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And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second montha, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the Tabernacle of the Testimonyb.
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And Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of the Mount of Ha’Elohim; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
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And they first took their journey according to the instructions of YHVHa, by the hand of Moses and Zipporah.
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In the first place went the standard of the camp of the tribe of Judah according to their armies; and over his host was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
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And over the host of the tribe of Issachar was Nethaneel, the son of Zuar.
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And over the host of the tribe of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.
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¶ And it came to pass that the Tabernaclea was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the Tabernacle.
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¶ And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies; and over his host was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
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And over the host of the tribe of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
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And over the host of the tribe of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.
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And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary; and the other did set up the Tabernacle against they came.
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¶ And the standard of the camp of Ephraim set forward according to their armies; and over his host was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
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And over the host of the tribe of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
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And over the host of the tribe of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
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And the standard of the camp of Dan set forward, which was the rearward of all the camps throughout their hosts; and over his host was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
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And over the host of the tribe of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ocran.
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And over the host of the tribe of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.
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Thus were the journeyings of Israel according to their armies when they set forward.
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¶ And it came to pass that Zipporah, the wife of Moses went all the waya of the earth,
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And Moses wept, and he called for Jethro, her father, and her sisters, and her brother; and they came and they wept with Moses and his two sons.
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And after their days of morning had passed, Jethro took his family and left Israel, but Hobab, the brother of Zipporah, did stay with Moses.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses said unto Hobaba, the son of Jethro, the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law: We are journeying unto the place of which YHVH said: I will give it you; come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for YHVH hath spoken good concerning Israel.
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And Hobab said unto him: I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land and to my kindred.
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And Moses 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.
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And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be that what goodness YHVH shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
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And they departed from the mount of Ha’Elohima three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of YHVH went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.
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And the cloud of YHVH was upon them by day when they went out of the camp.
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¶ And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said: Rise up, YHVH and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee!
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And when it rested, Moses said: Return, O YHVH, unto the many thousands of Israel.