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