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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; you shall make them of hammered work; 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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When both are blown, the whole congregation shall assemble before 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 only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall assemble before 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 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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when you blow a second alarm, the camps 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, you shall blow, 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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The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; this shall be a perpetual institution for you 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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When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you may be remembered before the Lord your God and 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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Also on your days of rejoicing, at your appointed festivals, and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over your sacrifices of well-being; they shall serve as a reminder on your behalf before the Lord 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 covenant.
12 The Israelites set out on their march from the Sinai desert, and the cloud settled in the Paran desert.
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Then the Israelites 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 Judah set out first, company by company, and over the whole company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
15 Nethanel, Zuar's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Issachar.
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Over the company of the tribe of Issachar was Nethanel 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 Zebulun was Eliab son of Helon.
17 The dwelling was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites, who carried the dwelling, marched.
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Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites, 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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Next the standard of the camp of Reuben set out, company by company; and over the whole company was Elizur son of Shedeur.
19 Shelumiel, Zurishaddai's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Simeon.
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Over the company of the tribe of Simeon was Shelumiel 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 Gad was Eliasaph 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, who carried the holy things, set out; 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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Next the standard of the Ephraimite camp set out, company by company, and over the whole company was Elishama son of Ammihud.
23 Gamaliel, Pedahzur's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Manasseh.
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Over the company of the tribe of Manasseh was Gamaliel 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 Benjamin was Abidan 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 Dan, acting as the rear guard of all the camps, set out, company by company, and over the whole company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
26 Pagiel, Ochran's son, commanded the military of the tribe of Asher.
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Over the company of the tribe of Asher was Pagiel 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 Naphtali was Ahira 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 Israelites, company by company, 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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Moses said to Hobab 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 treat you well; 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, but I will go back 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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He said, "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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Moreover, if you go with us, whatever good the Lord does for us, the same we will do for 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 with the ark of the covenant of the Lord going 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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the cloud of the Lord being over them by day when 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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Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, "Arise, O Lord, let your enemies be scattered, and your foes flee before you."
36 When it rested, he would say, "Return, LORD of the ten thousand thousands of Israel."
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And whenever it came to rest, he would say, "Return, O Lord of the ten thousand thousands of Israel."
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