¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Make thee two trumpets¹ of silver; of a whole piece² shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling³ of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.

⁴And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

⁵And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

When ye blow⁶ an alarm, then the camps⁷ that lie on the east parts shall go forward.

When ye blow⁸ an alarm the second time, then the camps⁹ that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow¹⁰, but ye shall not sound¹¹ an alarm.

¹²And 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.

And if ye go¹³ to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth¹⁴ you, then ye shall¹⁵ blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered¹⁶ before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

¶ Also in the day¹⁷ 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 memorial¹⁸ before your God: I am the LORD your God.

¶ And it came to pass on¹⁹ the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud²⁰ was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.

And the children of Israel took²¹ their journeys out of the²² wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness²³ of Paran.

²⁴And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

In the first place²⁵ went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon²⁶ the son of Amminadab.

²⁷And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

²⁸And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

And the tabernacle²⁹ was taken down; and the sons³⁰ of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

And the standard of the camp³¹ of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur³² the son of Shedeur.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon³³ was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

¶ And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph³⁴ the son of Deuel.

And the Kohathites³⁶ set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did³⁷ set up the tabernacle against they came.

And the standard of the camp³⁸ of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama³⁹ the son of Ammihud.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel⁴⁰ the son of Pedahzur.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan⁴¹ the son of Gideoni.

And the standard of the camp⁴² of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward⁴³ of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer⁴⁴ the son of Ammishaddai.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel⁴⁵ the son of Ocran.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira⁴⁶ the son of Enan.

Thus were⁴⁷ the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.

¶⁴⁸And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD⁵⁰ said, I will give it you: come⁵¹ thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD⁵² hath spoken good concerning Israel.

¶⁵³And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch⁵⁴ as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes⁵⁵.

⁵⁶And 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.

And they departed from the mount⁵⁷ of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark⁵⁸ of the covenant of the LORD went before⁵⁹ them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place⁶⁰ for them.

⁶¹And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.

And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD⁶², and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD⁶³, unto the many thousands of Israel⁶⁴.