10:1 The LORD spoke further to Moses, saying,
10:2 “Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and breaking camp.
10:3 Now when both are blown, all the congregation shall meet you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
10:4 But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the ①divisions of Israel, shall meet you.
▷ ①Lit thousands; or clans
10:5 And when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out.
10:6 Then when you sound an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be sounded for them to break camp.
10:7 When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow the trumpets without sounding an alarm.
10:8 The sons of Aaron, moreover, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be a permanent statute for you throughout your generations.
10:9 And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you will be thought of by the LORD your God, and be saved from your enemies.
10:10 Also on the day of your joy and at your appointed ①feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
▷ ①Or times
10:11 Now in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from above the ①tabernacle of the testimony;
▷ ①Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
10:12 and the sons of Israel set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.
10:13 So they moved on for the first time in accordance with the ①command of the LORD through Moses.
▷ ①Lit mouth
10:14 The ①flag of the camp of the sons of Judah, by their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,
▷ ①Or division, and so throughout the ch
10:15 and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar;
10:16 and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.
10:17 Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.
10:18 Next the flag of the camp of Reuben, by their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army,
10:19 and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon,
10:20 and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.
10:21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.
10:22 Next the flag of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, by their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army,
10:23 and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh;
10:24 and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.
10:25 Then the flag of the camp of the sons of Dan, by their armies, which formed the rear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army,
10:26 and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher;
10:27 and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali.
10:28 ①This was the order of marching for the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out.
▷ ①Lit These were the regulations for the order
10:29 Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out 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 ①promised good concerning Israel.”
▷ ①Lit spoken
10:30 But he said to him, “I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.”
10:31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know ①where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.
▷ ①Lit our camping
10:32 So it will be, if you go with us, that ①whatever good the LORD ②does for us, we will ③do for you.”
▷ ①Lit that good which ②Lit does good ③Lit do good
10:33 So they moved on from the mountain of the LORD three days’ journey, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD going on in front of them for the ①three days, to seek out a resting place for them.
▷ ①Lit three days’ journey
10:34 And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
10:35 Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said,
“Rise up, LORD!
And may Your enemies be scattered,
And those who hate You flee from Your presence.”
10:36 And when it came to rest, he said,
“Return, LORD,
To the myriad thousands of Israel.”
10:2 “Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and breaking camp.
10:3 Now when both are blown, all the congregation shall meet you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
10:4 But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the ①divisions of Israel, shall meet you.
▷ ①Lit thousands; or clans
10:5 And when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out.
10:6 Then when you sound an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be sounded for them to break camp.
10:7 When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow the trumpets without sounding an alarm.
10:8 The sons of Aaron, moreover, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be a permanent statute for you throughout your generations.
10:9 And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you will be thought of by the LORD your God, and be saved from your enemies.
10:10 Also on the day of your joy and at your appointed ①feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
▷ ①Or times
10:11 Now in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from above the ①tabernacle of the testimony;
▷ ①Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
10:12 and the sons of Israel set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.
10:13 So they moved on for the first time in accordance with the ①command of the LORD through Moses.
▷ ①Lit mouth
10:14 The ①flag of the camp of the sons of Judah, by their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,
▷ ①Or division, and so throughout the ch
10:15 and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar;
10:16 and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.
10:17 Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.
10:18 Next the flag of the camp of Reuben, by their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army,
10:19 and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon,
10:20 and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.
10:21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.
10:22 Next the flag of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, by their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army,
10:23 and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh;
10:24 and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.
10:25 Then the flag of the camp of the sons of Dan, by their armies, which formed the rear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army,
10:26 and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher;
10:27 and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali.
10:28 ①This was the order of marching for the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out.
▷ ①Lit These were the regulations for the order
10:29 Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out 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 ①promised good concerning Israel.”
▷ ①Lit spoken
10:30 But he said to him, “I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.”
10:31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know ①where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.
▷ ①Lit our camping
10:32 So it will be, if you go with us, that ①whatever good the LORD ②does for us, we will ③do for you.”
▷ ①Lit that good which ②Lit does good ③Lit do good
10:33 So they moved on from the mountain of the LORD three days’ journey, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD going on in front of them for the ①three days, to seek out a resting place for them.
▷ ①Lit three days’ journey
10:34 And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
10:35 Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said,
“Rise up, LORD!
And may Your enemies be scattered,
And those who hate You flee from Your presence.”
10:36 And when it came to rest, he said,
“Return, LORD,
To the myriad thousands of Israel.”
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