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          DASV: Numbers 10    

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "Make two trumpets of hammered silver. You will use them
for assembling the congregation and for breaking camps.
3 When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall assemble
before you at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
4 If they blow only one, then just the leaders, the heads
of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves before you.
5 When you blow the signal, the camps that are on the east side
shall set out on their journey.
6 When you blow the signal the second time, the camps that
are on the south side shall set out. A signal is to be blown
whenever they are to set out on their journeys.
7 But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall
blow them but do not sound the special signal.
8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets.
They will be for you a perpetual ordinance throughout your
generations.
9 When you go to war in your land against the adversary that
oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets;
and you will be remembered by the LORD your God, and you
will be saved from your enemies.
10 Also on the day of your gladness, and at your set feasts,
and at the beginnings of your months, you are to blow the
trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices
of your peace offerings. They will be a reminder for you
before your God. I am the LORD your God."

11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year,
the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the Testimony.
12 So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai
traveling from place to place; and the cloud settled down
in the wilderness of Paran.

13 They set out for the first time according to the commandment
of the LORD through Moses.
14 The banner of the camp of Judah moved forward first according
to their companies and the leader over its company was
Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
15 Over the company of the tribe of Issachar was Nethanel
the son of Zuar.
16 Over the company of the tribe of Zebulun was Eliab the
son of Helon.
17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites
and Merarites, who carried the tabernacle, set out.
18 Next the banner of the camp of Reuben moved forward
according to their companies and the leader over its
company was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
19 Over the company of the tribe of Simeon was Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai.
20 Over the company of the tribe of Gad was Eliasaph the
son of Deuel.
21 Then the Kohathites set out carrying the holy things
and the tabernacle was set up before they arrived.
22 Next the banner of the camp of Ephraim set out according
to their companies and the leader over its company was
Elishama the son of Ammihud.
23 Over the company of the tribe of Manasseh was Gamaliel
the son of Pedahzur.
24 Over the company of the tribe of Benjamin was Abidan
the son of Gideoni.
25 Then the banner of the camp of Dan, which was the rear
guard for all the camps, set out according to their
companies and the leader over its company was Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai.
26 Over the company of the tribe of Asher was Pagiel
the son of Ocran.
27 Over the company of the tribe of Naphtali was Ahira
the son of Enan.
28 This was the order in which the Israelites traveled
according to their companies when they set out on their journey.

29 Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite,
Moses' father-in-law, "We are traveling to the place
about which the LORD said, 'I will give it to you'
come with us, and we will treat you well for the
LORD has promised good things to Israel."
30 But he replied, "I will not go; but I will return
to my own land and to my kindred."
31 Moses said, "Please do not leave us, as you
know where we should camp in the wilderness,
and your eyes can serve as a lookout for us.
32 If you come with us, we will share with you
whatever good the LORD does for us."

33 So they travelled three days' journey from the
mountain of the LORD; and the ark of the covenant
of the LORD went before them three days' journey,
to seek out a resting place for them.
34 The cloud of the LORD was over them by day,
when they set out from the camp.
35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say,
"Rise up, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered
and may those who hate you flee before you."
36 Whenever it came to rest, he would say,
"Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel."

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