Numbers 10

¹The Lord spoke to Moses , saying ,

²Make two silver trumpets . Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp .

³And when both are blown , all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting .

⁴But if they blow only one , then the chiefs , the heads of the tribes of Israel , shall gather themselves to you.

⁵When you blow an alarm , the camps that are on the east side shall set out .

⁶And when you blow an alarm the second time , the camps that are on the south side shall set out . An alarm is to be blown whenever they are to set out .

⁷But when the assembly is to be gathered together , you shall blow a long blast , but you shall not sound an alarm .

⁸And the sons of Aaron , the priests , shall blow the trumpets . The trumpets shall be to you for a perpetual statute throughout your generations .

⁹And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets , that you may be remembered before the Lord your God , and you shall be saved from your enemies .

¹⁰On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months , you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings . They shall be a reminder of you before your God : I am the Lord your God .

¹¹In the second year , in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month , the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony ,

¹²and the people of Israel set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai . And the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran .

¹³They set out for the first time at the command of the Lord by Moses .

¹⁴The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies , and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab .

¹⁵And over the company of the tribe of the people of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar .

¹⁶And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon .

¹⁷And when the tabernacle was taken down , the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari , who carried the tabernacle , set out .

¹⁸And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies , and over their company was Elizur the son of Shedeur .

¹⁹And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai .

²⁰And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel .

²¹Then the Kohathites set out , carrying the holy things , and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival .

²²And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies , and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud .

²³And over the company of the tribe of the people of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur .

²⁴And over the company of the tribe of the people of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni .

²⁵Then the standard of the camp of the people of Dan , acting as the rear guard of all the camps , set out by their companies , and over their company was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai .

²⁶And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran .

²⁷And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan .

²⁸This was the order of march of the people of Israel by their companies , when they set out .

²⁹And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite , Moses ’ father-in-law , We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said , I will give it to you. Come with us, and we will do good to you, for the Lord has promised good to Israel .

³⁰But he said to him, I will not go . I will depart to my own land and to my kindred .

³¹And he said , Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness , and you will serve as eyes for us.

³²And if you do go with us, whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same will we do to you.

³³So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days ’ journey . And the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days ’ journey , to seek out a resting place for them.

³⁴And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day , whenever they set out from the camp .

³⁵And whenever the ark set out , Moses said , Arise , O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered , and let those who hate you flee before you.

³⁶And when it rested , he said , Return , O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel .