Numbers 10
The Blowing of Trumpets
10:11 The
10:4 “But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you.9
10:5 When you blow an alarm,10 then the camps that are located11 on the east side must begin to travel.12
10:6 And when you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that are located on the south side must begin to travel.13 An alarm must be sounded14 for their journeys.
10:7 But when you assemble the community,15 you must blow, but you must not sound an alarm.16
10:8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations.
10:9 If you go to war in your land against an adversary who opposes17 you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the
10:10 “Also in the time when you rejoice, such as19 on your appointed festivals or20 at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, so that they may21 become22 a memorial for you before your God: I am the
The Journey From Sinai to Kadesh
10:1123 On the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the testimony.24 10:12 So the Israelites set out25 on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.
Judah Begins the Journey
10:13 This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment26 of the
10:14 The standard28 of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
10:15 Over the company of the tribe of Issacharites was Nathanel son of Zuar, 10:16 and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Elion son of Helon. 10:17 Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.
Journey Arrangements for the Tribes
10:18 The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur. 10:19 Over the company of the tribe of the Simeonites was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, 10:20 and over the company of the tribe of the Gadites was Eliasaph son of Deuel. 10:21 And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary;29 the tabernacle was to be set up30 before they arrived.31 10:22 And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud. 10:23 Over the company of the tribe of the Manassehites was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, 10:24 and over the company of the tribe of Benjaminites was Abidan son of Gideoni.
10:25 The standard of the camp of the Danites set out, which was the rear guard32 of all the camps by their companies; over his company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 10:26 Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran, 10:27 and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan. 10:28 These were the traveling arrangements33 of the Israelites according to their companies when they traveled.34
The Appeal to Hobab
10:2935 Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel, the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,36 “We are journeying to the place about which the
10:33 So they traveled from the mountain of the