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1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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And the Lord said to Moses,
2 Make two silver trumpets; you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation, and for breaking camp.
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Make two silver horns of hammered work, to be used for getting the people together and to give the sign for the moving of the tents.
3 When both are blown, the whole congregation shall assemble before you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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When they are sounded, all the people are to come together to you at the door of the Tent of meeting.
4 But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall assemble before you.
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If only one of them is sounded, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, are to come to you.
5 When you blow an alarm, the camps on the east side shall set out;
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When a loud note is sounded, the tents placed on the east side are to go forward.
6 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.
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At the sound of a second loud note, the tents on the south side are to go forward: the loud note will be the sign to go forward.
7 But when the assembly is to be gathered, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm.
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But when all the people are to come together, the horn is to be sounded but not loudly.
8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; this shall be a perpetual institution for you throughout your generations.
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The horns are to be sounded by the sons of Aaron, the priests; this is to be a law for you for ever, from generation to generation.
9 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.
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And if you go to war in your land against any who do you wrong, then let the loud note of the horn be sounded; and the Lord your God will keep you in mind and give you salvation from those who are against you.
10 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.
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And on days of joy and on your regular feasts and on the first day of every month, let the horns be sounded over your burned offerings and your peace-offerings; and they will put the Lord in mind of you: I am the Lord your God.
11 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.
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Now in the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud was taken up from over the Tent of witness.
12 Then the Israelites set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran.
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And the children of Israel went on their journey out of the waste land of Sinai; and the cloud came to rest in the waste land of Paran.
13 They set out for the first time at the command of the Lord by Moses.
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They went forward for the first time on their journey as the Lord had given orders by the hand of Moses.
14 The standard of the camp of Judah set out first, company by company, and over the whole company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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First the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
15 Over the company of the tribe of Issachar was Nethanel son of Zuar;
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And at the head of the army of the children of Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
16 and over the company of the tribe of Zebulun was Eliab son of Helon.
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And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.
17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites, who carried the tabernacle, set out.
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Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.
18 Next the standard of the camp of Reuben set out, company by company; and over the whole company was Elizur son of Shedeur.
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Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
19 Over the company of the tribe of Simeon was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
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And at the head of the army of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
20 and over the company of the tribe of Gad was Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.
21 Then the Kohathites, who carried the holy things, set out; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.
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Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.
22 Next the standard of the Ephraimite camp set out, company by company, and over the whole company was Elishama son of Ammihud.
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Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
23 Over the company of the tribe of Manasseh was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
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At the head of the army of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
24 and over the company of the tribe of Benjamin was Abidan son of Gideoni.
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At the head of the army of the children of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
25 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.
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And the flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
26 Over the company of the tribe of Asher was Pagiel son of Ochran,
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At the head of the army of the children of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ochran.
27 and over the company of the tribe of Naphtali was Ahira son of Enan.
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And at the head of the army of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.
28 This was the order of march of the Israelites, company by company, when they set out.
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This was the order in which the children of Israel were journeying by armies; so they went forward.
29 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."
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Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.
30 But he said to him, "I will not go, but I will go back to my own land and to my kindred."
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But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.
31 He said, "Do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us.
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And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.
32 Moreover, if you go with us, whatever good the Lord does for us, the same we will do for you."
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And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.
33 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,
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So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;
34 the cloud of the Lord being over them by day when they set out from the camp.
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And by day the cloud of the Lord went over them, when they went forward from the place where they had put up their tents.
35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, "Arise, O Lord, let your enemies be scattered, and your foes flee before you."
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And when the ark went forward Moses said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be broken, and let your haters go in flight before you.
36 And whenever it came to rest, he would say, "Return, O Lord of the ten thousand thousands of Israel."
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And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of Israel.
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