Numbers 10:1-28 ▼

1 And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Make for yourself two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall make use of them for calling the congregation, and for pulling up the camps.

3 And they shall blow both of them, and all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

4 But if they blow with one, the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you.

5 And you? shall blow a short blast, and the camps that lie on the east side shall set out.

6 And you? shall blow a second short blast, and the camps that lie on the south side shall set out. A short blast they shall blow to set out.

7 And in the assembling of the assembly, you? shall blow, and not sound a short blast.

8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you? as an ordinance forever throughout your? generations.

9 And when you? go into battle in your? land against the adversary who oppresses you?, you? shall sound a short blast with the trumpets, and you? will be remembered before the face of YHWH your? God, and you? will be saved from your? enemies.

10 And in the day of your? gladness, and 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 be for you? a memorial before the face of your? God. I am YHWH your? God.”

11 And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony.

12 And the sons of Israel set out on their journeys from the Wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran.

13 And they set out at the first according to the mouth of YHWH by the hand of Moses.

14 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set out at the first, according to their armies, and over their army was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

15 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethanel son of Zuar.

16 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun was Eliab son of Helon.

17 And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out, according to their armies, and over their army was Elizur son of Shedeur.

19 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

20 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph son of Deuel.

21 And the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things; and the tabernacle was to be prepared for their arrival.

22 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set out, according to their armies, and over their army was Elishama son of Ammihud.

23 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel son of Pedah-zur.

24 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan son of Gideoni.

25 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan set out, the rear guard of all the camps, according to their armies, and over their army was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

26 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Asher was Pagiel son of Ocran.

27 And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira son of Enan.

28 These were the order of march of the sons of Israel according to their armies, and they began their journey.