9. You might be fighting an enemy who attacks you in your own land. Blow the trumpets. The Lord your God will remember you. He will save you from your enemies.
10. Also blow your trumpets at happy times. Blow them during your feasts and at New Moon festivals. Blow them over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. They will help you remember your God. I am the Lord your God.”
11. The cloud lifted from the Tent of the Agreement. This was on the twentieth day of the second month of the second year.
12. So the Israelites moved from the Desert of Sinai. They moved until the cloud stopped in the Desert of Paran.
13. This was their first time to move. They did it as the Lord had commanded Moses.
14. The divisions from the camp of Judah moved first under their flag. Nahshon son of Amminadab was the commander.
15. Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar.
16. Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
17. Then the Meeting Tent was taken down. The Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, moved next.
18. Then came the divisions from the camp of Reuben under their flag. Elizur son of Shedeur was the commander.
19. Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon.
20. Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
21. Then came the Kohathites. They carried the holy things. The Holy Tent was to be set up before they arrived.
22. Next came the divisions from the camp of Ephraim under their flag. Elishama son of Ammihud was the commander.
23. Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh.
24. Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
25. The last ones were the rear guard for all the tribes. These were the divisions from the camp of Dan under their flag. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was the commander.