Numbers 10

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 10 of 36

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Make two trumpets of silver for yourself. You shall make them of hammered work, and they shall be to you for the calling of the congregation, and for causing the camps to pull up stakes.

3 And when they blow with them, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Chapter Summary

Instructions for making and using silver trumpets for calling assemblies and signaling movement. Israel departs from Sinai with the tribes moving in organized formation. Moses asks his father-in-law Hobab to guide them through the wilderness.

Key Hebrew Words

חֲצֹצְרָה trumpet H2689 · TWOT 726a
נָסַע to pull out, set out H5265 · TWOT 1380
תְּרוּעָה alarm, war-shout H8643 · TWOT 2135b
עֵדָה congregation H5712 · TWOT 878a
אֲרוֹן ark H727 · TWOT 166a
דֶּגֶל standard, banner H1714 · TWOT 402a

People & Context

Moses

Leader who makes the silver trumpets and asks Hobab to guide Israel from Sinai

Hobab

Son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, asked to be Israel's eyes in the wilderness

Reuel

Midianite father of Hobab, named as Moses' kin

Nahshon

Son of Amminadab, commander of Judah's army leading the march

Elizur

Son of Shedeur, commander of Reuben's army

Eliab

Son of Helon, commander of Zebulun's army

Timeline

Two Silver Trumpets Made

God commands Moses to make two hammered silver trumpets for calling the congregation and directing the camps to move. The priests are to blow them for alarms, in times of war, and during joyful feasts over their sacrifices.

Numbers 10:1-10
Departure from Sinai Wilderness

On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud lifts from the tabernacle. The Israelites pull up stakes for the first time and journey from the wilderness of Sinai to the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 10:11-13
Order of March

The camp of Judah (with Issachar and Zebulun) sets out first, followed by the Gershonites and Merarites bearing the tabernacle structure. Next goes the camp of Reuben (with Simeon and Gad), then the Kohathites bearing the sanctuary items, followed by the camp of Ephraim (with Manasseh and Benjamin), and finally the camp of Dan (with Asher and Naphtali).

Numbers 10:14-28

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