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Numbers 10:6

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

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

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.

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

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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 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.
KJV
When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
WEB
When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
ASV
And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
DARBY
And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie southward shall set forward; they shall blow an alarm on their setting forward.
BLB
And you⁺ shall blow a second short blast, and the camps that lie on the south side shall set out. A short blast they shall blow to set out.
ÅB
Og når dere blåser alarm annen gang, da skal de leire som ligger mot syd, bryte opp. Alarm skal der blåses når de skal bryte opp.
OTB
Når et alarmrop lyder en annen gang, skal leirene på sørsiden bryte opp. Et alarmrop skal lyde for dem for å bryte leir.
B1930
Og når I blåser alarm annen gang, da skal de leire som ligger mot syd, bryte op. Alarm skal der blåses når de skal bryte op.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 2:10–16

    On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

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  • Numbers 10:18

    Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

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