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¶ Seyè a pale ak Moyiz, li di l' konsa:

-Pale ak Arawon. W'a di l' konsa: Lè l'ap fè moute sèt ti lanp yo sou pye gwo lanp sèt branch lan, ranje yo yon jan pou yo klere sou devan gwo lanp sèt branch lan.

Arawon swiv lòd Seyè a te bay Moyiz la: li fè moute ti lanp yo pou yo ka klere sou devan gwo lanp sèt branch lan.

Men ki jan gwo lanp lan te fèt: tout kò a nèt te fèt ak pi bon lò ki genyen. Yo te fè depi pye gwo lanp lan jouk flè yo nan yon sèl gwo moso lò, dapre modèl Seyè a te fè Moyiz wè nan vizyon an.

¶ Seyè a pale ak Mwiz, li di l' konsa:

-Wete moun Levi yo nan mitan rès pèp Izrayèl la. Mete yo nan kondisyon pou yo ka fè sèvis pou mwen.

Men ki jan w'a fè l': W'a pran nan dlo pou wete peche a, w'a voye l' sou yo. Apre sa, y'a koupe cheve ak pwal sou tout kò yo nèt, epi y'a lave rad ki sou yo. Se konsa y'a nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou mwen.

Apre sa, moun Levi yo va pran yon jenn ti towo ansanm ak ofrann grenn jaden ki pou mache avè l' la, ki vle di ti gout farin frans melanje ak lwil. Ou menm, w'a pran yon dezyèm ti towo tou jenn pou ou touye pou repare sa yo fè ki mal.

Apre sa, w'a fè moun Levi yo pwoche dèvan pòt Tant Randevou a, epi w'a fè tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo sanble.

10 Y'a poze men yo sou tèt moun Levi yo.

11 Lèfini, Arawon va pran moun Levi yo, l'a vire yo adwat, l'a vire yo agoch devan mwen menm, Seyè a, tankou yon ofrann espesyal moun pèp Izrayèl yo ap fè m' pou moun Levi yo ka fè sèvis mwen.

12 Apre sa, moun Levi yo va poze men yo sou tèt ti towo bèf yo, w'a ofri yonn pou mande padon pou peche yo, w'a ofri lòt la pou yo boule nèt pou mwen. Se konsa y'a fè sèvis pou mande m' gras pou moun Levi yo.

13 Mete moun Levi yo apa tankou yon kado espesyal moun yo fè m'. Mete yo sou zòd Arawon ak pitit gason l' yo.

14 W'a wete moun Levi yo nan mitan rès pèp Izrayèl la, konsa moun Levi yo va pou mwen nèt ale.

15 Lè w'a fin mete moun Levi yo nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou mwen, lè w'a fin vire yo adwat agoch devan m', tankou yon kado espesyal moun yo fè m', y'a gen dwa pwoche vin fè travay yo nan Tant Randevou a.

16 N'a wete yo nan mitan rès pèp Izrayèl la, n'a fè m' kado yo nèt. Mwen va pran yo pou mwen nan plas tout premye pitit gason moun pèp Izrayèl yo.

17 Paske, tout premye pitit gason moun pèp Izrayèl yo ak tout premye ti mal bèt yo fè se pou mwen yo ye. Depi jou mwen te touye tout premye pitit moun peyi Lejip yo, wi depi jou sa a mwen mete premye pitit nou yo apa pou mwen.

18 Koulye a, mwen pran moun Levi yo nan plas premye pitit moun pèp Izrayèl yo.

19 Mwen pran moun Levi yo tankou yon kado moun yo fè m', mwen renmèt yo nan men Arawon ak pitit gason l' yo pou yo fè travay moun Izrayèl yo gen pou yo fè nan Tant Randevou a, pou mande Bondye gras pou pèp la. Konsa, okenn malè p'ap rive tonbe sou pèp la paske yo p'ap janm bezwen pwoche twò pre kote ki apa nèt pou mwen nan tanp lan.

20 Se konsa, Moyiz, Arawon ak tout pèp Izrayèl la mete moun Levi yo apa nèt pou Seyè a, jan li te bay Moyiz lòd la. Wi, yo te fè tou sa pou yo te fè pou moun Levi yo.

