Numbers 10:5
When you blow the trumpet loudly, which is the alarm signal to move out, the camps on the east side are to march out first.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
In Context
4But if only one is blown, then only the tribal leaders are to gather before you.
Cross References
Numbers 2:3The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,
Numbers 10:14The tribal divisions of Judah went first, marching out under their flag, with Nahshon, son of Amminadab, in charge.
Joel 2:1Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all who live in the land tremble for the day of the Lord is coming—it's definitely near!
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 →