Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
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The LORD said to Moses,
2 "Make thee two trumpets of silver. Of a whole piece shalt thou make them, that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly and for the journeying of the camps.
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"Make two trumpets out of hammered silver. Use them to call the community together and as a signal to break camp.
3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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When you blow both trumpets, the whole community will meet with you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, who are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
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If only one trumpet blows, the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, will meet with you.
5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
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When they hear the trumpet fanfare, the tribes that are camped on the east side will break camp first.
6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
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When the trumpets sound a second fanfare, the tribes that are camped on the south will break camp. The fanfare is the signal to break camp.
7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
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But when you gather the assembly, the trumpets will blow without sounding a fanfare.
8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
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The sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow the trumpets. This will be a permanent law for you and your descendants.
9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
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"When you go to war in your own country against an enemy who is oppressing you, the trumpets will sound a fanfare. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies.
10 Also in the day of your gladness and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God."
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Also, on your festival days and on the first day of the month, blow the trumpets when you sacrifice your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The trumpets will be a reminder for you in God's presence. I am the LORD your God."
11 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the testimony.
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On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the [column of] smoke left the tent of the words of God's promise.
12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the Wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the Wilderness of Paran.
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So the Israelites moved from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the [column of] smoke stopped in the Desert of Paran.
13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
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This was the first time they moved, following the command that the LORD had given through Moses.
14 In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies; and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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With their flag in front, the armies led by Judah's descendants broke camp first. Nahshon, son of Amminadab, was in command.
15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
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Nethanel, son of Zuar, commanded the army of Issachar.
16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
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Eliab, son of Helon, commanded the army of Zebulun.
17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari moved forward, bearing the tabernacle.
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Then the tent [of meeting] was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, broke camp.
18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben moved forward according to their armies; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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With their flag in front, the armies led by Reuben's descendants broke camp next. Elizur, son of Shedeur, was in command.
19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, commanded the army of Simeon.
20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
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Eliasaph, son of Deuel, commanded the army of Gad.
21 And the Kohathites moved forward, bearing the sanctuary; and the others set up the tabernacle for when they came.
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Then the Kohathites, who carried the holy things, broke camp. By the time they arrived, the tent [of meeting] would already be set up.
22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim moved forward according to their armies; and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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With their flag in front, the armies led by Ephraim's descendants broke camp next. Elisha, son of Ammihud, was in command.
23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, commanded the army of Manasseh.
24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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Abidan, son of Gideoni, commanded the army of Benjamin.
25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan moved forward, which was the rearmost of all the camps throughout their hosts; and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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As a rear guard for the whole camp, the armies led by Dan's descendants broke camp last with their flag in front. Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, was in command.
26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.
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Pagiel, son of Ochran, commanded the army of Asher.
27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
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Ahira, son of Enan, commanded the army of Naphtali.
28 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies when they moved forward.
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This was the order in which the Israelite armies broke camp when they went from place to place.
29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law: "We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, `I will give it to you.' Come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel."
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Moses said to his brother-in-law Hobab, son of Reuel the Midianite, "We are going to the place the LORD promised to give us. Come with us. We will be good to you, because the LORD has promised good things to Israel."
30 And he said unto him, "I will not go, but I will depart to mine own land and to my kindred."
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Hobab answered, "No, I won't go. I want to go back to my own country where my relatives are."
31 And he said, "Leave us not, I pray thee, inasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.
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But Moses said, "Please don't leave us. You know where we can set up camp in the desert, and you could be our guide.
32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee."
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If you come with us, we will share with you all the good things the LORD gives us."
33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey to search out a resting place for them.
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So they left the mountain of the LORD and traveled for three days. The ark of the LORD's promise went ahead of them a distance of three days' journey to find them a place to rest.
34 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day when they went out of the camp.
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The LORD's [column of] smoke was over them by day when they moved the camp.
35 And it came to pass, when the ark moved forward, that Moses said, "Rise up, LORD, and let Thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate Thee flee before Thee."
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Whenever the ark started to move, Moses would say, "Arise, O LORD! Scatter your enemies! Make those who hate you run away from you!"
36 And when it rested he said, "Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel."
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And whenever it stopped, he would say, "Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel!"
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