Numbers 10:11-28

English Standard Version

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.