Numbers 10:6

Then, at the second sounding of the trumpet with the same cadence, those who live toward the south shall take up their tents. And the remainder shall act in like manner, when the trumpets shall reverberate for a departure.

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In The King James Version

When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

In Context

5But if the sound of the trumpets is prolonged, but with interruptions, those who are toward the east side shall move the camp first.

7But when the people are to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be simple, and the sounds shall not be separated.

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Cross References

Numbers 10:18And the sons of Ruben also set out, by their companies and ranks, whose leader was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 10:2-11

The Moving of the Camp. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves… Read the whole commentary →

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