21 Moun Levi yo fè sèvis pou peye pou tou sa yo te fè ki mal, yo lave rad ki sou yo. Arawon mete yo apa devan Seyè a, li vire yo adwat agoch devan Seyè a tankou yon kado espesyal pou Bondye, epi li fè sèvis pou mande gras pou yo te ka nan kondisyon sèvi Bondye.

22 Apre sa, moun Levi yo antre al fè travay yo nan Tant Randevou a sou lòd Arawon ak pitit gason l' yo. Se konsa pèp la te fè pou moun Levi yo tou sa Seyè a te bay Moyiz lòd fè a.

23 Seyè a pale ak Moyiz ankò, li di l' konsa:

24 -Sa mwen pral di ou la a, se pou moun Levi yo: Depi yo rive laj vennsenkan y'a fè pati gwoup moun k'ap travay nan Tant Randevou a.

25 Lè y'a gen senkantan, y'a pran retrèt yo, yo p'ap reskonsab okenn travay ankò nan tant lan.

26 Men, y'a gen dwa ede moun Levi parèy yo nan nenpòt travay y'ap fè nan Tant Randevou a. Men yo menm poutèt pa yo, yo p'ap reskonsab okenn travay ankò. Se konsa w'a bay moun Levi yo travay pou yo fè.

¶ Nan premye mwa dezyèm lanne apre yo te soti kite peyi Lejip la, Seyè a pale ak Moyiz nan dezè Sinayi a, li di l' konsa:

-Se pou tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo fete fèt delivrans lan dat mwen te di yo fete l' la.

Katòzyèm jou premye mwa a, lè solèy fin kouche, n'a fete fèt la dapre tout lòd ak regleman mwen te ban nou pou sa.

Moyiz di pèp Izrayèl la pou yo fete fèt delivrans lan.

Epi yo fete fèt la nan aswè katòzyèm jou premye mwa a, nan dezè Sinayi a. Pèp la fè tout bagay jan Seyè a te bay Moyiz lòd fè a.

Men, vwala te gen kèk moun ki pa t' nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye, paske yo te manyen kadav yon moun mouri. Yo pa t' kapab fete fèt delivrans lan jou sa a. Yo leve, y' al jwenn Moyiz ak Arawon.

Yo di yo: -Nou pa nan kondisyon pou nou fè sèvis pou Bondye, paske nou te manyen yon kadav moun mouri. Men, poukisa nou pa ta ka pote ofrann nou yo bay Seyè a jou sa a, ansanm ak tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo?

Moyiz reponn yo: -Rete tann jouk Seyè a va ban m' lòd sa pou m' di nou.

Seyè a pale ak Moyiz, li di l' konsa:

10 -Pale ak moun pèp Izrayèl yo, w'a di yo pou mwen: Lè yonn nan nou, osinon yonn nan pitit pitit nou yo, twouve li pa ta nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye, paske li te manyen kadav yon moun mouri, ou ankò si li ta nan vwayaj byen lwen, l'a toujou ka fete fèt Delivrans lan pou Bondye.

11 Y'a tann katòzyèm jou dizyèm mwa a, lè sòlèy fin kouche, pou yo fè l'. Y'a manje manje Delivrans lan avèk pen san ledven yo epi ak fèy lanman.

12 Yo p'ap gen dwa kite anyen pou denmen maten, ni yo pa fèt pou yo kraze okenn zo bèt yo touye a. Y'a fè tout bagay dapre regleman mwen bay pou fete fèt Delivrans lan.

13 Men, si yon moun ki nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou mwen epi ki pa nan vwayaj ta rive pa fete fèt Delivrans lan, se pou yo mete l' deyò nèt nan mitan fanmi l' yo, paske li pa t' ofri ofrann li bay Seyè a dat pou l' te fè l' la. Se pou l' peye pou sa l' fè a.

14 Si gen moun lòt nasyon k'ap viv nan mitan nou, li menm tou se pou l' fete fèt Delivrans Seyè a, dapre lòd ak regleman fèt la. Va gen yon sèl regleman pou tout moun, ni pou moun natif natal peyi a, ni pou moun lòt nasyon yo.

