Chapter 10

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Make³ thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make⁴ them: that thou mayest use¹ them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.

And when they shall blow¹ with them, all the assembly shall assemble⁸ themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And if they blow⁴ [but] with one [trumpet], then the princes, [which are] heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather⁸ themselves unto thee.

When ye blow¹ an alarm, then the camps that lie⁶ on the east parts shall go forward.¹

When ye blow¹ an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie⁶ on the south side shall take their journey:¹ they shall blow⁴ an alarm for their journeys.

But when the congregation is to be gathered together,⁵³ ye shall blow,⁴ but ye shall not sound an alarm.⁵⁵

And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow⁴ with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

And if ye go⁴ to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth⁶ you, then ye shall blow an alarm⁵² with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered⁸ before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved⁸ from your enemies.⁶

Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow¹ with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I [am] the LORD your God.

And it came to pass on the twentieth [day] of the second month, ²³²⁰ in the second year, that the cloud was taken up⁸ from off the tabernacle of the testimony.

And the children of Israel took⁴ their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested⁴ in the wilderness of Paran.

And they first took their journey⁴ according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

In the first [place] went⁴ the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar [was] Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun [was] Eliab the son of Helon.

And the tabernacle was taken down;⁹⁰ and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward,¹ bearing⁶ the tabernacle.

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward¹ according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon [was] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad [was] Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

And the Kohathites set forward,¹ bearing⁶ the sanctuary: and [the other] did set up⁵² the tabernacle against they came.²

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward¹ according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elishama the son of Ammihud.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh [was] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin [was] Abidan the son of Gideoni.

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward,¹ [which was] the rereward¹⁸ of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host [was] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher [was] Pagiel the son of Ocran.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali [was] Ahira the son of Enan.

Thus [were] the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.⁴

And Moses said⁴ unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law,⁶ We are journeying⁶ unto the place of which the LORD said,¹ I will give⁴ it you: come³ thou with us, and we will do thee good:⁵² for the LORD hath spoken¹⁴ good concerning Israel.

And he said⁴ unto him, I will not go;⁴ but I will depart⁴ to mine own land, and to my kindred.

And he said,⁴ Leave⁴ us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest¹ how we are to encamp² in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.

And it shall be, if thou go⁴ with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do⁵⁵ unto us, the same will we do⁵² unto thee.

And they departed⁴ from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went⁶ before them in the three days' journey, to search out² a resting place for them.

And the cloud of the LORD [was] upon them by day, when they went out² of the camp.

And it came to pass, when the ark set forward,² that Moses said,⁴ Rise up,³ LORD, and let thine enemies⁶ be scattered;⁴ and let them that hate¹⁸ thee flee⁴ before thee.

And when it rested,² he said,⁴ Return,³ O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.