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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp.

Context of Numbers 10:2

1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp. 3And when both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 4But if they blow only one, then the chiefs, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

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 there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or of silver, from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord,
• 2 Chronicles 5:12and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with 120 priests who were trumpeters;
• Exodus 25:18And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat.
• Ephesians 4:5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
• Numbers 10:7But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow a long blast, but you shall not sound an alarm.
• Psalms 81:3Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
• Psalms 89:15Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face,
• Isaiah 1:13Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.
• Hosea 8:1Set the trumpet to your lips! One like a vulture is over the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law.
• Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry 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

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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