11 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month in the second year that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses 14 In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon
17 And the tabernacle was taken down and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel
21 And the Kohathites set forward bearing the sanctuary and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came 22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni
25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan 28 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies when they set forward
29 And Moses said unto Hobab the son of Raguel the Midianite Moses' father in law We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said I will give it you come thou with us and we will do thee good for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel 30 And he said unto him I will not go but I will depart to mine own land and to my kindred 31 And he said Leave us not I pray thee forasmuch as thou knowest __ how we are to encamp in the wilderness and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes 32 And it shall be if thou go with us yea it shall be that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us the same will we do unto thee
33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey to search out a resting place for them 34 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day when they went out of the camp
35 And it came to pass when the ark set forward that Moses said Rise up LORD and let thine enemies be scattered and let them that hate thee flee before thee
36 And when it rested he said Return O LORD unto the many thousands of Israel
