| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses: " |
| 2Make 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. | 2Make two trumpets of hammered silver to summon the community and have the camps set out. |
| 3And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. | 3When both are sounded in long blasts, the entire community is to gather before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. |
| 4And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. | 4However, if one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel's clans, are to gather before you." |
| 5When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward. | 5When you sound short blasts, the camps pitched on the east are to set out. |
| 6When 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. | 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 the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. | 7When calling the assembly together, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones. |
| 8And 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. | 8The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. Your use of these is a permanent statute throughout your generations." |
| 9And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that 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. | 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. |
| 10Also 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. | 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." |
| 11And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off 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. |
| 12And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested 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. |
| 13And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. | 13They set out for the first time according to the LORD's command through Moses. |
| 14In 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. | 14The military divisions of the camp of Judah with their banner set out first, and Nahshon son of Amminadab was over Judah's divisions. |
| 15And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. | 15Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the Issachar tribe, |
| 16And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. | 16and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the Zebulun tribe. |
| 17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. | 17The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle. |
| 18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the 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. |
| 19And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. | 19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of Simeon's tribe, |
| 20And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. | 20and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad. |
| 21And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. | 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 children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the 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. |
| 23And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. | 23Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh, |
| 24And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. | 24and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin. |
| 25And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the 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. |
| 26And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. | 26Pagiel son of Ochran was over the division of the tribe of Asher, |
| 27And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. | 27and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali. |
| 28Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward. | 28This was the order of march for the Israelites by their military divisions as they set out. |
| 29And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning 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." |
| 30And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine 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."" |
| 31And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. | 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 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. | 32If you come with us, whatever good the LORD does for us we will do for you." |
| 33And 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. | 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 upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. | 34Meanwhile, the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp. |
| 35And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. | 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 rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto 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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