15 ¶ Jou yo t'ap moute Tant Randevou a, yon nwaj vini epi li kouvri tant kote Bwat Kontra a ye a. Lè aswè rive, ou ta di yon gwo dife ki te parèt anwo tant lan jouk nan maten.

16 Se konsa sa te toujou ye: lajounen nwaj la te kouvri l', lannwit li te klere tankou yon dife.

17 Chak fwa nwaj la fè yon leve anwo tant lan, la menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo leve, epi yo pati. Lè li desann poze sou tant lan, yo rete, yo moute tant yo la.

18 Konsa, se sou kòmandman Seyè a yo te leve pati, e se sou kòmandman li tou yo te rete moute tant yo. Toutotan nwaj la te rete anwo tant lan, yo menm tou, yo te rete kote yo te ye a.

19 Si nwaj la te rete anpil jou anwo tant lan san deplase, moun pèp Izrayèl yo te swiv lòd Seyè a, yo menm tou yo pa t' deplase.

20 Gen de fwa nwaj la pa t' rete lontan anwo tant lan san deplase. Men, se te toujou konsa: se sou kòmandman Seyè a yo te leve pati, se sou kòmandman li tou yo te rete moute tant yo.

21 Gen de lè nwaj la rete sèlman pou yon nwit anwo tant lan, depi aswè jouk nan denmen maten. Leve nwaj la leve nan maten, yo menm tou yo leve, yo pati. Gen de fwa tou, li te rete yon jou yon nwit. Leve nwaj la leve, yo menm tou yo leve, yo pati.

22 Toutotan nwaj la te rete la anwo tant lan san deplase, li te mèt de jou, yon mwa, yon lanne, yo menm tou, yo pa t' deplase. Men, leve nwaj la leve, yo leve, yo pati.

23 Konsa, yo moute tant yo sou lòd Seyè a, yo leve yo pati sou lòd Seyè a: Yo te fè tou sa Seyè a te di Moyiz di yo fè.

10 ¶ Seyè a pale ak Moyiz, li di l' konsa:

-Fè yo fè de twonpèt an ajan pou ou. Y'a pran yon gwo moso ajan, y'a bat l' ak mato pou fè chak twonpèt yo. W'a sèvi ak yo pou avèti moun yo lè pou yo reyini ak lè lè a rive pou yo leve pati.

Depi yo kònen twonpèt yo ansanm, se pou tout moun kouri reyini bò kote ou devan pòt Tant Randevou a.

Si se yon sèl twonpèt yo kònen, se tout chèf branch fanmi yo ase ki va reyini bò kote ou.

Lè y'a tande twonpèt yo kònen yon premye fwa ansanm ak bri moun k'ap rele, se va siyal pou branch fanmi ki rete bò solèy leve a leve pati.

Lè y'a tande twonpèt yo kònen yon dezyèm fwa ansanm ak bri moun k'ap rele yo, se va siyal pou branch fanmi ki rete bò sid la leve pati.

Men lè y'ap reyini tout moun yo, y'a kònen twonpèt yo sèlman, san pesonn pa bezwen rele.

Se prèt yo, pitit gason Arawon yo, ki pou kònen twonpèt yo. Men regleman pou nou swiv tout tan tout tan, de pitit an pitit.

Lè nan peyi a, nou pral fè lagè kont lènmi ki vin atake nou, n'a kònen twonpèt yo epi n'a pouse rèl pou bay siyal batay la. Mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye nou an, m'a vin ede nou, m'a sove nou anba men lènmi nou yo.

10 Konsa tou, lè kè nou kontan, lè n'ap fete fèt yo, lè premye jou chak mwa rive avèk lalin nouvèl lan, n'a kònen twonpèt yo tou pandan n'ap fè ofrann pou boule nèt pou Seyè a ak ofrann pou di Bondye mèsi. Lè sa a m'a vin ede nou. Se mwen menm ki Seyè a, Bondye nou an.

11 ¶ Ventyèm jou, dezyèm mwa nan dezyèm lanne depi pèp la te soti kite peyi Lejip, nwaj la rete, li leve anwo Tant Randevou a.

12 Epi moun pèp Izrayèl yo leve, yo pati, chak fanmi nan pozisyon yo te ba yo a. Yo kite dezè Sinayi a. Apre yon tan, nwaj la rete nan dezè Paran an.

