The Two Silver Trumpets 1 WBS And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 WBS Make 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. BSB BSB: “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.
3 WBS And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. BSB BSB: When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
4 WBS And if they blow but with one trumpet , then the princes, who are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall assemble themselves to 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 WBS When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward. BSB BSB: When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
6 WBS When 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. 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 WBS But when the congregation is to be convened, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. BSB BSB: To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.
8 WBS And 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. 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 WBS 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 the LORD 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 WBS Also 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. 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 WBS And 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. 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 WBS And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. BSB BSB: They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
14 WBS In 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. BSB BSB: First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
15 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari moved forward, bearing the tabernacle. BSB BSB: Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
18 WBS And the standard of the camp of Reuben moved forward according to their armies: 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 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS And the Kohathites moved forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other set up the tabernacle against they came. BSB BSB: Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
22 WBS And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim moved forward according to their armies: 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 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan moved forward, which was the rear-ward of all the camps throughout 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 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they moved forward. BSB BSB: This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
29 WBS And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses's father-in-law, We are journeying to the place of which the LORD said, I will give it to you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath 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 WBS And he said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred. BSB BSB: “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
31 WBS And 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. 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 WBS And it shall be, if thou wilt go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do to us, the same 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 WBS And 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 seek 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 WBS And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went 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 WBS And it came to pass, when the ark moved forward, that Moses said, Arise, LORD, and let thy enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. 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 WBS And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, to the many thousands of Israel. BSB BSB: And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”