Orthodox Jewish Bible

Bamidbar 10:20-33 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

20. And over the division of the tribe of the Bnei Gad was Elyasaph ben Deuel.

21. And the descendants of Kehat set out, bearing the Mikdash; and they would erect the Mishkan before their arrival.

22. And the degel of the machaneh of the Bnei Ephrayim set out according to their tzivos (armies); and over his division was Elishama ben Ammihud.

23. And over the division of the tribe of the Bnei Menasheh was Gamli'el ben Pedahtzur.

24. And over the division of the tribe of the Bnei Binyamin was Avidan ben Gideoni.

25. And the degel of the machaneh of the Bnei Dan set out, which formed the rear guard of all the machanot throughout their tzivos; and over his division was Achiezer ben Ammishaddai.

26. And over the division of the tribe of the Bnei Asher was Pagiel ben Ochran.

27. And over the division of the tribe of the Bnei Naphtali was Achira ben Enan.

28. Thus was the order of march of the Bnei Yisroel according to their tzivos (armies), when they set out.

29. And Moshe said unto Chovav ben Reuel the Midyani, Moshe's khoten (father-in-law), We are traveling unto the place of which Hashem said, I will give it you: Come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for Hashem hath promised tov concerning Yisroel.

30. And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my moledet.

31. And he [Moshe] said, Leave us not, please; forasmuch as thou hast da'as how we are to encamp in the midbar, and thou mayest be to us as eyes.

32. And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what tov Hashem shall do unto us, the same will we share with thee.

33. And they departed from the Mountain of Hashem three days' journey; the Aron Brit Hashem went before them in the three days' derech, to search out a menuchah for them.