2. “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to use for calling the people together and for breaking camp.
3. When long blasts are sounded on both trumpets, the whole community is to gather round you at the entrance to the Tent of my presence.
4. But when only one trumpet is sounded, then only the leaders of the clans are to gather round you.
5. When short blasts are sounded, the tribes camped on the east will move out.
6. When short blasts are sounded a second time, the tribes on the south will move out. So short blasts are to be sounded to break camp,
7. but in order to call the community together, long blasts are to be sounded.
8. The trumpets are to be blown by Aaron's sons, the priests.“The following rule is to be observed for all time to come.
9. When you are at war in your land, defending yourselves against an enemy who has attacked you, sound the signal for battle on these trumpets. I, the Lord your God, will help you and save you from your enemies.
10. Also on joyful occasions — at your New Moon Festivals and your other religious festivals — you are to blow the trumpets when you present your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings. Then I will help you. I am the Lord your God.”
11. On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year after the people left Egypt, the cloud over the Tent of the Lord's presence lifted,
12. and the Israelites started on their journey out of the Sinai Desert. The cloud came to rest in the wilderness of Paran.
13. They began to march at the command of the Lord through Moses,
14. and each time they moved, they were in the same order. Those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Judah started out first, company by company, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
15. Nethanel son of Zuar was in command of the tribe of Issachar,
16. and Eliab son of Helon was in command of the tribe of Zebulun.
17. Then the Tent would be taken down, and the clans of Gershon and Merari, who carried it, would start out.
18. Next, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Reuben would start out, company by company, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
19. Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was in command of the tribe of Simeon,
20. and Eliasaph son of Deuel was in command of the tribe of Gad.