The LORD spoke further to Moses, saying, 2 “Make two trumpets of silver; you shall make them of hammered work. You shall use them to ^asummon the congregation and to have the camps move out. 3 ^aWhen both are blown, all the congregation that is, all adult males shall gather before you at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) . 4 However, if a single trumpet is blown, then the ^aleaders, heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. 5 When you blow an alarm, the camps ^aon the east side of the tabernacle shall set out. 6 When you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps on ^athe south side of the tabernacle shall set out. They shall blow an alarm whenever they are to move out on their journeys. 7 When the assembly is to be gathered, you shall blow the trumpets in short, sharp tones, but without ^asounding an alarm. 8 ^aThe sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and the trumpets shall be for you a perpetual statute throughout your generations. 9 When you go to war in your land against the enemy that ^aattacks you, then sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you may be ^bremembered before the LORD your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of rejoicing, and in your appointed feasts, and at the beginnings of your months, ^ayou shall sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifice of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”

11 On the twentieth day of the second month in ^athe second year since leaving Egypt, the cloud of the Lord’s presence was lifted from over the tabernacle of the Testimony, 12 and the Israelites set out on ^atheir journey from the Wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud of the LORD’S guiding presence settled down in the ^bWilderness of Paran. 13 ^aSo they moved out for the first time in accordance with the command of the LORD through Moses. 14 ^aThe ¹standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, moved out first, Nahshon the son of Amminadab was commander over its army, 15 and Nethanel the son of Zuar was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar; 16 and Eliab the son of Helon was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.

17 ^aThen the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, moved out. 18 ^aNext the ¹standard of the camp of the sons of Reuben, according to their armies, moved out, with Elizur the son of Shedeur commander over its army, 19 and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, 20 and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.

21 ^aThen the Kohathites moved out, carrying the holy things, and ^bthe tabernacle was set up before they arrived. 22 Next ^athe ¹standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim moved out, according to their armies, with Elishama the son of Ammihud commander over its army, 23 and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh, 24 and Abidan the son of Gideoni was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.

25 ^aThen the ¹standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, according to their armies, which formed the ^brear guard for all the camps, moved out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai commander over its army, 26 and Pagiel the son of Ochran was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Asher, 27 and Ahira the son of Enan was commander over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali. 28 This was the order of march of the sons of Israel by their armies as they moved out.

29 Then Moses said to ^aHobab the son of ^bReuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are going to the place of which the LORD said, ‘^cI will give it to you.’ ^dCome with us, and we will be good to you, for the LORD ^ehas promised good things concerning Israel.” 30 But Hobab Moses’ brother-in-law said to him, “^aI will not go; I will return to my own land and to my family.” 31 Then Moses said, “¹Please do not leave us, for you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you ^awill serve as eyes for us as we make our trek through the desert. 32 So if you will go with us, it shall be that ^1awhatever good the LORD does for us, ^bwe will do the same for you.”

33 ^aSo they set out from the mountain of the LORD (Sinai) three days’ journey; and ^bthe ark of the covenant of the LORD went in front of them during the three days’ journey to seek out ^ca resting place for them. 34 ^aThe cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,“^aRise up, O LORD!Let Your enemies be scattered;And let those ^bwho hate You flee before You.” Ps 68:1, 2 36 And when the ark rested, Moses said,“^aReturn, O LORD,To the myriad (many) ^bthousands of Israel.”

The LORD spoke further to Moses, saying, 2 “Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for ^asummoning the congregation and breaking camp. 3 Now ^awhen both are blown, all the congregation shall meet you at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 4 But if only one is blown, then the ^aleaders, the heads of the ¹divisions of Israel, shall meet you. 5 And when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched ^aon the east side shall set out. 6 Then when you sound an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on ^athe south side shall set out; an alarm is to be sounded for them to break camp. 7 When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow the trumpets without ^asounding an alarm. 8 ^aThe sons of Aaron, moreover, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be a permanent statute for you throughout your generations. 9 And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who ^aattacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you will be ^bthought of by the LORD your God, and be saved from your enemies. 10 Also on the day of your joy and at your appointed ¹feasts, and on the first days of your months, ^ayou 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.”

