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1. The Two Silver Trumpets

2. 1KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,BSBBSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
3. 2KJVMake thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.BSBBSB: “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.
4. 3KJVAnd when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.BSBBSB: When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
5. 4KJVAnd if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.BSBBSB: But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.
6. 5KJVWhen ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.BSBBSB: When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
7. 6KJVWhen ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.BSBBSB: 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.
8. 7KJVBut when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.BSBBSB: To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.
9. 8KJVAnd the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.BSBBSB: The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
10. 9KJVAnd 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 the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.BSBBSB: 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.
11. 10KJVAlso in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.BSBBSB: 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.”

12. From Sinai to Paran

13. 11KJVAnd it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.BSBBSB: On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,
14. 12KJVAnd the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.BSBBSB: and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.
15. 13KJVAnd they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.BSBBSB: They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
16. 14KJVIn the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.BSBBSB: First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
17. 15KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.BSBBSB: Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
18. 16KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.BSBBSB: and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
19. 17KJVAnd the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.BSBBSB: Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
20. 18KJVAnd the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.BSBBSB: Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
21. 19KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.BSBBSB: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
22. 20KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.BSBBSB: and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
23. 21KJVAnd the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.BSBBSB: Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
24. 22KJVAnd the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.BSBBSB: Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
25. 23KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.BSBBSB: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
26. 24KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.BSBBSB: and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
27. 25KJVAnd the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.BSBBSB: 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.
28. 26KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.BSBBSB: Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
29. 27KJVAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.BSBBSB: and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
30. 28KJVThus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.BSBBSB: This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
31. 29KJVAnd Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.BSBBSB: 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.”
32. 30KJVAnd he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.BSBBSB: “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
33. 31KJVAnd he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.BSBBSB: “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.
34. 32KJVAnd it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.BSBBSB: If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
35. 33KJVAnd they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.BSBBSB: 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.
36. 34KJVAnd the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.BSBBSB: And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
37. 35KJVAnd it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.BSBBSB: 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.”
38. 36KJVAnd when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.BSBBSB: And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”