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1 The LORD spoke to Moses:
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Make two silver trumpets and make them from hammered metalwork. Use them for summoning the community and for breaking camp.
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“Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp.
3 When both are blown, the entire community will meet you at the entrance of the meeting tent.
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And when both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
4 When one is blown, the chiefs, the leaders of Israel's divisions, will meet you.
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But if they blow only one, then the chiefs, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.
5 When you blow a series of short blasts, the camp on the east side will march.
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When you blow an alarm, the camps that are on the east side shall set out.
6 And when you blow a second series of short blasts, the camp on the south side will march. You will blow a series of short blasts to announce their march.
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And when you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that are on the south side shall set out. An alarm is to be blown whenever they are to set out.
7 To gather the assembly, blow a long blast, not a series of short blasts.
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But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow a long blast, but you shall not sound an alarm.
8 Aaron's sons the priests will blow the trumpets. This will be a permanent regulation for you throughout time.
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And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. The trumpets shall be to you for a perpetual statute throughout your generations.
9 When you go to war in your land against an enemy who is attacking you, you will blow short blasts with the trumpets so that you may be remembered by the LORD your God and be saved from your enemies.
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And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies.
10 On your festival days, your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you will blow the trumpets over your entirely burned offerings and your well-being sacrifices. They will serve as a reminder of you to your God. I am the LORD your God.
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On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the Lord your God. ”
11 On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud ascended from the covenant dwelling.
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In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony,
12 The Israelites set out on their march from the Sinai desert, and the cloud settled in the Paran desert.
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and the people of Israel set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran.
13 They marched for the first time at the LORD's command through Moses.
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They set out for the first time at the command of the Lord by Moses.
14 The banner of Judah's camp marched first with its military units. Nahshon, Amminadab's son, commanded its military.
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The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
15 Nethanel, Zuar's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Issachar.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.
16 Eliab, Helon's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Zebulun.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 The dwelling was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites, who carried the dwelling, marched.
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And when the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the tabernacle, set out.
18 The banner of Reuben's camp marched with its military units. Elizur, Shedeur's son, commanded its military.
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And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
19 Shelumiel, Zurishaddai's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Simeon.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
20 Eliasaph, Deuel's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Gad.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21 The Kohathites, who carried the holy things, marched. The dwelling would be set up before their arrival.
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Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.
22 The banner of Ephraim's camp marched with its military units. Elishama, Ammihud's son, commanded its military.
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And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
23 Gamaliel, Pedahzur's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Manasseh.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
24 Abidan, Gideoni's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Benjamin.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 The banner of Dan's camp, at the rear of the whole camp, marched with its military units. Ahiezer, Ammishaddai's son, commanded its military.
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Then the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26 Pagiel, Ochran's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Asher.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.
27 Ahira, Enan's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Naphtali.
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And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28 This was the order of departure of the Israelites with their military units when they set out.
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This was the order of march of the people of Israel by their companies, when they set out.
29 Moses said to Hobab the Midianite, Reuel's son and Moses' father-in-law, "We're marching to the place about which the LORD has said, ‘I'll give it to you.' Come with us and we'll treat you well, for the LORD has promised to treat Israel well."
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And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you. ’ Come with us, and we will do good to you, for the Lord has promised good to Israel. ”
30 Hobab said to him, "I won't go; I'd rather go to my land and to my folk."
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But he said to him, “I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred. ”
31 Moses said, "Please don't abandon us, for you know where we can camp in the desert, and you can be our eyes.
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And he said, “Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us.
32 If you go with us, whatever good the LORD does for us, we'll do for you."
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And if you do go with us, whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same will we do to you. ”
33 They marched from the LORD's mountain for three days. The LORD's chest containing the covenant marched ahead of them for three days to look for a resting place for them.
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So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.
34 Now the LORD's cloud was over them by day when they marched from the camp.
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And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp.
35 When the chest set out, Moses would say, "Arise, LORD, let your enemies scatter, and those who hate you flee."
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And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you. ”
36 When it rested, he would say, "Return, LORD of the ten thousand thousands of Israel."
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And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel. ”
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