The Wilderness Years

And the tabernacle hath been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.

And the standard of the camp of Reuben hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host is Elizur son of Shedeur.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel;

And the Kohathites have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle, and the others have raised up the tabernacle until their coming in.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host is Elishama son of Ammihud.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh is Gamalial son of Pedahzur.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan hath journeyed (rearward to all the camps), by their hosts, and over its host is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.

These are journeyings of the sons of Israel by their hosts--and they journey.

And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, `We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah hath said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to thee; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.'

And he saith unto him, `I do not go; but unto my land and unto my kindred do I go.'

And he saith, `I pray thee, forsake us not, because thou hast known our encamping in the wilderness, and thou hast been to us for eyes;

and it hath come to pass when thou goest with us, yea, it hath come to pass--that good which Jehovah doth kindly with us--it we have done kindly to thee.'

And they journey from the mount of Jehovah a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is journeying before them the journey of three days, to spy out for them a resting-place;

and the cloud of Jehovah is on them by day, in their journeying from the camp.

And it cometh to pass in the journeying of the ark, that Moses saith, `Rise, O Jehovah, and Thine enemies are scattered, and those hating Thee flee from Thy presence.'

And in its resting he saith, `Return, O Jehovah, to the myriads, the thousands of Israel.'

And the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, and consumeth in the extremity of the camp.

And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;

and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath `burned' among them.

And the rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, `Who doth give us flesh?

We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick;