Two Silver Trumpets
1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them forcalling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps.
3 Whenthey blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
4 But if they blowonlyone, then the leaders, theheads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you.
5 When you sound theadvance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey.
6 When you sound the advance the second time, thenthe camps that lieon the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys.
7 And when the assembly is to be gathered together,you shall blow, but notsound the advance.
8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations.
9 “When you go to war in your land against the enemy whooppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will beremembered before theLordyour God, and you will be saved from your enemies.
10 Alsoin the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall bea memorial for you before your God: IamtheLordyour God.”
Departure from Sinai
11 Now it came to pass on the twentiethdayof the second month, in the second year, that the cloudwas taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony.
12 And the children of Israel set out fromthe Wilderness of Sinai ontheir journeys; then the cloud settled down in theWilderness of Paran.
13 So they started out for the first timeaccording to the command of theLordby the hand of Moses.
14 The standard of the camp of the children of Judahset out first according to their armies; over their army wasNahshon the son of Amminadab.
15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of IssacharwasNethanel the son of Zuar.
16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of ZebulunwasEliab the son of Helon.
17 Thenthe tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out,carrying the tabernacle.
18 Andthe standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their armywasElizur the son of Shedeur.
19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of SimeonwasShelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of GadwasEliasaph the son of Deuel.
21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying theholy things. (The tabernacle would be prepared for their arrival.)
22 Andthe standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their armywasElishama the son of Ammihud.
23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of ManassehwasGamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of BenjaminwasAbidan the son of Gideoni.
25 Thenthe standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their armywasAhiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of AsherwasPagiel the son of Ocran.
27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of NaphtaliwasAhira the son of Enan.
28 Thuswasthe order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.
29 Now Moses said toHobab the son ofReuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which theLordsaid,‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, andwe will treat you well; fortheLordhas promised good things to Israel.”
30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to myownland and to my relatives.”
31 SoMosessaid, “Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can be oureyes.
32 And it shall be, if you go with us—indeed it shall be—thatwhatever good theLordwill do to us, the same we will do to you.”
33 So they departed fromthe mountain of theLordon a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of theLordwent before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
34 Andthe cloud of theLordwasabove them by day when they went out from the camp.
35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:
# “Rise up, OLord!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You.”
36 And when it rested, he said:
“Return, OLord,
Tothe many thousands of Israel.”