11 Now in ^athe second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from above the ¹tabernacle of the testimony; 12 and the sons of Israel set out on ^atheir journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled in the ^bwilderness of Paran. 13 ^aSo they moved on for the first time in accordance with the ¹command of the LORD through Moses. 14 The ¹flag of the camp of the sons of Judah, by their armies, ^aset out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army, 15 and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar; 16 and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.

17 ^aThen the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out. 18 Next ^athe flag of the camp of Reuben, by their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army, 19 and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, 20 and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.

21 ^aThen the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and ^bthe tabernacle was set up before their arrival. 22 ^aNext the flag of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, by their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army, 23 and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh; 24 and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.

25 ^aThen the flag of the camp of the sons of Dan, by their armies, which formed the ^brear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army, 26 and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher; 27 and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali. 28 ¹This was the order of marching for the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out.

29 Then Moses said to ^aHobab the son of ^bReuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the LORD said, ‘^cI will give it to you.’ ^dCome with us and we will do you good, for the LORD ^ehas ¹promised good concerning Israel.” 30 But he said to him, “^aI will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.” 31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know ¹where we should camp in the wilderness, and you ^awill be as eyes for us. 32 So it will be, if you go with us, that ^1awhatever good the LORD ²does for us, ^bwe will ³do for you.”

33 ^aSo they moved on from the mountain of the LORD three days’ journey, with ^bthe ark of the covenant of the LORD going on in front of them for the ¹three days, to seek out ^ca resting place for them. 34 ^aAnd the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

35 Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said,“^aRise up, LORD!And may Your enemies be scattered,And those ^bwho hate You flee from Your presence.” 36 And when it came to rest, he said,“^aReturn, LORD,To the myriad ^bthousands of Israel.”

Yahweh spoke further to Moses, saying, 2 “Make yourself two trumpets of silver, of hammered work you shall make them; and you shall use them for ^asummoning the congregation and for having the camps set out. 3 ^aSo both will be blown, and all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 4 Yet if only one is blown, then the ^aleaders, the heads of the ¹divisions of Israel, shall assemble before you. 5 But when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched ^aon the east side shall set out. 6 Then you will blow an alarm the second time, and the camps that are pitched on ^athe south side shall set out; an alarm is to be blown for them to set out. 7 When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without ^asounding an alarm. 8 ^aThe priestly sons of Aaron, moreover, shall blow the trumpets; and ¹this shall be for you a perpetual statute throughout your generations. 9 Now when you go to war in your land against the adversary who ^aattacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be ^bremembered before Yahweh your God and be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed ¹feasts, and on the first days of your months, ^ayou shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a remembrance of you before your God. I am Yahweh your God.”

11 Now it happened in ^athe second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, that the cloud was lifted from over the ¹tabernacle of the testimony; 12 and the sons of Israel set out on ^atheir journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled down in the ^bwilderness of Paran. 13 ^aSo they moved out for the first time according to the ¹command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses. 14 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, ^aset out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army, 15 and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar; 16 and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.

17 ^aThen the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out. 18 Next ^athe standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army, 19 and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, 20 and Eliasaph the son of Deuel over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.

21 ^aThen the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and ^bthe tabernacle was set up before their arrival. 22 ^aNext the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, according to their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army, 23 and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh; 24 and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.

25 ^aThen the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, according to their armies, which formed the ^brear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army, 26 and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher; 27 and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali. 28 ¹This was the order of march of the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out.

29 Then Moses said to ^aHobab the son of ^bReuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which Yahweh said, ‘^cI will give it to you’; ^dcome with us and we will do you good, for Yahweh ^ehas ¹promised good concerning Israel.” 30 But he said to him, “^aI will not come, but rather will go to my own land and kin.” 31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us, inasmuch as you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you ^awill be as eyes for us. 32 So it will be, if you go with us, that ^1awhatever good Yahweh ²does for us, ^bwe will ³do for you.”

33 ^aThus they set out from the mount of Yahweh three days’ journey, with ^bthe ark of the covenant of Yahweh journeying in front of them for the ¹three days, to spy out ^ca resting place for them. 34 ^aNow the cloud of Yahweh was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

35 Then it happened when the ark set out that Moses said,“^aRise up, O Yahweh!And let Your enemies be scattered,And let those ^bwho hate You flee ¹before You.” 36 And when it came to rest, he said,“^aReturn, O Yahweh,To the myriad ^bthousands of Israel.”