Numbers 10:1–10 — The silver trumpets

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Num 10:1–10

10:1 The silver trumpets

10 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), 2 “Make two hammered silver trumpets for yourself to use for assembling the community and for signalling when it’s time to leave the camp. 3 When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble in front of you at the entrance to the sacred tent. 4 If just one is sounded, then it’s only the leaders and heads of clans who must assemble. 5 A single blast means that the camps on the eastern side should start moving out. 6 A double blast means that the camps on the southern side should start moving out. So the blasts will signal them to get going. 7 (To assemble the community as above, use long blows, not short blasts.) 8 The priests (Aharon’s (Aaron’s) descendants) must be the ones to blow the trumpets. That is a permanent regulation.

9 When you need to defend yourselves against an attacker, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you’ll all be noticed by Yahweh, and you’ll be saved from your enemies.

10 On festival days and at times of celebrations and at the beginning of each new month, then the trumpets will be blown as the burnt offerings and peace offerings are made as a memorial for you all towards your god. I am your god, Yahweh.

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10 And_ YHWH _he/it _spoke to Mosheh to_saying.

2 Make to/for_yourself(m) two _of trumpets _of silver hammered _work you _will _make DOM_them and_they _will _be to/for_yourself(m) for_the _convocation _of the _congregation and_for_breaking DOM the_camps.

3 And_they _will _give _a _blast on_them and_they _will _gather to_you all _of the_congregation to the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting.

4 And_if on_one_trumpet they _will _give _a _blast and_they _will _gather to_you the_leaders the _heads _of the _families _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

5 And_you(pl)_will _give _a _blast an _alarm and_ the_camps which_encamp eastward_on _they _will _set _out.

6 And_you(pl)_will _give _a _blast an _alarm second and_ the_camps which_encamp southward_on _they _will _set _out an _alarm they _will _give _a _blast for_their _settings _of_out.

7 And_when_summon DOM the_assembly you(pl)_will _give _a _blast and_not you(pl)_will _give _an _alarm.

8 And_the _sons of_ʼAhₐron the_priests they _will _give _a _blast on_trumpets and_they _will _be to/for_you(pl) (into)_a_regulation _of perpetuity to_generations _of_your(pl).

9 And_because/when you(pl)_will _go war in_land _of_your(pl) on the_foe who_attacks you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _give _an _alarm on_trumpets and_you(pl)_will _be _remembered[fn] to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH god _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _be _delivered from_enemies _of_your(pl).

10 And_on_the _day _of your _rejoicing _of_your(pl) and_at_your(pl)_appointed _of_feasts and_at_the _beginnings _of your(pl)_months _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _give _a _blast on_trumpets over offerings _of_your(pl)_burnt and_over the _sacrifices _of your(pl)_peace _offerings _of_your(pl) and_they _will _be to/for_you(pl) (into)_a_memorial to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before god _of_your(pl) I am_YHWH god _of_your(pl).

10:9 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section NUM 10:1

The silver trumpets

Num 10:1–10