9. If you go to war in your land against the enemy who attacks you, you will signal with a loud noise on the trumpets. You will be remembered before Yahweh your God, and you will be rescued from your enemies.
10. “And on the day of your joy and in your appointed times, at the beginning of your months, you will blow on the trumpets in addition to your burnt offerings and in addition to the sacrifices of your fellowship offerings. And they will be as a memorial for you before your God; I am Yahweh your God.”
11. And it happened, in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month the cloud was lifted from upon the tabernacle of the testimony.
12. And the Israelites set out for their journey from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud dwelled in the desert of Paran.
13. They set out for the first time on the command of Yahweh in the hand of Moses.
14. The standard of the camp of the descendants of Judah set out for the first time according to their divisions, with Nahshon son of Amminadab over its division.
15. And Nathanel son of Zuar was over the division of the descendants of Issachar;
16. Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulun.
17. The tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, the bearers of the tabernacle, set out.
18. And the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions; Elizur son of Shedeur was over their division.
19. Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the sons of the tribe of Simeon.
20. Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Gad.
21. The Kohathites, the bearers of the sanctuary, set out, and they set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
22. And the stand of the camp of the descendants of Ephraim set out according to their divisions; Elishama son of Ammihud was over its division.
23. Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh.
24. Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Benjamin.