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Numbers 10 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Silver Trumpets

Num 10:1

The LORD spoke further to Moses, saying,

Num 10:2“Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and breaking camp.
Num 10:3“Now when both are blown, all the congregation shall meet you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Num 10:4“But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the [fn]divisions of Israel, shall meet you.
Num 10:5“And when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out.
Num 10:6“Then when you sound an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be sounded for them to break camp.
Num 10:7“When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow the trumpets without sounding an alarm.
Num 10:8“The sons of Aaron, moreover, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be a permanent statute for you throughout your generations.
Num 10:9“And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you will be thought of by the LORD your God, and be saved from your enemies.
Num 10:10“Also on the day of your joy and at your appointed [fn]feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”

The Tribes Leave Sinai

Num 10:11

Now in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from above the [fn]tabernacle of the testimony;

Num 10:12and the sons of Israel set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.
Num 10:13So they moved on for the first time in accordance with the [fn]command of the LORD through Moses.
Num 10:14The [fn]flag of the camp of the sons of Judah, by their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,
Num 10:15and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar;
Num 10:16and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.
Num 10:17

Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.

Num 10:18Next the flag of the camp of Reuben, by their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army,
Num 10:19and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon,
Num 10:20and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.
Num 10:21

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.

Num 10:22Next the flag of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, by their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army,
Num 10:23and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh;
Num 10:24and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.
Num 10:25

Then the flag of the camp of the sons of Dan, by their armies, which formed the rear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army,

Num 10:26and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher;
Num 10:27and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali.
Num 10:28[fn]This was the order of marching for the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out.
Num 10:29

Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the LORD said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will do you good, for the LORD has [fn]promised good concerning Israel.”

Num 10:30But he said to him, “I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.”
Num 10:31Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know [fn]where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.
Num 10:32“So it will be, if you go with us, that [fn]whatever good the LORD [fn]does for us, we will [fn]do for you.”
Num 10:33

So they moved on from the mountain of the LORD three days’ journey, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD going on in front of them for the [fn]three days, to seek out a resting place for them.

Num 10:34And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
Num 10:35

Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said,

“Rise up, LORD!

And may Your enemies be scattered,

And those who hate You flee from Your presence.”

Num 10:36

And when it came to rest, he said,

“Return, LORD,

To the myriad thousands of Israel.”

NASB20 Footnotes
Lit thousands; or clans
Or times
Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
Lit mouth
Or division, and so throughout the ch
Lit These were the regulations for the order
Lit spoken
Lit our camping
Lit that good which
Lit does good
Lit do good
Lit three days’ journey
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