Numbers 10:7
But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
Numbers 10:7 in other translations
| BSB | To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones. |
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| WEB | But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm. |
| ASV | But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. |
| YLT | ‘And in the assembling of the assembly ye blow, and do not shout; |
| DARBY | And when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not blow an alarm: |
| BBE | But when all the people are to come together, the horn is to be sounded but not loudly. |
| Webster | But when the congregation is to be convened, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. |
What does Numbers 10:7 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…
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…
Numbers 10:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 10:7
- Joel 2:1
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
- Numbers 10:3-4
And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 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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Context
- Numbers 10:6
When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
- Numbers 10:7
But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
- Numbers 10:8
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
Numbers 10:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Empero cuando hubiereis de juntar la congregación, tocaréis, mas no con sonido de alarma. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand on réunira la congrégation, vous sonnerez, mais non pas avec éclat. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber um die Versammlung zu versammeln, sollt ihr hineinstoßen und nicht Lärm blasen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quando autem congregandus est populus, simplex tubarum clangor erit, et non concise ululabunt. |