Numbers 10 · Verse 9

Numbers 10:9

And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
Numbers 10:9, King James Version

Numbers 10:9 in other translations

BSBWhen you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
WEBWhen you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.
ASVAnd when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
YLT‘And when ye go into battle in your land against the adversary who is distressing you, then ye have shouted with the trumpets, and ye have been remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye have been saved from your enemies.
DARBYAnd if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
BBEAnd if you go to war in your land against any who do you wrong, then let the loud note of the horn be sounded; and the Lord your God will keep you in mind and give you salvation from those who are against you.
WebsterAnd if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

What does Numbers 10:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. If ye go to war--In the land of Canaan, either when attacked by foreign invaders or when they went to take possession according to the divine promise, "ye [that is, the priests] shall blow an alarm." This advice was accordingly acted upon (Nu 31:6; 2Ch 13:12); and in the circumstances it was an act of devout confidence in God. A solemn and religious act on the eve of a battle has often animated the hearts of those who felt they were engaged in a good and just cause; and so the blowing of the trumpet, being an ordinance of God, produced that effect on the minds of the Israelites. But more is meant by the words--namely, that God would, as it were, be aroused by the trumpet to bless with His presence and aid.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 If ye go to war - These trumpets shall be sounded for the purpose of collecting the people together, to deliberate about the war, and to implore the protection of God against their enemies. Ye shall be remembered before the Lord - When ye decamp, encamp, make war, and hold religious festivals, according to his appointment, which appointment shall be signified to you by the priests, who at the command of God, for such purposes, shall blow the trumpets, then ye may expect both the presence and blessing of Jehovah in all that ye undertake.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 10:9 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.

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and ifH3588
תָבֹ֨אוּta.Vo.'uyou will goH935
מִלְחָמָ֜הmil.cha.MahwarH4421
בְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םbe.'ar.tze.Khemin land yourH776
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַצַּר֙ha.Tzarthe foeH6862
הַצֹּרֵ֣רha.tzo.Rerwho opposesH6887
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וַהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םva.ha.re.'o.Temand you will give an alarmH7321
בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.Roton trumpetsH2689
וֲנִזְכַּרְתֶּ֗םva.niz.kar.Temand you will be rememberedH2142
לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
וְנוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֖םve.no.sha'.Temand you will be deliveredH3467
מֵאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם\׃me.'o.ye.vei.Khemfrom enemies yourH341

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Cross references for Numbers 10:9

  • 1 Samuel 10:18

    And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

  • Judges 2:18

    And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

  • Genesis 8:1

    And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

  • Psalms 106:4

    Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

  • Psalms 106:42

    Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

  • Judges 10:8

    And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

  • Joshua 6:5

    And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

  • Numbers 31:6

    And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

  • Judges 10:12

    The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:14

    And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

  • Judges 6:9

    And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if ye go.
31:6; Jos 6:5; 2Ch 13:14
oppresseth.
Jud 2:18; 3:27; 4:2,3; 6:9,34; 7:16-21; 10:8,12; 1Sa 10:18
Ps 106:42
then ye shall.
Isa 18:3; 58:1; Jer 4:5,19,21; 6:1,17; Eze 7:14; 33:3-6; Ho 5:8
Am 3:6; Zep 1:16; 1Co 14:8
remembered.
Ge 8:1; Ps 106:4; 136:23; Lu 1:70-74

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Context

  • 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 10:9

    And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

  • Numbers 10:10

    Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God.

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Numbers 10:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando viniereis á la guerra en vuestra tierra contra el enemigo que os molestare, tocaréis alarma con las trompetas: y seréis en memoria delante de Jehová vuestro Dios, y seréis salvos de vuestros enemigos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand, dans votre pays, vous irez à la guerre contre l’ennemi qui vous presse, alors vous sonnerez des trompettes avec éclat, et vous serez rappelés en mémoire devant l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, et vous serez délivrés de vos ennemis.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn ihr in eurem Lande in den Streit ziehet wider den Bedränger, der euch bedrängt, so sollt ihr mit den Trompeten Lärm blasen; und es wird eurer gedacht werden vor Jehova, eurem Gott, und ihr werdet gerettet werden vor euren Feinden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si exieritis ad bellum de terra vestra contra hostes qui dimicant adversum vos, clangetis ululantibus tubis, et erit recordatio vestri coram Domino Deo vestro, ut eruamini de manibus inimicorum vestrorum.