Numbers 10:5

If the trumpets are blown loudly, the tribes that are to the east of the Sacred Tent should start to travel.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.

In Context

4If only one trumpet is blown, it means that only the twelve leaders of the tribes must gather together.

6When the trumpets are blown loudly the second time, the tribes that are to the south should start to travel. The loud blasts on the trumpet will signal that they should start to travel.

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Cross References

Numbers 2:3The people of the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun must set up their tents on the east side of the Sacred Tent, close to their tribal flags. These are the names of the leaders of those tribes and the number of soldiers whom they will lead: Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, will be the leader of the 74,600 men of the tribe of Judah.

Numbers 10:14The group that went first, carrying their flag/banner, was the group from the tribe of Judah. Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, was their leader.

Joel 2:1Blow trumpets on Zion Hill, God’s sacred hill in Jerusalem! Tell the people of Judah that they should tremble, because it will soon be the time for Yahweh to punish us further.

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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