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.
21. Then the Levite clan of Kohath would start out, carrying the sacred objects. By the time they arrived at the next camp, the Tent had been set up again.
22. Next, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Ephraim would start out, company by company, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.