Numbers 10:8

“The sons of Aaron [Light-bringer], the priests, shall blow the trumpets. This shall be to you for a statute forever throughout all your generations.

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In The King James Version

And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

In Context

7But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm.

9+ 10:9. Num 10:9-10 (Num 10:1-10) (#2b.161): T. To sound the two silver trumpets over burnt offerings and peace offerings as a remembrance before God / R. To afflict and cry out before God in times of catastrophe / R. To sound the two silver trumpets over sacrifices and in times of trouble T. Reason: You are to use them for assembling the community and for directing the travel of the camps / Directive: (Num 10:3-7) describes when and how to blow the trumpets for specific purposes. Only the sons of Aaron ( Cohenim ·Priests·) are to blow the silver trumpets, as an eternal ordinance for all generations (v8) T. Note: The two silver trumpets or shofars ·ram horns· are used to call to assembly, break camp, sound an alarm, call to war, and when rejoicing at appointed times, the feast days, new moons, and over the burnt offerings and peace offerings When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before Adonai your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

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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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