13 Se konsa yo konmanse vwayaje ankò sou kòmandman Seyè a, jan li te di Moyiz di yo sa pou l' a.

14 Premye moun ki pati se moun k'ap mache dèyè l 15 Se Netanèl, pitit gason Swa a, ki te alatèt divizyon branch fanmi Isaka a.

16 Epi se Eliyab, pitit gason Elon an, ki te alatèt divizyon branch fanmi Zabilon an.

17 Apre sa, yo demoute tant lan, epi moun Gèchon yo ak moun Merari yo ki la pou pote tant lan pati.

18 Apre yo, moun k'ap mache dèyè l 19 Se Cheloumyèl, pitit gason Sourichadayi a, ki te alatèt divizyon branch fanmi Simeyon an.

20 Epi se Elyasaf, pitit gason Dewèl la, ki te alatèt branch fanmi Gad la.

21 Apre yo, se te moun Keyat yo ki reskonsab pou pote tout bagay ki apa nèt pou Bondye yo. Tan pou yo rive kote yo pral rete a, tant lan va gen tan moute ankò ap tann yo.

22 Apre yo, moun k'ap mache dèyè l 23 Se Gamaliyèl, pitit gason Pedachou a, ki te alatèt divizyon branch fanmi Manase a.

24 Epi se Abidan, pitit gason Gideyoni an, ki te alatèt divizyon branch fanmi Benjamen an.

25 Apre yo, moun k'ap mache dèyè l 26 Se Pagiyèl, pitit gason Okran an, ki te alatèt divizyon branch fanmi Asè a.

27 Epi se Ayira, pitit gason Enan an, ki te alatèt divizyon branch fanmi Neftali a.

28 Men nan ki lòd moun pèp Izrayèl yo t'ap mache, chak divizyon nan pozisyon yo, lè yo leve pou yo pati.

29 ¶ Moyiz rele bòfrè l' a, Obab, pitit gason Ragèl, moun peyi Madyan an, li di l' konsa: -Nou pral pati la a pou n' ale nan peyi Seyè a te di l'ap ban nou an. Seyè a te pwomèt li t'ap fè anpil byen pou nou. Vini avèk nou non! N'a pataje tout byen nou yo avè ou.

30 Obab reponn li: -Non. M'ap tounen nan peyi m' al jwenn fanmi m'.

31 Moyiz di l' konsa: -Tanpri, pa kite nou pou kont nou. Se ou ki konnen dènye kote nou ka moute tant nou yo nan dezè a. W'a sèvi nou gid.

32 Si ou vini ak nou, w'a gen pa ou nan tout byen Seyè a ap ban nou.

33 Se konsa, pèp la leve li pati, li kite mòn Sinayi a, mòn Seyè a, yo mache twa jou. Epi Bwat Kontra Seyè a pran devan yo tout pou chache yon kote pou yo moute tant yo.

34 Chak fwa y'ap kite yon kote pou yo ale yon lòt kote, nwaj Seyè a te rete anlè tèt yo nan syèl la tout lajounen.

35 Chak fwa Bwat Kontra a pati, Moyiz di: -Leve non, Seyè! Gaye lènmi ou yo! Fè tout moun ki rayi ou yo kouri lè ou parèt!

36 Lè Bwat Kontra a kanpe, Moyiz di: -Tounen non, Seyè! Vin rete nan mitan tout lame moun pèp Izrayèl yo!

'Resansman 8-10' not found for the version: Nouvo Testaman: Vèsyon Kreyòl Fasil.

Setting Up the Lamps

The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.(A)’”

Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the Lord commanded Moses. This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold(B)—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern(C) the Lord had shown Moses.

The Setting Apart of the Levites

The Lord said to Moses: “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.(D) To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing(E) on them; then have them shave their whole bodies(F) and wash their clothes.(G) And so they will purify themselves.(H) Have them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil;(I) then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.[a](J) Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting(K) and assemble the whole Israelite community.(L) 10 You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.(M) 11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering(N) from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord.

