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Two Silver Trumpets
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
The Silver Trumpets
Now the LORD said to Moses,
Now the LORD said to Moses,
“Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps.
“Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp.
When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you.
But if only one trumpet is blown, then only the leaders — the heads of the clans of Israel — must present themselves to you.
When you sound the advance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey.
“When you sound the signal to move on, the tribes camped on the east side of the Tabernacle must break camp and move forward.
When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys.
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 assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but not sound the advance.
But when you call the people to an assembly, blow the trumpets with a different signal.
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.
“When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and you will 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.
Also in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord 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.”
Departure from Sinai
Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony.
Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony.
And the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys; then the cloud settled down 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.
So they started out for the first time according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
When the people set out for the first time, following the instructions the LORD had given through Moses,
Judah’s troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.
They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Issachar, led by Nethanel son of Zuar,
And over the army 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.
Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying 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 out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Reuben’s troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elizur son of Shedeur.
Over the army 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 army 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.
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 out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Ephraim’s troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elishama son of Ammihud.
Over the army 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 army 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.
Then the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army 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.
Over the army 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 army 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.
Thus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.
This was the order in which the Israelites marched, division by division.
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 I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.”
But Hobab replied, “No, I will not go. I must return to my own land and family.”
“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 you go with us — indeed it shall be — that whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same we will do to you.”
If you do, we’ll share with you all the blessings the LORD gives us.”
So they departed from the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them for 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 the Lord was above them by day when they went out from the camp.
As they moved on each day, the cloud of the LORD hovered over them.
So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:
“Rise up, O Lord!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You.”
“Rise up, O Lord!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You.”
And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”