Keraia
Numbers 10

Numbers 10:36

From Sinai to Paran · Numbers 10:11–36
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Translations

Modern
And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”
Traditional
And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel.
Literal
And in its resting he said, “Return, O YHWH, to the myriads, the thousands of Israel.”
Latin
Cum autem deponeretur, aiebat: Revertere, Domine, ad multitudinem exercitus Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”

Notes

Numbers 10:36

This invocation (formal call for God’s help) asked the Lord to be present with his people. It was spoken when the Israelites set out or camped.

Numbers 10:11–36

Leaving Sinai was a key moment in Israel's history. The Israelites now had the law and God would test them on how they obeyed it. The departure from Sinai marked the start of the march toward Canaan, although it became a long journey (compare Deuteronomy 1:6–8, 19). This passage summarizes the daily routines during the journey.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses The Ark of the Covenant

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Ark of the Covenant Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Numbers, Book of

Topics

Cloud: Pillar of Intercession: Exemplified Israel: March out of the Wilderness Moses: Benedictions of Upon the People Tabernacle: Carried in Front of the People of Israel in the Line of March The Jews: Their Vast Numbers