The Wilderness Years

When the Tabernacle was taken downe, then the sonnes of Gershon, and the sonnes of Merari went forward bearing the Tabernacle.

After, departed the standerd of the hoste of Reuben, according to their armies, and ouer his band was Elizur the sonne of Shedeur.

And ouer the band of the tribe of ye children of Simeon was Shelumiel the sonne of Shurishaddai.

And ouer the bande of the tribe of ye children of Gad was Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel.

The Kohathites also went forward and bare the Sanctuarie, and the former did set vp the Tabernacle against they came.

Then the standerd of the hoste of the children of Ephraim went forward according to their armies, and ouer his bande was Elishama the sonne of Ammiud.

And ouer the band of the tribe of ye sonnes of Manasseh was Gamliel the sonne of Pedazur.

And ouer the band of ye tribe of the sonnes of Beniamin was Abidan the sonne of Gideoni.

Last, the standerd of the hoste of the children of Dan marched, gathering all ye hostes according to their armies: and ouer his bande was Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai.

And ouer the bande of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the sonne of Ocran.

And ouer the bande of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira ye sonne of Enan.

These were the remouings of the children of Israel according to their armies, whe they marched.

After, Moses said vnto Hobab ye sonne of Reuel the Midianite, ye father in law of Moses, We go into the place, of which ye Lord said, I will giue it you: Come thou with vs, and we wil doe thee good: for ye Lord hath promised good vnto Israel.

And he answered him, I will not goe: but I will depart to mine owne countrey, and to my kindred.

Then he sayd, I pray thee, leaue vs not: for thou knowest our camping places in the wildernesse: therefore thou mayest be our guide.

And if thou go with vs, what goodnes the Lord shall shew vnto vs, the same will we shewe vnto thee.

So they departed from the mount of the Lord, three dayes iourney: and the Arke of the couenant of the Lord went before them in the three dayes iourney, to searche out a resting place for them.

And the cloude of the Lord was vpon the by day, when they went out of the campe.

And when the Arke went forwarde, Moses saide, Rise vp, Lord, and let thine enemies bee scattered, and let them that hate thee, flee before thee.

And when it rested, hee sayde, Returne, O Lord, to the many thousands of Israel.

When the people became murmurers, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it, therefore his wrath was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed the vtmost parte of the hoste.

Then the people cryed vnto Moses: and when Moses praied vnto the Lord, the fire was quenched.

And he called the name of that place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.

And a nomber of people that was amog them, fell a lusting, and turned away, and the children of Israel also wept, and saide, Who shall giue vs flesh to eate?

We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the pepons, and the leekes, and the onions, and the garleke.