Israel Leaves Sinai

¹¹ In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, ^(A)the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony, ¹² and the people of Israel ^(B)set out by stages from the ^(C)wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the ^(D)wilderness of Paran. ¹³ They set out for the first time ^(E)at the command of the Lord by Moses. ¹⁴ The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out ^(F)first by their companies, and over their company was ^(G)Nahshon the son of Amminadab. ¹⁵ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. ¹⁶ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

¹⁷ And when ^(H)the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, ^(I)who carried the tabernacle, set out. ¹⁸ And ^(J)the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was ^(K)Elizur the son of Shedeur. ¹⁹ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was ^(L)Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. ²⁰ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was ^(M)Eliasaph the son of ^(N)Deuel.

²¹ Then the Kohathites set out, ^(O)carrying the holy things, and ^(P)the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. ²² And ^(Q)the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was ^(R)Elishama the son of Ammihud. ²³ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Manasseh was ^(S)Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. ²⁴ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Benjamin was ^(T)Abidan the son of Gideoni.

²⁵ Then ^(U)the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the ^(V)rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was ^(W)Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. ²⁶ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was ^(X)Pagiel the son of Ochran. ²⁷ And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was ^(Y)Ahira the son of Enan. ^28 (Z)This was the order of march of the people of Israel by their companies, when they set out.

²⁹ And Moses said to Hobab the son of ^(AA)Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ^(AB)‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do good to you, for ^(AC)the Lord has promised good to Israel.” ³⁰ But he said to him, “I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred.” ³¹ And he said, “Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve ^(AD)as eyes for us. ³² And if you do go with us, ^(AE)whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same will we do to you.”

³³ So they set out from ^(AF)the mount of the Lord three days' journey. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days' journey, to seek out ^(AG)a resting place for them. ^34 (AH)And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp.

³⁵ And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, ^(AI)“Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.” ³⁶ And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.”

The People Complain

11 And ^(AJ)the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, ^(AK)his anger was kindled, and ^(AL)the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. ² Then ^(AM)the people cried out to Moses, ^(AN)and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. ³ So the name of that place was called ^(AO)Taberah,^[a] because the fire of the Lord burned among them.