MLV(i)
1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
2 You make two trumpets of silver, you will make them of beaten work. And you will use them for the calling of the congregation and for the journeying of the camps.
3 And when they will blow them, all the congregation will gather themselves to you at the door of the tent of meeting.
4 And if they blow but one, then the rulers, the heads of the thousands of Israel, will gather themselves to you.
5 And when you* blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side will take their journey.
6 And when you* blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side will take their journey. They will blow an alarm for their journeys.
7 But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you* will blow, but you* will not shout out an alarm.
8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow the trumpets and they will be to you* for an everlasting statute throughout your* genealogy. 9 And when you* go to war in your* land against the adversary that oppresses you*, then you* will shout out an alarm with the trumpets. And you* will be remembered before Jehovah your* God and you* will be saved from your* enemies. 10 Also in the day of your* gladness and in your* set feasts and in the beginnings of your* months, you* will blow the trumpets over your* burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your* peace offerings. And they will be to you* for a memorial before your* God: I am Jehovah your* God.
11 And it happened in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the sons of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
14 And in the first place the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward according to their armies and over his army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the army of the tribe of the sons 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, who bore the tabernacle, set forward.
18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies and over his army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary and the others set up the tabernacle until their coming.
22 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set forward according to their armies and over his army was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their armies and over his army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. 27 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28 Thus were the journeys of the sons of Israel according to their armies and they set forward.
29 And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it to you*. You come with us and we will do you good, for Jehovah has spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said to him, I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my kindred. 31 And he said, I beseech you, do not leave us, inasmuch as you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness and you will be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it will be, if you go with us, yes, it will be, that whatever good Jehovah will do to us, the same we will do to you.
33 And they set forward from the mountain of Jehovah three days' journey. And the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting-place for them. 34 And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day when they set forward from the camp.
35 And it happened, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Jehovah and let your enemies be scattered and let those who hate you flee before you. 36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.
8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow the trumpets and they will be to you* for an everlasting statute throughout your* genealogy. 9 And when you* go to war in your* land against the adversary that oppresses you*, then you* will shout out an alarm with the trumpets. And you* will be remembered before Jehovah your* God and you* will be saved from your* enemies. 10 Also in the day of your* gladness and in your* set feasts and in the beginnings of your* months, you* will blow the trumpets over your* burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your* peace offerings. And they will be to you* for a memorial before your* God: I am Jehovah your* God.
11 And it happened in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the sons of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
14 And in the first place the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward according to their armies and over his army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the army of the tribe of the sons 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, who bore the tabernacle, set forward.
18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies and over his army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary and the others set up the tabernacle until their coming.
22 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set forward according to their armies and over his army was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their armies and over his army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. 27 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28 Thus were the journeys of the sons of Israel according to their armies and they set forward.
29 And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it to you*. You come with us and we will do you good, for Jehovah has spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said to him, I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my kindred. 31 And he said, I beseech you, do not leave us, inasmuch as you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness and you will be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it will be, if you go with us, yes, it will be, that whatever good Jehovah will do to us, the same we will do to you.
33 And they set forward from the mountain of Jehovah three days' journey. And the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting-place for them. 34 And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day when they set forward from the camp.
35 And it happened, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Jehovah and let your enemies be scattered and let those who hate you flee before you. 36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.