Numbers 10:2

Numbers 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
• New International Version (NIV)“Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps.

Context of Numbers 10:2

1The Lord said to Moses, ‘Make two trumpets from one piece of silver. Use a hammer to make them in the right shape. Make a noise with them to tell the people that they must come together. Also, use the trumpets to tell the people that they must move the camp. 3When the people hear the sound from both trumpets, all the people must meet you. They must meet you at the door of the Tent of Meeting. 4But you may want only the leaders of Israel's tribes to meet you. If you want that, a priest should make the sound from only one trumpet.

Numbers 10:2 word by word

עֲשֵׂ֣ה לְךָ֗ שְׁתֵּי֙ חֲצֽוֹצְרֹ֣ת כֶּ֔סֶף מִקְשָׁ֖ה תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹתָ֑ם וְהָי֤וּ לְךָ֙ לְמִקְרָ֣א הָֽעֵדָ֔ה וּלְמַסַּ֖ע אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• trumpetsחֲצֹצְרָהchătsôtserâh · trumpetH2689
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• of a whole pieceמִקְשָׁהmiqshâh · hammered workH4749
• them: that thou mayest useהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• them for the callingמִקְרָאmiqrâ' · assemblyH4744
• of the assemblyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• and for the journeyingמַסַּעmassa‛ · journeyH4550
• of the campsמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264

Cross-references for Numbers 10:2

• 2 Kings 12:13But they did not use any of this money to buy things that they used in the temple. This included: silver bowls, small tools that they used for the lamps, bowls for water, trumpets, and anything else that was made with silver or gold.
• 2 Chronicles 5:12The Levites who were musicians stood on the east side of the altar. They were Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and their relatives. They wore clothes made of linen. They made music with cymbals, harps and lyres. There were also 120 priests who made music with trumpets.
• Exodus 25:18Use gold to make images of two cherubs. Use a hammer to make them the right shape. They will stand at the two ends of the lid.
• Ephesians 4:5There is one Lord. There is one true message that we must believe. There is one baptism.
• Numbers 10:7But when you want everyone to meet together, make a different sound with the trumpet.
• Psalms 81:3Start the New Moon Festival with the sound of the trumpet. Also do it on the day of the Full Moon.
• Psalms 89:15You have truly blessed the people who know how to praise you, Lord. They know that you are pleased with them.
• Isaiah 1:13Do not bring any more useless gifts to offer to me! I do not like your incense. You like to have feasts at new moons, or on Sabbath days. But because of your sins, I hate all your holy meetings.
• Hosea 8:1The Lord says, ‘Warn the people of danger! My people have not obeyed the covenant that I made with them. They have refused to obey my laws. So an enemy army will come to attack their land, like an eagle that is ready to fly down and catch them.
• Joel 1:14Tell everyone that they must not eat any food. Tell the people that they must all come to hear the Lord. Speak to the older leaders, and all the people who live in this country. Tell them that they must all come. They must come to the house of the Lord your God and they must shout out to the Lord.

Commentaries on Numbers 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Make thee two trumpets of silver - The necessity of such instruments will at once appear, when the amazing extent of this numerous army is considered; and how even the sound of two trumpets could reach them all is difficult to conceive; but we may suppose that, when they were sounded, the motion of those that were within reach of that sound taught the others in succession what they should do. As the trumpets were to be blown by the priests only, the sons…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The trumpet was a straight instrument, differing in this respect from the curved horn or cornet; and is represented, among the other spoils of the temple, on the Arch of Titus. See Exodus 25:23 cut. From Egyptian monuments it appears that the Jewish trumpet was copied from that used in the armies of the Pharaohs. The cornet was at first a simple ram‘s horn Joshua 6:4, and the metal instrument of later times preserved the original shape.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4They used the two trumpets to alert people for important announcements (compare Revelation 8–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-362. Make thee two trumpets of silver--These trumpets were of a long form, in opposition to that of the Egyptian trumpets, with which the people were convened to the worship of Osiris and which were curved like rams' horns. Those which Moses made, as described by Josephus and represented on the arch of Titus, were straight, a cubit or more in length, the tubes of the thickness of a flute. Both extremities bore a close resemblance to those in use among us…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 10:2

• Priest
• Silver
• Trumpet

In the dictionaries

• Concerning
• Depart
• Exodus
• Music, Instrumental
• Ordinance
• Priest
• Set
• Silver
• Sinai
• Trumpets

Commentaries on Numbers 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings