| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The LORD said to Moses: | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 2"Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out. | 2“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out. |
| 3When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. | 3When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. |
| 4If only one is sounded, the leaders--the heads of the clans of Israel--are to assemble before you. | 4But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. |
| 5When a trumpet blast is sounded, the tribes camping on the east are to set out. | 5When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out. |
| 6At the sounding of a second blast, the camps on the south are to set out. The blast will be the signal for setting out. | 6When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out. |
| 7To gather the assembly, blow the trumpets, but not with the signal for setting out. | 7To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones. |
| 8"The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come. | 8The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come. |
| 9When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the LORD your God and rescued from your enemies. | 9When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies. |
| 10Also at your times of rejoicing--your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts--you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the LORD your God." | 10And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.” |
| 11On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the covenant law. | 11On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony, |
| 12Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran. | 12and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran. |
| 13They set out, this first time, at the LORD's command through Moses. | 13They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses. |
| 14The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command. | 14First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command. |
| 15Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar, | 15Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar, |
| 16and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun. | 16and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun. |
| 17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out. | 17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it. |
| 18The divisions of the camp of Reuben went next, under their standard. Elizur son of Shedeur was in command. | 18Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command. |
| 19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon, | 19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon, |
| 20and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad. | 20and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad. |
| 21Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived. | 21Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival. |
| 22The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud was in command. | 22Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command. |
| 23Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh, | 23Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh, |
| 24and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin. | 24and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin. |
| 25Finally, as the rear guard for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was in command. | 25Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command. |
| 26Pagiel son of Okran was over the division of the tribe of Asher, | 26Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher, |
| 27and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali. | 27and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali. |
| 28This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out. | 28This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out. |
| 29Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are setting out for 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 to Israel." | 29Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “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 things to Israel.” |
| 30He answered, "No, I will not go; I am going back to my own land and my own people." | 30“I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.” |
| 31But Moses said, "Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes. | 31“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes. |
| 32If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us." | 32If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.” |
| 33So they set out from the mountain of the LORD and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest. | 33So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them. |
| 34The cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp. | 34And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp. |
| 35Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Rise up, LORD! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you." | 35Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.” |
| 36Whenever it came to rest, he said, "Return, LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel." | 36And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.” |
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