Numbers 10:11-28

New International Reader's Version

The Israelites Leave the Sinai Desert

¹¹ It was the 20th day of the second month of the second year. On that day the cloud began to move. It went up from above the holy tent where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. ¹² Then the Israelites started out from the Desert of Sinai. They traveled from place to place. They kept going until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran. ¹³ The first time they started out, the Lord commanded Moses to tell them to do it. And they did it.

¹⁴ The groups of the camp of Judah went first. They marched out under their flag. Nahshon was their commander. He was the son of Amminadab. ¹⁵ Nethanel was over the group of the tribe of Issachar. Nethanel was the son of Zuar. ¹⁶ Eliab was over the group of the tribe of Zebulun. Eliab was the son of Helon. ¹⁷ The holy tent was taken down. The men of Gershon and Merari started out. They carried the tent.

¹⁸ The groups of the camp of Reuben went next. They marched out under their flag. Elizur was their commander. He was the son of Shedeur. ¹⁹ Shelumiel was over the group of the tribe of Simeon. Shelumiel was the son of Zurishaddai. ²⁰ Eliasaph was over the group of the tribe of Gad. Eliasaph was the son of Deuel. ²¹ The men of Kohath started out. They carried the holy things. The holy tent had to be set up before they arrived.

²² The groups of the camp of Ephraim went next. They marched out under their flag. Elishama was their commander. He was the son of Ammihud. ²³ Gamaliel was over the group of the tribe of Manasseh. Gamaliel was the son of Pedahzur. ²⁴ Abidan was over the group of the tribe of Benjamin. Abidan was the son of Gideoni.

²⁵ Finally, the groups of the camp of Dan started out. They marched out under their flag. They followed behind all the other groups and guarded them. Ahiezer was their commander. He was the son of Ammishaddai. ²⁶ Pagiel was over the group of the tribe of Asher. Pagiel was the son of Okran. ²⁷ Ahira was over the group of the tribe of Naphtali. Ahira was the son of Enan. ²⁸ As the groups of Israel started out, that was the order they marched in.