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At the mitzvah of the LORD, the children of Yisra'el journeyed, and at the mitzvah of the LORD they encamped. As long as the cloud remained on the tabernacle they remained encamped.

When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Yisra'el kept the charge of the LORD, and didn't travel.

Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year that the cloud stayed on the tabernacle, remaining on it, the children of Yisra'el remained encamped, and didn't travel; but when it was taken up, they traveled.

The children of Yisra'el set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran.

In the first [place] the standard of the camp of the children of Yehudah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nachshon the son of `Amminadav.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Yissakhar was Netan'el the son of Tzu`ar.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Zevulun was Eli'av the son of Helon.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Shim`on was Shelumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Elyasaf the son of De`u'el.

The standard of the camp of the children of Efrayim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of `Ammihud.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Menashsheh was Gamli'el the son of Pedatzur.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Binyamin was Avidan the son of Gid`oni.

The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Achi`ezer the son of `Ammishaddai.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pag`i'el the son of `Okhran.

Over the host of the tribe of the children of Naftali was Achira the son of `Enan.

Thus were the travels of the children of Yisra'el according to their hosts; and they set forward.

The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Yisra'el also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Send you men, that they may spy out the land of Kana`an, which I give to the children of Yisra'el: of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, everyone a prince among them.

Moshe sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the mitzvah of the LORD: all of them men who were heads of the children of Yisra'el.

They went up by the South, and came to Hevron; and Achiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of `Anak, were there. (Now Hevron was built seven years before Tzo`an in Mitzrayim.)