Numbers 10
10
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2Make thee two trumpets of beaten silver, wherewith thou mayest call together the multitude when the camp is to be removed.
3And when thou shalt sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather unto thee to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant.
4If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee.
5But if the sound of the trumpets be longer, and with interruptions, they that are on the east side, shall first go forward.
6And at the second sounding and like noise of the trumpet, they who lie on the south side shall take up their tents. And after this manner shall the rest do, when the trumpets shall sound for a march.
7But when the people is to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be plain: and they shall not make a broken sound.
8And the sons of Aaron the priest shall sound the trumpets: and this shall be an ordinance for ever in your generations.
9If you go forth to war out of your land against the enemies that fight against you, you shall sound aloud with the trumpets: and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, that you may be delivered out of the hands of your enemies.
10If at any time you shall have a banquet, and on your festival days, and on the first days of your months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts, and the sacrifices of peace-offerings, that they may be to you for a remembrance of your God. I am the Lord your God.
11The second year, in the second month, the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the covenant.
12And the children of Israel marched by their troops from the desert of Sinai: and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pharan.
13And the first went forward according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
14The sons of Juda by their troops: whose prince was Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
15In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince was Nathanael the son of Suar.
16In the tribe of Zabulon, the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.
17And the tabernacle was taken down: and the sons of Gerson and Merari set forward, bearing it.
18And the sons of Ruben also marched, by their troops and ranks: whose prince was Helisur the son of Sedeur.
19And in the tribe of Simeon, the prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
20And in the tribe of Gad, the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.
21Then the Caathites also marched carrying the sanctuary. So long was the tabernacle carried, till they same to the place of setting it up.
22The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their troops: in whose army the prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud.
23And in the tribe of the sons of Manasses, the prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
24And in the tribe of Benjamin, the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.
25The last of all the camp marched the sons of Dan by their troops: in whose army the prince was Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.
26And in the tribe of the sons of Aser, the prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.
27And in the tribe of the sons of Nephtali, the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.
28This was the order of the camps, and marches of the children of Israel by their troops, when they set forward.
29And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, his kinsman: We are going towards the place which the Lord will give us. Come with us, that we may do thee good: for the Lord hath promised good things to Israel.
30But he answered him: I will not go with thee, but I will return to my country, wherein I was born.
31And he said: Do not leave us: for thou knowest in what places we should encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be our guide.
32And if thou comest with us, we will give thee what is the best of the riches which the Lord shall deliver to us.
33So they marched from the mount of the Lord three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them, for three days providing a place for the camp.
34The cloud also of the Lord was over them by day when they marched.
35And when the ark was lifted up, Moses said: Arise, O Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee flee from before thy face.
36And when it was set down, he said: Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the host of Israel.
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Numbers 10
10
The Silver Trumpets
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Make two trumpets. Use silver and hammer it to make the trumpets. These trumpets will be for calling the people together and for telling them when it is time to move the camp. 3If you blow long blasts on both trumpets, all the people must meet together at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. 4But if you blow long blasts on only one trumpet, only the leaders will come to meet with you. (These are the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel.)
5“Short blasts on the trumpets will be the way to tell the people to move the camp. The first time you blow a short blast on the trumpets, the tribes camping on the east side of the Meeting Tent must begin to move. 6The second time you blow a short blast on the trumpets, the tribes camping on the south side of the Meeting Tent will begin to move. 7But if you want to gather the people together for a special meeting, blow the trumpets in a different way—blow a long steady blast on the trumpets. 8Only Aaron’s sons, the priests, should blow the trumpets. This is a law for you that will continue forever, for generations to come.
9“If you are fighting an enemy in your own land, blow loudly on the trumpets before you go to fight them. The Lord your God will hear you, and he will save you from your enemies. 10Also blow these trumpets for your special meetings, New Moon celebrations, and all your happy times together. Blow the trumpets when you give your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. This will be a special way for your God to remember you. I command you to do this; I am the Lord your God.”
The Israelites Move Their Camp
11On the 20th day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites left Egypt, the cloud rose from above the Tent of the Agreement. 12So the Israelites began their journey. They left the desert of Sinai and traveled until the cloud stopped in the desert of Paran. 13This was the first time the people moved their camp. They moved it the way the Lord commanded Moses.
14The three divisions from Judah’s camp went first. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Judah. Nahshon son of Amminadab was the commander of that group. 15Next came the tribe of Issachar. Nethanel son of Zuar was the commander of that group. 16And then came the tribe of Zebulun. Eliab son of Helon was the commander of that group.
17Then the Holy Tent was taken down. And the men from the Gershon and the Merari families carried the Holy Tent. So the people from these families were next in line.
18Then came the three divisions from Reuben’s camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Reuben. Elizur son of Shedeur was the commander of that group. 19Next came the tribe of Simeon. Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was the commander of that group. 20And then came the tribe of Gad. Eliasaph son of Deuel#10:20 Deuel Or “Reuel.” was the commander of that group. 21Then came the Kohath family. They carried the holy things from inside the Holy Tent. These people came at this time so that the other people could set up the Holy Tent and make it ready at the new camp before these people arrived.
22Next came the three groups from Ephraim’s camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Ephraim. Elishama son of Ammihud was the commander of that group. 23Next came the tribe of Manasseh. Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was the commander of that group. 24Then came the tribe of Benjamin. Abidan son of Gideoni was the commander of that group.
25The last three tribes in the line were the rear guard for all the other tribes. These were the groups from Dan’s camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Dan. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was their commander. 26Next came the tribe of Asher. Pagiel son of Ocran was the commander of that group. 27Then came the tribe of Naphtali. Ahira son of Enan was the commander of that group. 28That was the way the Israelites marched when they moved from place to place.
29Hobab was the son of Reuel, the Midianite. (Reuel was Moses’ father-in-law.) Moses said to Hobab, “We are traveling to the land that the Lord promised to give to us. Come with us and we will be good to you. The Lord has promised good things to the Israelites.”
30But Hobab answered, “No, I will not go with you. I will go back to my homeland and to my own people.”
31Then Moses said, “Please don’t leave us. You know more about the desert than we do. You can be our guide. 32If you come with us, we will share with you all the good things that the Lord gives us.”
33So they began traveling from the mountain of the Lord. The priests took the Box of the Lord’s Agreement and walked in front of the people. They carried the Holy Box for three days, looking for a place to camp. 34The Lord’s cloud was over them every day. And when they left their camp every morning, the cloud was there to lead them.
35When the people lifted the Holy Box to move the camp, Moses always said,
“Get up, Lord!
May your enemies be scattered.
May your enemies run away from you.”
36And when the Holy Box was put in its place, Moses always said,
“Come back, Lord,
to the millions of Israelites.”
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