Numbers 10

New American Standard Bible

The Silver Trumpets

10 The Lord spoke further to Moses, saying, ²“Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for ^(A)summoning the congregation and breaking camp. ³Now ^(B)when both are blown, all the congregation shall meet you at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ⁴But if only one is blown, then the ^(C)leaders, the heads of the ^[a]divisions of Israel, shall meet you. ⁵And when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched ^(D)on the east side shall set out. ⁶Then when you sound an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on ^(E)the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be sounded for them to break camp. ⁷When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow the trumpets without ^(F)sounding an alarm. ⁸^(G)The sons of Aaron, moreover, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be a permanent statute for you throughout your generations. ⁹And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who ^(H)attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you will be ^(I)thought of by the Lord your God, and be saved from your enemies. ¹⁰Also on the day of your joy and at your appointed ^[b]feasts, and on the first days of your months, ^(J)you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the Lord your God.”

The Tribes Leave Sinai

¹¹Now in ^(K)the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from above the ^[c]tabernacle of the testimony; ¹²and the sons of Israel set out on ^(L)their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled in the ^(M)wilderness of Paran. ¹³^(N)So they moved on for the first time in accordance with the ^[d]command of the Lord through Moses. ¹⁴The ^[e]flag of the camp of the sons of Judah, by their armies, ^(O)set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army, ¹⁵and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar; ¹⁶and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.

¹⁷^(P)Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out. ¹⁸Next ^(Q)the flag of the camp of Reuben, by their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army, ¹⁹and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, ²⁰and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.

²¹^(R)Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and ^(S)the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. ²²^(T)Next the flag of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, by their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army, ²³and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh; ²⁴and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.

²⁵^(U)Then the flag of the camp of the sons of Dan, by their armies, which formed the ^(V)rear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army, ²⁶and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher; ²⁷and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali. ²⁸^[f]This was the order of marching for the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out.

²⁹Then Moses said to ^(W)Hobab the son of ^(X)Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the Lord said, ‘^(Y)I will give it to you.’ ^(Z)Come with us and we will do you good, for the Lord ^(AA)has ^[g]promised good concerning Israel.” ³⁰But he said to him, “^(AB)I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.” ³¹Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know ^[h]where we should camp in the wilderness, and you ^(AC)will be as eyes for us. ³²So it will be, if you go with us, that ^[i]^(AD)whatever good the Lord ^[j]does for us, ^(AE)we will ^[k]do for you.”

³³^(AF)So they moved on from the mountain of the Lord three days’ journey, with ^(AG)the ark of the covenant of the Lord going on in front of them for the ^[l]three days, to seek out ^(AH)a resting place for them. ³⁴^(AI)And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

³⁵Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said,

“^(AJ)Rise up, Lord!
And may Your enemies be scattered,
And those ^(AK)who hate You flee from Your presence.”

³⁶And when it came to rest, he said,

“^(AL)Return, Lord,
To the myriad ^(AM)thousands of Israel.”

Footnotes

Numbers 10:4 Lit thousands; or clans
Numbers 10:10 Or times
Numbers 10:11 Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
Numbers 10:13 Lit mouth
Numbers 10:14 Or division, and so throughout the ch
Numbers 10:28 Lit These were the regulations for the order
Numbers 10:29 Lit spoken
Numbers 10:31 Lit our camping
Numbers 10:32 Lit that good which
Numbers 10:32 Lit does good
Numbers 10:32 Lit do good
Numbers 10:33 Lit three days’ journey

Psalm 46-47

New American Standard Bible

God, the Refuge of His People.

For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, ^[a]set to Alamoth. A Song.

46 God is our ^(A)refuge and strength,
A ^[b]very ^(B)ready help ^(C)in ^[c]trouble.
²Therefore we will ^(D)not fear, though ^(E)the earth shakes
And ^(F)the mountains slip into the heart of the ^[d]sea;
³Though its ^(G)waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah

⁴There is a ^(H)river whose streams make the ^(I)city of God happy,
The holy ^(J)dwelling places of the Most High.
⁵God is ^(K)in the midst of her, she will not be moved;
God will ^(L)help her ^[e]when morning dawns.
⁶The ^[f]nations ^(M)made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;
He ^[g]^(N)raised His voice, the earth ^(O)quaked.
⁷The Lord of armies ^(P)is with us;
The God of Jacob is ^(Q)our stronghold. Selah

⁸Come, ^(R)behold the works of the Lord,
^[h]Who has inflicted ^(S)horrific events on the earth.
⁹He ^(T)makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He ^(U)breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He ^(V)burns the chariots with fire.
¹⁰“^[i]Stop striving and ^(W)know that I am God;
I will be ^(X)exalted among the ^[j]nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
¹¹The Lord of armies is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah

God, the King of the Earth.

For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

47 ^(Y)Clap your hands, all you peoples;
^(Z)Shout to God with a voice of joy.
²For the Lord Most High is to be ^(AA)feared,
A ^(AB)great King over all the earth.
³He ^(AC)subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
⁴He chooses our ^(AD)inheritance for us,
The ^(AE)pride of Jacob whom He loves. Selah

⁵God has ^(AF)ascended ^[k]with a shout,
The Lord, ^[l]with the ^(AG)sound of a trumpet.
⁶^(AH)Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to ^(AI)our King, sing praises.
⁷For God is the ^(AJ)King of all the earth;
Sing praises ^(AK)with a psalm of wisdom.
⁸God ^(AL)reigns over the nations,
God ^[m]sits on ^(AM)His holy throne.
⁹The ^[n]^(AN)princes of the people have assembled as the ^(AO)people of the God of Abraham,
For the ^(AP)shields of the earth belong to God;
He is ^(AQ)highly exalted.