“1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Make thee two trumpets of
silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them
for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3
And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble
themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4
And if they blow [but] with one [trumpet], then the princes, [which are]
heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 5
When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall
go forward. 6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that
lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm
for their journeys. 7 But when the congregation is to be gathered
together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. 8 And the sons
of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be
to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations. 9 And if
ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye
shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before
the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in
the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings
of your months, ye shall blow 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.”
“11 And it came to pass on the twentieth [day] of the second month, in
the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of
the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of
the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of
Paran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment
of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 14 In the first [place] went the
standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies:
and over his host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the
host of the tribe of the children of Issachar [was] Nethaneel the son of
Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun [was]
Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the
sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the
tabernacle. 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward
according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elizur the son of
Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon
[was] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the
tribe of the children of Gad [was] Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 21 And the
Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the other] did set
up the tabernacle against they came. 22 And the standard of the camp of
the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over
his host [was] Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the
tribe of the children of Manasseh [was] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin [was] Abidan
the son of Gideoni. 25 And the standard of the camp of the children of
Dan set forward, [which was] the rereward of all the camps throughout
their hosts: and over his host [was] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher [was] Pagiel the
son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of
Naphtali [was] Ahira the son of Enan. 28 Thus [were] the journeyings of
the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set
forward.”
“29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’
father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said,
I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the
LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said unto him, I will
not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he
said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to
encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. 32
And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what
goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 33
And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and
the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’
journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And the cloud of the
LORD [was] upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. 35 And it
came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD,
and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee
before thee. 36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the
many thousands of Israel.” (Nu 10:1-36 AV)
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