| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses: | 1The LORD spoke to Moses: " |
| 2"Make two trumpets of silver; you are to make them from a single hammered piece. You will use them for assembling the community and for directing the traveling of the camps. | 2Make two trumpets of hammered silver to summon the community and have the camps set out. |
| 3When they blow them both, all the community must come to you to the entrance of the tent of meeting. | 3When both are sounded in long blasts, the entire community is to gather before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. |
| 4"But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you. | 4However, if one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel's clans, are to gather before you." |
| 5When you blow an alarm, then the camps that are located on the east side must begin to travel. | 5When you sound short blasts, the camps pitched on the east are to set out. |
| 6And when you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that are located on the south side must begin to travel. An alarm must be sounded for their journeys. | 6When you sound short blasts a second time, the camps pitched on the south are to set out. Short blasts are to be sounded for them to set out. |
| 7But when you assemble the community, you must blow, but you must not sound an alarm. | 7When calling the assembly together, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones. |
| 8The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations. | 8The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. Your use of these is a permanent statute throughout your generations." |
| 9If you go to war in your land against an adversary who opposes you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. | 9When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who is attacking you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and be delivered from your enemies. |
| 10"Also in the time when you rejoice, such as on your appointed festivals or 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 may become a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God." | 10You are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your fellowship sacrifices and on your joyous occasions, your appointed festivals, and the beginning of each of your months. They will serve as a reminder for you before your God: I am Yahweh your God." |
| 11On the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the testimony. | 11During the second year, in the second month on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted up above the tabernacle of the testimony. |
| 12So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran. | 12The Israelites traveled on from the Wilderness of Sinai, moving from one place to the next until the cloud stopped in the Wilderness of Paran. |
| 13This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment of the LORD, by the authority of Moses. | 13They set out for the first time according to the LORD's command through Moses. |
| 14The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab. | 14The military divisions of the camp of Judah with their banner set out first, and Nahshon son of Amminadab was over Judah's divisions. |
| 15Over the company of the tribe of Issacharites was Nathanel son of Zuar, | 15Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the Issachar tribe, |
| 16and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Elion son of Helon. | 16and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the Zebulun tribe. |
| 17Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle. | 17The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle. |
| 18The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur. | 18The military divisions of the camp of Reuben with their banner set out, and Elizur son of Shedeur was over Reuben's division. |
| 19Over the company of the tribe of the Simeonites was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, | 19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of Simeon's tribe, |
| 20and over the company of the tribe of the Gadites was Eliasaph son of Deuel. | 20and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad. |
| 21And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived. | 21The Kohathites then set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival. |
| 22And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud. | 22Next the military divisions of the camp of Ephraim with their banner set out, and Elishama son of Ammihud was over Ephraim's division. |
| 23Over the company of the tribe of the Manassehites was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, | 23Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh, |
| 24and over the company of the tribe of Benjaminites was Abidan son of Gideoni. | 24and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin. |
| 25The standard of the camp of the Danites set out, which was the rear guard of all the camps by their companies; over his company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. | 25The military divisions of the camp of Dan with their banner set out, serving as rear guard for all the camps, and Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was over Dan's division. |
| 26Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran, | 26Pagiel son of Ochran was over the division of the tribe of Asher, |
| 27and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan. | 27and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali. |
| 28These were the traveling arrangements of the Israelites according to their companies when they traveled. | 28This was the order of march for the Israelites by their military divisions as they set out. |
| 29Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel, the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are journeying to the place about 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 things for Israel." | 29Moses said to Hobab, son of Moses' father-in-law Reuel the Midianite: "We're setting out for the place the LORD promised: 'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel." |
| 30But Hobab said to him, "I will not go, but I will go instead to my own land and to my kindred." | 30But he replied to him, "I don't want to go. Instead, I will go to my own land and my relatives."" |
| 31Moses said, "Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide. | 31Please don't leave us," Moses said, "since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes. |
| 32And if you come with us, it is certain that whatever good things the LORD will favor us with, we will share with you as well." | 32If you come with us, whatever good the LORD does for us we will do for you." |
| 33So they traveled from the mountain of the LORD three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD was traveling before them during the three days' journey, to find a resting place for them. | 33They set out from the mountain of the LORD on a three-day journey with the ark of the LORD's covenant traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them. |
| 34And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, when they traveled from the camp. | 34Meanwhile, the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp. |
| 35And when the ark traveled, Moses would say, "Rise up, O LORD! May your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you flee before you!" | 35Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say: Arise, LORD! Let Your enemies be scattered, and those who hate You flee from Your presence. |
| 36And when it came to rest he would say, "Return, O LORD, to the many thousands of Israel!" | 36When it came to rest, he would say: Return, LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel. |
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