Tree of Life Version
Numbers 10:4
4But if only one is sounded, the princes—the heads of the tribes of Israel—are to gather toward you.
Numbers 10:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
- New International Version (NIV)If only one is sounded, the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—are to assemble before you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But if they blow only one, then the chiefs, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you.
Context of Numbers 10:4
2“Make two trumpets of hammered silver for yourself. They are for summoning the community and having the camps set out. 3Whenever both are sounded, the whole community is to gather toward you at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. But if only one is sounded, the princes—the heads of the tribes of Israel—are to gather toward you. 5When you sound the trumpet the first time, the camp of those camped on the east is to set out. 6When you sound the trumpet blast the second time, the camp of those camped on the south is to set out. Short blasts will be the signal for their moving out.
Read all of Numbers 10Numbers 10:4 word by word
וְאִם־בְּאַחַ֖ת יִתְקָ֑עוּ וְנוֹעֲד֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ הַנְּשִׂיאִ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֖י אַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 10:4
- Numbers 1:4One man from each tribe, each head of his father’s household, is to assist you.
- Numbers 7:2Then the princes of Israel, heads of their ancestral houses—they were tribal princes in charge over those who were numbered—gave offerings.
- Exodus 18:21But you should seek out capable men out of all the people—men who fear God, men of truth, who hate bribery. Appoint them to be rulers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
- Deuteronomy 1:15So I took the heads of your tribes, men who were wise and well known, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officials for your tribes.
Commentaries on Numbers 10:4
- 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. 3-73-7. when they shall blow with them--There seem to have been signals made by a difference in the loudness and variety in the notes, suited for different occasions, and which the Israelites learned to distinguish. A simple uniform sound by both trumpets summoned a general assembly of the people; the blast of a single trumpet convoked the princes to consult on public affairs; notes of some other kind were made to sound an alarm, whether for journeying or…Read the comment
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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
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