Numbers 10

The Silver Trumpets

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 "Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for a calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. 3 "When b they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 4 "But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the c heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you. 5 "When you sound the d advance, e the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey. 6 "When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie f on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys. 7 "And when the assembly is to be gathered together, g you shall blow, but not h sound the advance. 8 i "The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an 1 ordinance forever throughout your generations. 9 j "When you go to war in your land against the enemy who k oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be l remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. 10 "Also m in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be n a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God."

Israel Leaves Sinai

11 Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud o was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. 12 And the children of Israel set out from the p Wilderness of Sinai on q their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the r Wilderness of Paran. 13 So they started out for the first time s according to the command of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 14 The 2 standard of the camp of the children of Judah t set out first according to their armies; over their army was u Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

17 Then v the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, w carrying the tabernacle. 18 And x the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the y holy things. (The tabernacle would be 3 prepared for their arrival.) 22 And z the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 Then a the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. 28 b Thus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.

29 Now Moses said to c Hobab the son of d Reuel 4 the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said, e 'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and f we will treat you well; for g the LORD has promised good things to Israel." 30 And he said to him, "I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives." 31 So Moses said, "Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can 5 be our h eyes. 32 "And it shall be, if you go with us - indeed it shall be - that i whatever good the LORD will do to us, the same we will do to you."

33 So they departed from j the mountain of the LORD on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD k went before them for the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And l the cloud of the LORD was above them by day when they went out from the camp.

35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:
m "Rise up, O LORD!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You." 36 And when it rested, he said:
"Return, O LORD,
To the many thousands of Israel."

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:13
    Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies - I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 4:5
    Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: "Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry, 'Gather together,' And say, 'Assemble yourselves, And let us go into the fortified cities.
    Joel 2:15
    Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 18:21
    Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
    Numbers 1:16
    These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers' tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel.
    Numbers 7:2
    Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering.
  4. Cross References
    Joel 2:1
    Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand:
  5. Cross References
    Numbers 2:3
    "On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah."
  6. Cross References
    Numbers 2:10
    "On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur."
  7. Cross References
    Numbers 10:3
    When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
  8. Cross References
    Joel 2:1
    Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand:
  9. Cross References
    Numbers 31:6
    Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand.
    Joshua 6:4
    And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
    1 Chronicles 15:24
    Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and ObedE'dom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark.
    2 Chronicles 13:12
    "Now look, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with sounding trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD God of your fathers, for you shall not prosper!"
  10. Cross References
    Numbers 31:6
    Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand.
    Joshua 6:5
    "It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him."
    2 Chronicles 13:14
    And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they cried out to the LORD, and the priests sounded the trumpets.
  11. Cross References
    Judges 2:18
    And when the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them.
    Judges 4:3
    And the children of Israel cried out to the LORD; for Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he had harshly oppressed the children of Israel.
    Judges 6:9
    And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.
    Judges 10:8
    From that year they harassed and oppressed the children of Israel for eighteen years - all the children of Israel who were on the other side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, in Gilead.
    Judges 10:12
    Also the Sidonians and Amalekites and Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand.
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 8:1
    Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
    Psalms 106:4
    Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 23:24
    Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath- rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
    Numbers 29:1
    And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets.
    1 Chronicles 15:24
    Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and ObedE'dom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark.
    2 Chronicles 5:12
    And the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets -
    Psalms 81:3
    Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
  14. Cross References
    Leviticus 23:24
    Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath- rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
    Numbers 10:9
    When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.
  15. Cross References
    Numbers 9:17
    Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, after that the children of Israel would journey; and in the place where the cloud settled, there the children of Israel would pitch their tents.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 19:1
    In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai.
    Numbers 1:1
    Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying:
    Numbers 9:5
    And they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 40:36
    Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys.
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 21:21
    He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
    Numbers 12:16
    And afterward the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
    Deuteronomy 1:1
    These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
  19. Cross References
    Numbers 10:5
    When you sound the advance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey.
    Numbers 10:6
    When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys.
  20. Cross References
    Numbers 2:3 - 9
    "On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah."
  21. Cross References
    Numbers 1:7
    From Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
  22. Cross References
    Numbers 1:51
    And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
  23. Cross References
    Numbers 4:21 - 32
    Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
    Numbers 7:7 - 9
    Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service.
  24. Cross References
    Numbers 2:10 - 16
    "On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur."
  25. Cross References
    Numbers 4:4 - 20
    This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the most holy things:
    Numbers 7:9
    But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.
  26. Cross References
    Numbers 2:18 - 24
    "On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud."
  27. Cross References
    Numbers 2:25 - 31
    "The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai."
    Joshua 6:9
    The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets.
  28. Cross References
    Numbers 2:34
    Thus the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers' houses.
  29. Cross References
    Judges 4:11
    Now Heber the Kenite, of the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, had separated himself from the Kenites and pitched his tent near the terebinth tree at Zaanaim, which is beside Kedesh.
  30. Cross References
    Exodus 2:18
    When they came to Reuel their father, he said, "How is it that you have come so soon today?
    Exodus 3:1
    Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
    Exodus 18:12
    Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
  31. Cross References
    Genesis 12:7
    Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." And there he built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
    Exodus 6:4 - 8
    I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were strangers.
  32. Cross References
    Judges 1:16
    Now the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
  33. Cross References
    Genesis 32:12
    "For You said, 'I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."'
    Exodus 3:8
    So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
  34. Cross References
    Job 29:15
    I was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame.
  35. Cross References
    Exodus 18:9
    Then Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
    Leviticus 19:34
    The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
    Judges 1:16
    Now the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
  36. Cross References
    Exodus 3:1
    Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
    Deuteronomy 1:6
    The LORD our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: 'You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.
  37. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 1:33
    Who went in the way before you to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day.
    Joshua 3:3 - 6
    And they commanded the people, saying, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.
    Ezekiel 20:6
    On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, 'flowing with milk and honey,' the glory of all lands.
  38. Cross References
    Exodus 13:21
    And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.
    Nehemiah 9:12
    Moreover You led them by day with a cloudy pillar, And by night with a pillar of fire, To give them light on the road Which they should travel.
    Nehemiah 9:19
    Yet in Your manifold mercies You did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, To lead them on the road; Nor the pillar of fire by night, To show them light, And the way they should go.
  39. Cross References
    Psalms 68:1
    Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
    Psalms 68:2
    As smoke is driven away, So drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
    Psalms 132:8
    Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
    Isaiah 17:12 - 14
    Woe to the multitude of many people Who make a noise like the roar of the seas, And to the rushing of nations That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
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