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Numbers 10:5

3 When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

4 But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.

6 When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.

7 To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
KJV
When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
WEB
When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward.
ASV
And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.
DARBY
And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie eastward shall set forward.
BLB
And you⁺ shall blow a short blast, and the camps that lie on the east side shall set out.
ÅB
Men når dere blåser alarm, da skal de leire som ligger mot øst, bryte opp.
OTB
Når et alarmrop lyder, skal leirene som er stasjonert på østsiden, bryte opp.
B1930
Men når I blåser alarm, da skal de leire som ligger mot øst, bryte op.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 10:14

    First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

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  • Numbers 2:3–9

    On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

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  • Joel 2:1

    Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—

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  • Numbers 10:6–7

    When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.

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  • Isaiah 58:1

    “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.

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