10:1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 10:2 “Make¹ two silver trumpets of silver; you are to make²from a singled hammered piece.³ And you will have them⁴ for assembling the community, and for directing the traveling of the camps. 10:3 And when⁵ they blow⁶ them both, all the community must come⁷ to you to the entrance of the tent of meeting.

10:4 And if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you.⁸ 10:5 And when you blow an alarm,⁹ then the camps that are located¹⁰ on the east parts must begin to travel.¹¹ 10:6 And when you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that are located on the south side must begin to travel.¹² An alarm must be sounded¹³ for their journeys. 10:7 But when you assemble the community,¹⁴ you must blow, but you must not sound an alarm. ¹⁵ 10:8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow with the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations. 10:9 And if you go to war in your land against the adversary who opposes¹⁶ you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved¹⁷ from your enemies.

10:10 Also in the time of your rejoicing, such as¹⁸ in your appointed festivals, or¹⁹ in the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifice of your peace offerings, that they may²⁰ become²¹ a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God.

10:11 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the testimony.²³ 10:12 And the Israelites set out²⁴ on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

10:13 And in the beginning they took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD, by the authority of Moses.

10:14 The standard²⁵ of the camp of the Judahites journeyed first according to their companies; and over his company was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

10:15 And over the company of the tribe of Issacarites was Nathaneel, the son of Zuar. 10:16 And over the company of the tribe o f the Zebulonites was Elion, the son of Helon. 10:17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.

10:18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben journeyed according to their companies; and over his company was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.. 10:19 And over the company of the tribe of the Simeonites was Shelumiel the son of Zurishadday. 10:20 And over the company of the tribe of the Gadites was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 10:21 And the Kohathites journeyed, carrying the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up²⁶ before they arrived. 10:22 And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites journeyed according to their companies; and over his company was Elishama, the son of Ammihud 10:23 And over the company of the tribe of the Manassites was Gamliel the son of Pedahzur. 10:24 And over the company of the tribe of Benjaminites was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

10:25 And the standard of the camp of the Danites journeyed, which was the rear guard²⁷ of all the camps by their companies; and over his company was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 10:26 And over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 10:27 And over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira the son of Enan. 10:28 These were the journey arrangements²⁸ of the Israelites according to their companies when they journeyed.²⁹

10:29 And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel, the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,³¹ “We are journeying to the place of which the LORD said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well,³² for the LORD has promised good things³³ for Israel.” 10:30 But he said to him, “I will not go; but I will go to my own land, and to my kindred.” 10:31 And he said, “Do no leave us,³⁴ because of the fact that you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.³⁵ 10:32 And if you come with us, it is certain³⁶ that with whatever good things the LORD will favor us we will treat you well.”

10:33 So they journeyed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey;³⁷ and the ark of the covenant of the LORD was journeying before them in the three days’ journey, to find a resting place for them. 10:34³⁸ And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they journeyed³⁹ from the camp. 10:35 And when the ark journeyed, Moses would say, “Rise up, LORD, and may your enemies be scattered and those who hate you flee before you.” 10:36 And when it came to rest he would say, “Return, O LORD, to the many thousands of Israel.”⁴⁰