their hosts when they set out.

29 T hen Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are going to the place the Lord said He will give to us. Come with us and we will do you good. For the Lord has promised good to Israel.”

And Moses said to Hobab 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 do you good, for the Lord has promised good concerning Israel.

30 B ut Hobab said to him, “I will not come. I will go to my own land and family.”

And Hobab said to him, I will not go; I will depart to my own land and to my family.

31 M oses said, “I beg you, do not leave us. For you know where we should stay in the desert. You will be like eyes for us.

And Moses said, Do not leave us, I pray you; for you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us.

32 I f you go with us, we will do for you whatever good the Lord does for us.”

And if you will go with us, it shall be that whatever good the Lord does to us, the same we will do to you.

33 S o they traveled for three days from the mountain of the Lord with the special box with the Law of the Lord in front of them looking for a place for them to rest.

They departed from the mountain of the Lord three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them during the three days’ journey to seek out a resting-place for them.

34 T he cloud of the Lord was over them during the day, when they moved on.

The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they went forward from the camp.

35 W hen the special box of the Lord moved on, Moses said, “Rise up, O Lord! Let those who hate You be divided. Let those who hate You run away before You.”

Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, Rise up, Lord; let Your enemies be scattered; and let those who hate You flee before You.

36 A nd when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the many thousands of Israel.”

And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands in Israel.