1 ARST Yahweh also told Moses, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 ARST “Tell someone to make two trumpets by hammering each one from one lump of silver. Blow the trumpets to summon the people to come together and also to signal that they must move their tents to a new location. BSB BSB: “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.
3 ARST If both trumpets are blown, it means that everyone must gather together at the entrance of the sacred tent. BSB BSB: When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
4 ARST If only one trumpet is blown, it means that only the twelve leaders of the tribes must gather together. BSB BSB: But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.
5 ARST If the trumpets are blown loudly, the tribes that are to the east of the sacred tent should start to move. BSB BSB: When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
6 ARST When the trumpets are blown loudly the second time, the tribes that are to the south should start to move. The loud blasts on the trumpet will signal that they should start to move. BSB BSB: When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.
7 ARST When you want only to gather the people together, blow the trumpets, but do not blow them as loudly. BSB BSB: To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.
8 ARST The priests who are descended from Aaron are the ones who should blow the trumpets. That is a regulation that will never be changed. BSB BSB: The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
9 ARST When you fight against enemies who attack you in your own land, tell the priests to blow the trumpets loudly. I, Yahweh, your God, will hear that, and I will rescue you from your enemies. BSB BSB: When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
10 ARST Also tell the priests to blow the trumpets when the people are happy, and at the festivals each year, and at the times when they celebrate the new moon each month. Tell them to blow the trumpets when the people bring offerings that will be completely burned, and when they bring offerings to restore fellowship with me. If they do that, it will help you to think about me. You must do that, because I am Yahweh your God.” BSB BSB: And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
11 ARST In the second year after the Israelites left Egypt, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud rose up from above the sacred tent where the Ten Commandments were. BSB BSB: On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,
13 ARST That was the first time they moved, obeying the instructions that Yahweh had given to Moses to tell them. BSB BSB: They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
14 ARST The group that went first, carrying their flag, was the group from the tribe of Judah. Nahshon son of Amminadab, was their leader. BSB BSB: First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
15 ARST The group from the tribe of Issachar followed them. Nethanel son of Zuar, was their leader. BSB BSB: Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
16 ARST The group from the tribe of Zebulun went next. Eliab son of Helon, was their leader. BSB BSB: and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
17 ARST Then they dismantled the sacred tent, and the descendants of Gershon and Merari carried it, and they went next. BSB BSB: Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
18 ARST The group from the tribe of Reuben went next, carrying their flag. Elizur son of Shedeur was their leader. BSB BSB: Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
19 ARST The group from the tribe of Simeon was next. Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was their leader. BSB BSB: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
20 ARST The group from the tribe of Gad was next. Eliasaph son of Deuel was their leader. BSB BSB: and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
21 ARST The group descended from Kohath was next. They carried the sacred items from the sacred tent. The sacred tent was set up at the new location before they arrived there. BSB BSB: Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
22 ARST The group from the tribe of Ephraim was next, carrying their flag. Elishama son of Ammihud, was their leader. BSB BSB: Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
23 ARST The group from the tribe of Manasseh went next. Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, was their leader. BSB BSB: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
24 ARST The group from the tribe of Benjamin was next. Abidan son of Gideoni, was their leader. BSB BSB: and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
25 ARST The ones who went last were the groups from the tribe of Dan, carrying their flag. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, was their leader. BSB BSB: Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
26 ARST The group from the tribe of Asher went next. Pagiel son of Ocran, was their leader. BSB BSB: Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
27 ARST The group from the tribe of Naphtali went last. Ahira son of Enan, was their leader. BSB BSB: and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
28 ARST That was the order in which the groups of Israelite tribes traveled. BSB BSB: This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
29 ARST One day Moses said to his brother- in- law Hobab son of Reuel from the Midian people group,“We are on the way to the place that Yahweh promised to give to us. Come with us, and we will take good care of you, because Yahweh has promised to do good things for us Israelite people.” BSB BSB: Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
30 ARST But Hobab replied,“No, I will not go with you. I want to return to my own land and to my own family.” BSB BSB: “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
31 ARST But Moses said,“Please do not leave us. You know the places where we can set up our tents in this desert, and you can guide us. BSB BSB: “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.
32 ARST Come with us. We will share with you all the good things that Yahweh gives to us.” BSB BSB: If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
33 ARST So Hobab agreed to go with them. The Israelites left Mount Sinai, which they called the Mountain of Yahweh, and they walked for three days. The men carrying the sacred chest went in front of the other people for those three days, and they kept looking for a place to set up their tents. BSB BSB: So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.
34 ARST The cloud sent by Yahweh was over them every day. BSB BSB: And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
35 ARST Each morning when the men who were carrying the sacred chest started to walk, Moses said,“Yahweh, arise! Scatter your enemies! Cause those who hate you to run away from you!” BSB BSB: Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
36 ARST And each time the men stopped to set down the sacred chest, Moses said,“Yahweh, stay close to the multiplied thousands of us Israelites!” BSB BSB: And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”
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