Numbers 10 · Verse 3

Numbers 10:3

And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 10:3, King James Version

Numbers 10:3 in other translations

BSB	When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
WEB	When they blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
ASV	And when they shall blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting.
YLT	and they have blown with them, and all the company have met together unto thee, unto the opening of the tent of meeting.
DARBY	And when they shall blow with them, the whole assembly shall gather to thee at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
BBE	When they are sounded, all the people are to come together to you at the door of the Tent of meeting.
Webster	And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

What does Numbers 10:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 10:3-7

3-7. 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 for war. One alarm was the recognized signal for the eastern division of the camp (the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun) to march; two alarms gave the signal for the southern to move; and, though it is not in our present Hebrew text, the Septuagint has, that on three alarms being sounded, those on the west; while on four blasts, those on the north decamped. Thus the greatest order and discipline were established in the Israelitish camp--no military march could be better regulated.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 10:1-10

Here are directions concerning the public notices to be given the people by sound of trumpet. Their laws in every case were to be Divine, therefore, even in this matter Moses is directed. These trumpets typify the preached gospel. It sounds an alarm to sinners, calls them to repent, proclaims liberty to the captives and slaves of Satan, and collects the worshippers of God. It directs and encourages their heavenly…

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Numbers 10:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'Uand they will give a blastH8628

בָּהֵ֑ןba.Henon <the> them

וְנֽוֹעֲד֤וּve.no.'a.Duand they will gather togetherH3259

אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khato youH413

כָּל\־kol-allH3605

הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712

אֶל\־'el-toH413

פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607

אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168

מוֹעֵֽד\׃mo.'EdmeetingH4150

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 10:3

Jeremiah 4:5
Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
Joel 2:15-16
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jer 4:5; Joe 2:15,16

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Context

Numbers 10:2
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.
Numbers 10:3
And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers 10:4
And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

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Numbers 10:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y cuando las tocaren, toda la congregación se juntará á ti á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et lorsqu’on en sonnera, toute l’assemblée s’assemblera vers toi, à l’entrée de la tente d’assignation.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und stößt man in dieselben, so soll sich die ganze Gemeinde sich zu dir versammeln an den Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Cumque increpueris tubis, congregabitur ad te omnis turba ad ostium tabernaculi fœderis.