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The Two Silver Trumpets
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
The Silver Trumpets
Now the LORD said to Moses,
Now the LORD said to Moses,
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.
“Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp.
And when they shall blow with them, the whole assembly shall gather to thee at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
And if they blow with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather unto thee.
But if only one trumpet is blown, then only the leaders — the heads of the clans of Israel — must present themselves to you.
And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie eastward shall set forward.
“When you sound the signal to move on, the tribes camped on the east side of the Tabernacle must break camp and move forward.
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.
When you sound the signal a second time, the tribes camped on the south will follow. You must sound short blasts as the signal for moving on.
And when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not blow an alarm:
But when you call the people to an assembly, blow the trumpets with a different signal.
the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an everlasting statute throughout your generations.
Only the priests, Aaron’s descendants, are allowed to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation.
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.
“When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies.
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.
Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the LORD your God.”
Moving from Sinai to Paran
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.
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.
And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stood still in the wilderness of Paran.
So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.
And they first took their journey, according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.
When the people set out for the first time, following the instructions the LORD had given through Moses,
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;
Judah’s troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar;
They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Issachar, led by Nethanel son of Zuar,
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
and the troops of the tribe of Zebulun, led by Eliab son of Helon.
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle.
Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonite and Merarite divisions of the Levites were next in the line of march, carrying the Tabernacle with them.
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts, and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur;
Reuben’s troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elizur son of Shedeur.
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Simeon, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
and the troops of the tribe of Gad, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel.
And the Kohathites set forward bearing the sanctuary: and [the others] set up the tabernacle whilst they came.
Next came the Kohathite division of the Levites, carrying the sacred objects from the Tabernacle. Before they arrived at the next camp, the Tabernacle would already be set up at its new location.
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;
Ephraim’s troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elishama son of Ammihud.
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Manasseh, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
and the troops of the tribe of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni.
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;
Dan’s troops went last, marching behind their banner and serving as the rear guard for all the tribal camps. Their leader was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran;
They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Asher, led by Pagiel son of Ocran,
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
and the troops of the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan.
These were the settings forward of the children of Israel according to their hosts: so did they set forward.
This was the order in which the Israelites marched, division by division.
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.
One day Moses said to his brother-in-law, Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, “We are on our way to the place the LORD promised us, for he said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised wonderful blessings for Israel!”
And he said to him, I will not go; but to mine own land, and to my kindred will I go.
But Hobab replied, “No, I will not go. I must return to my own land and family.”
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.
“Please don’t leave us,” Moses pleaded. “You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide.
And it shall be, if thou come with us, that whatever good Jehovah doeth unto us, so will we do to thee.
If you do, we’ll share with you all the blessings the LORD gives us.”
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.
They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the LORD, with the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest.
And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day when they set forward out of the camp.
As they moved on each day, the cloud of the LORD hovered over them.
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.
And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”