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

1And Yhwh spake unto Moses, saying, 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. 3And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

Numbers 10:2 word by word

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

• 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 12:13Howbeit there were not made for the house of Yhwh bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of Yhwh:
• 2 Chronicles 5:12Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
• Exodus 25:18And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
• Ephesians 4:5One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
• Numbers 10:7But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
• Psalms 81:3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
• Psalms 89:15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Yhwh, in the light of thy countenance.
• Isaiah 1:13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
• Hosea 8:1Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of Yhwh, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
• Joel 1:14Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of Yhwh your God, and cry unto Yhwh,

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