Translations
Modern
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Traditional
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Literal
And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
Latin
Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
Original
Hebrew
English
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Notes
Israel needed clear signals so the tribes could receive instructions. Two silver trumpets provided a simple and effective way to signal all the tribes to move.
These trumpets were not the ram’s horns (Hebrew shofar) often mentioned in the Old Testament (for example, Joshua 6:4–6). Israelite craftsmen made them from hammered silver brought out of Egypt.
People
Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt
Glossary
Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Numbers, Book of Trumpet
Topics
Priests: Services of Blowing the Trumpets on Various Occasions Trumpet: Uses of, Prescribed by Moses