Numbers 10:10–28

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 the Lord your God.”^o

FROM SINAI TO PARAN

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. ¹²The Israelites traveled on from the Wilderness of Sinai, moving from one place to the next^a until the cloud stopped in the Wilderness of Paran.^{b 13}They set out for the first time according to the Lord’s command through Moses.^c

¹⁴The military divisions of the camp of Judah’s descendants with their banner set out first, and Nahshon son of Amminadab^d was over their divisions. ¹⁵Nethanel son of Zuar^e was over the division of the tribe of Issachar’s descendants, ¹⁶and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun’s descendants. ¹⁷The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle.

¹⁸The military divisions of the camp of Reuben with their banner set out, and Elizur son of Shedeur was over their divisions. ¹⁹Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai^f was over the division of the tribe of Simeon’s descendants, ²⁰and Eliasaph son of Deuel^A was over the division of the tribe of Gad’s descendants. ²¹The Kohathites then set out, transporting the holy objects;^g the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

²²Next the military divisions of the camp of Ephraim’s descendants with their banner set out, and Elishama son of Ammihud^h was over their divisions. ²³Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh’s descendants, ²⁴and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin’s descendants.

²⁵The military divisions of the camp of Dan’s descendants with their banner set out, serving as rear guard for all the camps, and Ahiezer son of Ammishaddaiⁱ was over their divisions. ²⁶Pagiel son of Ochran was over the division of the tribe of Asher’s descendants, ²⁷and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali’s descendants. ²⁸This was the order of march for the Israelites by their military divisions as they set out.