[1] And the Lord said to Moses, [2] Make two silver horns of hammered work,
to be used for getting the people together and to give the sign for the
moving of the tents. [3] When they are sounded, all the people are to come
together to you at the door of the Tent of meeting. [4] If only one of them
is sounded, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, are to
come to you. [5] When a loud note is sounded, the tents placed on the east
side are to go forward. [6] At the sound of a second loud note, the tents
on the south side are to go forward: the loud note will be the sign to go
forward. [7] But when all the people are to come together, the horn is to
be sounded but not loudly. [8] The horns are to be sounded by the sons of
Aaron, the priests; this is to be a law for you for ever, from generation
to generation. [9] And if you go to war in your land against any who do you
wrong, then let the loud note of the horn be sounded; and the Lord your God
will keep you in mind and give you salvation from those who are against
you. [10] And on days of joy and on your regular feasts and on the first
day of every month, let the horns be sounded over your burned offerings and
your peace-offerings; and they will put the Lord in mind of you: I am the
Lord your God. [11] Now in the second year, on the twentieth day of the
second month, the cloud was taken up from over the Tent of witness. [12]
And the children of Israel went on their journey out of the waste land of
Sinai; and the cloud came to rest in the waste land of Paran. [13] They
went forward for the first time on their journey as the Lord had given
orders by the hand of Moses. [14] First the flag of the children of Judah
went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon,
the son of Amminadab. [15] And at the head of the army of the children of
Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar. [16] And at the head of the army of
the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon. [17] Then the House
was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were
responsible for moving the House, went forward. [18] Then the flag of the
children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his
army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur. [19] And at the head of the army of
the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai. [20] At the
head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.
[21] Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put
up the House ready for their coming. [22] Then the flag of the children of
Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was
Elishama, the son of Ammihud. [23] At the head of the army of the children
of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. [24] At the head of the army
of the children of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni. [25] And the
flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went
forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son
of Ammishaddai. [26] At the head of the army of the children of Asher was
Pagiel, the son of Ochran. [27] And at the head of the army of the children
of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan. [28] This was the order in which
the children of Israel were journeying by armies; so they went forward.
[29] Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the
Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I
will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for
the Lord has good things in store for Israel. [30] But he said, I will not
go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.
[31] And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding
us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents. [32] And if
you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does
for us. [33] So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of
the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey
before them, looking for a resting-place for them; [34] And by day the
cloud of the Lord went over them, when they went forward from the place
where they had put up their tents. [35] And when the ark went forward Moses
said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be
broken, and let your haters go in flight before you. [36] And when it came
to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of
Israel.
