Bible Verses About Journey of Israel Through The Desert

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"Summon the tribe of Levi, and assign them to Aharon the cohen, so that they can help him.

They are to carry out his duties and the duties of the whole community before the tent of meeting in performing the service of the tabernacle.

They are to be in charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and to carry out all the duties of the people of Isra'el connected with the service of the tabernacle.

Assign the L'vi'im to Aharon and his sons; their one responsibility in regard to the people of Isra'el is to serve him.

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"I have taken the L'vi'im from among the people of Isra'el in lieu of every firstborn male that is first from the womb among the people of Isra'el; the L'vi'im are to be mine.

All the firstborn males belong to me, because on the day that I killed all the firstborn males in the land of Egypt, I separated for myself all the firstborn males in Isra'el, both human and animal. They are mine; I am ADONAI."

ADONAI spoke to Moshe in the Sinai Desert in the first month of the second year after they had left the land of Egypt; he said,

"Let the people of Isra'el observe Pesach at its designated time.

On the fourteenth day of this month, at dusk, you are to observe it - at its designated time. You are to observe it according to all its regulations and rules."

Moshe told the people of Isra'el to observe Pesach.

So they observed Pesach at dusk on the fourteenth day of the month in the Sinai Desert; the people of Isra'el acted in accordance with all that ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

In the lead was the banner of the camp of the descendants of Y'hudah, whose companies moved forward; over his company was Nachshon the son of 'Amminadav.

Over the company of the tribe of the descendants of Yissakhar was N'tan'el the son of Tzu'ar.

Over the company of the descendants of Z'vulun was Eli'av the son of Helon.

Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the descendants of Gershon and the descendants of M'rari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

Next, the banner of the camp of Re'uven moved forward by companies; over his company was Elitzur the son of Sh'de'ur.

Over the company of the tribe of the descendants of Shim'on was Shlumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai.

Over the company of the descendants of Gad was Elyasaf the son of De'u'el.

Then the descendants of K'hat set out, carrying the sanctuary, so that [at the next camp] the tabernacle could be set up before they arrived.

The banner of the camp of the descendants of Efrayim moved forward by companies; over his company was Elishama the son of 'Ammihud.

Over the company of the tribe of the descendants of M'nasheh was Gamli'el the son of P'dahtzur.

Over the company of the descendants of Binyamin was Avidan the son of Gid'oni.

The banner of the camp of the descendants of Dan, forming the rearguard for all the camps, moved forward by companies; over his company was Achi'ezer the son of 'Ammishaddai.