Numbers 10
New King James Version
Two Silver Trumpets
10 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for (A)calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. 3 When (B)they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 4 But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the (C)heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you. 5 When you sound the (D)advance, (E)the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey. 6 When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie (F)on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys. 7 And when the assembly is to be gathered together, (G)you shall blow, but not (H)sound the advance. 8 (I)The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an [a]ordinance forever throughout your generations.
9 (J)“When you go to war in your land against the enemy who (K)oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be (L)remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. 10 Also (M)in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be (N)a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”
Departure from Sinai
11 Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud (O)was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. 12 And the children of Israel set out from the (P)Wilderness of Sinai on (Q)their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the (R)Wilderness of Paran. 13 So they started out for the first time (S)according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
14 The [b]standard of the camp of the children of Judah (T)set out first according to their armies; over their army was (U)Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 Then (V)the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, (W)carrying the tabernacle.
18 And (X)the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the (Y)holy things. (The tabernacle would be [c]prepared for their arrival.)
22 And (Z)the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 Then (AA)the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28 (AB)Thus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.
29 Now Moses said to (AC)Hobab the son of (AD)Reuel[d] the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, (AE)‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and (AF)we will treat you well; for (AG)the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”
30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.”
31 So Moses said, “Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can [e]be our (AH)eyes. 32 And it shall be, if you go with us—indeed it shall be—that (AI)whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same we will do to you.”
33 So they departed from (AJ)the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord (AK)went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And (AL)the cloud of the Lord was above them by day when they went out from the camp.
35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:
(AM)“Rise up, O Lord!
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 many thousands of Israel.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 10:8 statute
- Numbers 10:14 banner
- Numbers 10:21 Prepared by the Gershonites and the Merarites
- Numbers 10:29 Jethro, Ex. 3:1; LXX Raguel
- Numbers 10:31 Act as our guide
Numbers 10
Revised Geneva Translation
10 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Make two trumpets of silver for yourself. You shall make them out of hammered work, so that you may use them for the assembling of the Congregation and for the departure of the camp.
3 “And when they shall blow with them, all the Congregation shall assemble to you, before the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
4 “But if they blow with one, then the Princes or heads over the thousands of Israel shall come to you.
5 “But if you blow an alarm, then the camp that is pitched on the east part shall go forward.
6 “If you blow a second alarm, then the camp of those who lie on the south side shall march. They shall blow an alarm when they leave.
7 “But in the assembling the Congregation, you shall blow without an alarm.
8 “And the sons of Aaron the Priest shall blow the trumpets. And you shall have them as a Law forever in your generations.
9 “And when you go to war in your land, against the enemy that troubles you, you shall blow an alarm with the trumpets, and you shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and shall be saved from your enemies
10 “(also, on the day of your gladness and on your Feast days, and on the beginning of your months). You shall also blow the trumpets over your Burnt Sacrifices and over your Peace Offerings, so that they may be a remembrance for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
11 And in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was taken up from the Tabernacle of the Testimony.
12 And the children of Israel departed on their journeys, out of the desert of Sinai. And the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
13 So they first took their journey at the Commandment of the LORD, by the hand of Moses.
14 In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah, according to their armies. And Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, was over his band.
15 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
16 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.
17 When the Tabernacle was taken down, then the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari went forward, bearing the Tabernacle.
18 Afterward, the standard of the host of Reuben departed, according to their armies. And over his band was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
19 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
20 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.
21 The Kohathites also went forward and bore the Sanctuary (for which the Tabernacle had been set up).
22 Then the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim went forward, according to their armies. And over his band was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
23 And over the band of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
24 And over the band of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
25 Last, the standard of the camp of the children of Dan marched, gathering all the camps according to their armies. And over his band was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
26 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ocran.
27 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.
28 This was the setting out of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they marched.
29 Afterward, Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, “We go into the place of which the LORD said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do you good. For the LORD has promised good to Israel.”
30 And he answered him, “I will not go. But I will depart to my own country, and to my kindred.”
31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us. For you know our camping places in the wilderness. Therefore, you may be our guide.
32 “And if you go with us, what goodness the LORD shall show to us, the same will we show to you.”
33 So they departed from the Mount of the LORD, three days’ journey. And the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD went before them on the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
34 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
35 And when the Ark went forward, Moses said, “Rise up, 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 many thousands of Israel.”
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