31. “Please don’t leave us,” Moses pleaded. “You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide.
32. If you do, we’ll share with you all the blessings the lord gives us.”
33. They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the lord, with the Ark of the lord’s Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest.
34. As they moved on each day, the cloud of the lord hovered over them.
35. And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O lord, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”
36. And when the Ark was set down, he would say, “Return, O lord, to the countless thousands of Israel!”