The Two Silver Trumpets 1 DBY And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 DBY Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them; and they shall serve for the calling together of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. BSB BSB: “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.
3 DBY And when they shall blow with them, the whole assembly shall gather to thee at the entrance of the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
4 DBY And if they blow with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather unto thee. BSB BSB: But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.
5 DBY And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie eastward shall set forward. BSB BSB: When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
6 DBY And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie southward shall set forward; they shall blow an alarm on their setting forward. 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 DBY And when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not blow an alarm: BSB BSB: To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.
8 DBY the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an everlasting statute throughout your generations. 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 DBY And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye shall be saved 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 DBY And in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in your new moons, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings and over your sacrifices of peace-offering; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am Jehovah 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.”
From Sinai to Paran 11 DBY And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. 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 DBY And they first took their journey, according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses. BSB BSB: They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
14 DBY The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab; BSB BSB: First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
15 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar; BSB BSB: Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
16 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. BSB BSB: and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
17 DBY And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle. BSB BSB: Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
18 DBY And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts, and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur; BSB BSB: Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
19 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; BSB BSB: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
20 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. BSB BSB: and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
21 DBY And the Kohathites set forward bearing the sanctuary: and the others set up the tabernacle whilst they came. BSB BSB: Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
22 DBY And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts, and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud; BSB BSB: Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
23 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; BSB BSB: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
24 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. BSB BSB: and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
25 DBY And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, the rear-guard of all the camps according to their hosts, and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; 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 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran; BSB BSB: Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
27 DBY and over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. BSB BSB: and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
28 DBY These were the settings forward of the children of Israel according to their hosts: so did they set forward. BSB BSB: This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
29 DBY And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it unto you: come with us, and we will do thee good; for Jehovah has spoken good concerning Israel. 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 DBY And he said to him, I will not go; but to mine own land, and to my kindred will I go. BSB BSB: “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
31 DBY And he said, Leave me not, I pray thee, because thou knowest where we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou wilt be to us for eyes. 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 DBY And it shall be, if thou come with us, that whatever good Jehovah doeth unto us, so will we do to thee. BSB BSB: If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
33 DBY And they set forward from the mountain of Jehovah and went three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting-place for them. 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 DBY And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day when they set forward out of the camp. BSB BSB: And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
35 DBY And it came to pass when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Jehovah, and let thine enemies be scattered; And let them that hate thee flee before thy face. 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 DBY And when it rested, he said, Return, Jehovah, unto the myriads of the thousands of Israel. BSB BSB: And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”