Numbers 10:3

The priests must blow the trumpets to call all the community together in front of you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

In Context

2“Make two silver trumpets. Hammer the silver to make them. You must use the trumpets to call the community together and to call the community to move their camps.

4If the priests blow only one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, must gather to you.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 4:5Report in Judah and let it be heard in Jerusalem. 1 Say, “Blow the trumpet in the land.” 1 Proclaim, “Gather together. Let us go to the fortified cities.” 1

Joel 2:15Blow the trumpet in Zion, 1 call for a holy fast, 1 and call a holy assembly. 1

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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