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Numbers 10

Numbers 10:8

The Two Silver Trumpets · Numbers 10:1–10
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Translations

Modern
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
Traditional
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
Literal
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations.
Latin
Filii autem Aaron sacerdotes clangent tubis: eritque hoc legitimum sempiternum in generationibus vestris.

Original

Hebrew
English
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

Notes

Numbers 10:8

the priests, are to sound the trumpets: They used these trumpets only for matters related to God and his rule over Israel, which the priests served.

Numbers 10:5–8

When it was time to journey to the next destination, the trumpets sounded to signal when to camp and when to move. This sound was in addition to the movement of the pillar of cloud (compare 9:15–22 and chapter 2).

Numbers 10:1–10

  • 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

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Numbers, Book of Trumpet

Topics

Ordinance: A Decree Priest: Duties of Sound the Trumpet in Summoning Assemblies and in Battle Priests: Services of Blowing the Trumpets on Various Occasions Trumpet: The Priests to Blow the Sacred Trumpet: Uses of, Prescribed by Moses