12 “Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls,(O) using one for a sin offering(P) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,(Q) to make atonement(R) for the Levites. 13 Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering(S) to the Lord. 14 In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.(T)

15 “After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering,(U) they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.(V) 16 They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn,(W) the first male offspring(X) from every Israelite woman. 17 Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal,(Y) is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.(Z) 18 And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.(AA) 19 From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons(AB) to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites(AC) and to make atonement for them(AD) so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”

20 Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes.(AE) Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord and made atonement(AF) for them to purify them.(AG) 22 After that, the Levites came to do their work(AH) at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.

23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more(AI) shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,(AJ) 25 but at the age of fifty,(AK) they must retire from their regular service and work no longer. 26 They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work.(AL) This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.”

The Passover

The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month(AM) of the second year after they came out of Egypt.(AN) He said, “Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover(AO) at the appointed time.(AP) Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month,(AQ) in accordance with all its rules and regulations.(AR)

So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,(AS) and they did so in the Desert of Sinai(AT) at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.(AU) The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.(AV)

But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean(AW) on account of a dead body.(AX) So they came to Moses and Aaron(AY) that same day and said to Moses, “We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting the Lord’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?(AZ)

Moses answered them, “Wait until I find out what the Lord commands concerning you.”(BA)

Then the Lord said to Moses, 10 “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body(BB) or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate(BC) the Lord’s Passover, 11 but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month(BD) at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.(BE) 12 They must not leave any of it till morning(BF) or break any of its bones.(BG) When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.(BH) 13 But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people(BI) for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.

14 “‘A foreigner(BJ) residing among you is also to celebrate the Lord’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’”

The Cloud Above the Tabernacle

15 On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law,(BK) was set up,(BL) the cloud(BM) covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire.(BN) 16 That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire.(BO) 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out;(BP) wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.(BQ) 18 At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained(BR) in camp. 19 When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order(BS) and did not set out.(BT) 20 Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. 22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. 23 At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.

The Silver Trumpets

10 The Lord said to Moses: “Make two trumpets(BU) of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community(BV) together and for having the camps set out.(BW) When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. If only one is sounded, the leaders(BX)—the heads of the clans of Israel—are to assemble before you. When a trumpet blast is sounded, the tribes camping on the east are to set out.(BY) At the sounding of a second blast, the camps on the south are to set out.(BZ) The blast will be the signal for setting out. To gather the assembly, blow the trumpets,(CA) but not with the signal for setting out.(CB)

“The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come.(CC) When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you,(CD) sound a blast on the trumpets.(CE) Then you will be remembered(CF) by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.(CG) 10 Also at your times of rejoicing—your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts(CH)—you are to sound the trumpets(CI) over your burnt offerings(CJ) and fellowship offerings,(CK) and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your God.(CL)

The Israelites Leave Sinai

11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year,(CM) the cloud lifted(CN) from above the tabernacle of the covenant law.(CO) 12 Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran.(CP) 13 They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses.(CQ)

14 The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard.(CR) Nahshon son of Amminadab(CS) was in command. 15 Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe(CT) of Issachar,(CU) 16 and Eliab son of Helon(CV) was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.(CW) 17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out.(CX)

18 The divisions of the camp of Reuben(CY) went next, under their standard.(CZ) Elizur son of Shedeur(DA) was in command. 19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,(DB) 20 and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.(DC) 21 Then the Kohathites(DD) set out, carrying the holy things.(DE) The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.(DF)

22 The divisions of the camp of Ephraim(DG) went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud(DH) was in command. 23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,(DI) 24 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.(DJ)

25 Finally, as the rear guard(DK) for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai(DL) was in command. 26 Pagiel son of Okran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,(DM) 27 and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.(DN) 28 This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.

29 Now Moses said to Hobab(DO) son of Reuel(DP) the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,(DQ) “We are setting out for the place about which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’(DR) Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

30 He answered, “No, I will not go;(DS) I am going back to my own land and my own people.(DT)

31 But Moses said, “Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.(DU) 32 If you come with us, we will share with you(DV) whatever good things the Lord gives us.(DW)

33 So they set out(DX) from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord(DY) went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.(DZ) 34 The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.(EA)

35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

“Rise up,(EB) Lord!
    May your enemies be scattered;(EC)
    may your foes flee before you.(ED)(EE)

36 Whenever it came to rest, he said,

“Return,(EF) Lord,
    to the countless thousands of Israel.(EG)

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 8:8 Or purification offering; also in verse 12