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International Version</a></span><br />When a trumpet blast is sounded, the tribes camping on the east are to set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“When you sound the signal to move on, the tribes camped on the east side of the Tabernacle must break camp and move forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When you blow an alarm, the camps that are on the east side shall set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When you sound the advance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But <i>when</i> you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When you blow an alarm, the camps on the east side [of the tabernacle] shall set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When you sound short blasts, the camps pitched on the east are to set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you sound short blasts, the camps pitched on the east are to set out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When they hear the trumpet fanfare, the tribes that are camped on the east side will break camp first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When short blasts are sounded, the tribes camped on the east will move out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When you sound an alarm, the ones encamped on the east side are to begin to travel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you blow an alarm, then the camps that are located on the east side must begin to travel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have blown—a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And ye have blown -- a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye sounded the signal, and the camps encamping eastward, removed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if the sound of the trumpets be longer, and with interruptions, they that are on the east side, shall first go forward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if the sound of the trumpets is prolonged, but with interruptions, those who are toward the east side shall move the camp first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you sound the signal, those encamped on the east side shall break camp;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you blow an alarm, the camps on the east side shall set out;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When they blow the trumpet, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall blow reveille with a trumpet and they shall pick up the camps that dwell at the east.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/10-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3269" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/10.htm">The Two Silver Trumpets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: ū·ṯə·qa‘·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">When you sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: tə·rū·‘āh (N-fs) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">short blasts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·nō·wṯ (Art:: N-cp) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camps</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: ha·ḥō·nîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">that lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: qê·ḏə·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">on the east side</a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: wə·nā·sə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">are to set out.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-4.htm">Joshua 6:4-5</a></span><br />Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns. / And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-8.htm">1 Corinthians 14:8</a></span><br />Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-6.htm">Revelation 8:6</a></span><br />And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-13.htm">Exodus 19:13</a></span><br />No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Isaiah 27:13</a></span><br />And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a></span><br />in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5</a></span><br />Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Ezekiel 33:3</a></span><br />and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a></span><br />If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-20.htm">Nehemiah 4:20</a></span><br />Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-12.htm">2 Chronicles 13:12</a></span><br />Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When you blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.</p><p class="hdg">blow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Numbers 10:6,7</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a></b></br> Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a></b></br> 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 <i>it is</i> nigh at hand;</p><p class="hdg">camps j</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Numbers 2:3-9</a></b></br> And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab <i>shall be</i> captain of the children of Judah… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/7-11.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/numbers/10-4.htm">Blown</a> <a href="/exodus/14-9.htm">Camping</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">East</a> <a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/numbers/2-27.htm">Encamping</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Note</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/10-4.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/10-4.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/numbers/10-4.htm">Trumpet</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Blown</a> <a href="/numbers/24-2.htm">Camping</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/numbers/21-11.htm">East</a> <a href="/numbers/32-19.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Encamping</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Note</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/numbers/11-24.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/10-7.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/13-2.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/joshua/6-5.htm">Trumpet</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-1.htm">The use of the silver trumpets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">The Israelites move from Sinai to Paran</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">The order of their march</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew root for "sound" is "תָּקַע" (taqa), which means to blow or thrust. This action was a significant part of Israelite culture, serving as a means of communication. The short blasts, or "teruah," were distinct from other trumpet sounds, such as the long blast or "tekiah." Historically, the use of trumpets was crucial for signaling different events, such as assembling the congregation or preparing for battle. The short blasts specifically signaled the movement of the camps, indicating a readiness to follow God's guidance. This highlights the importance of obedience and attentiveness to God's instructions, as the Israelites were to move only at His command.<p><b>the camps that lie on the east side</b><br />The phrase "the camps that lie on the east side" refers to the specific arrangement of the Israelite tribes around the Tabernacle. The tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun were positioned on the east side, as detailed in <a href="/numbers/2.htm">Numbers 2</a>. The east side was significant because it was the direction of the sunrise, symbolizing new beginnings and hope. In the broader biblical narrative, the east often represents the direction from which God's glory appears, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Ezekiel 43:2</a>. The positioning of these tribes on the east side underscores their role as leaders in the march, with Judah, in particular, being the tribe from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would come. This arrangement reflects God's sovereign plan and order, emphasizing that each tribe had a specific role and place within the community, just as each believer has a unique role within the body of Christ.<p><b>are to set out</b><br />The phrase "are to set out" indicates the action of breaking camp and beginning a journey. The Hebrew root "נָסַע" (nasa) means to pull up, as in pulling up tent pegs, and by extension, to set out or journey. This action was not merely a physical movement but a spiritual act of faith and trust in God's leading. The Israelites' journey through the wilderness was a test of their obedience and reliance on God. Setting out required readiness and willingness to follow God's presence, represented by the cloud over the Tabernacle. In a broader spiritual sense, this phrase encourages believers to be prepared to move and act according to God's direction, trusting in His timing and provision. It serves as a reminder that the Christian life is a journey of faith, requiring continual dependence on God's guidance and a readiness to follow His call, wherever it may lead.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">When ye blow an alarm.</span>--The word <span class= "ital">teruah, alarm, </span>is supposed to denote a loud and continuous blast, by which the signal for the moving of the camps was distinguished from those which were used for the summoning of the congregation, or of the princes (<a href="/numbers/10-7.htm" title="But when the congregation is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm.">Numbers 10:7</a>). In the former of these cases some suppose that both trumpets were blown, and in the latter only one (<a href="/numbers/10-4.htm" title="And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.">Numbers 10:4</a> and Note. Comp. Light-foot's <span class= "ital">Temple Service, </span><a href="/numbers/7-5.htm" title="Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.">Numbers 7:5</a>; <a href="/numbers/7-2.htm" title="That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:">Numbers 7:2</a>.) The fuller directions respecting the order in which the camps were to break up are given in Numbers 2. Here the order of the eastern and southern camps only is prescribed. In the LXX., however, we read thus: "And ye shall sound a third alarm, and the camps pitched by the sea (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>westward), shall move forward; and ye shall sound a fourth alarm, and they that encamp toward the north shall move forward; they shall sound an alarm at their departure."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When ye blow an alarm.</span> Hebrew, <span class="hebrew">תְּרוּעָה</span>. This seems to signify a continuous peal, easily distinguished, wherever audible, from the blowing in short, sharp tones (Hebrew, <span class="hebrew">תָּקַע</span>) mentioned below, verse 7. The peal of alarm was to be blown - <span class="hebrew">לְמַסְּעֵיהֶם</span> - "for their breaking up" - for that purpose, and no other. The camps. Only those on the east (Judah, with Issachar and Zebulun) and on the south (Reuben, with Simeon and Gad) are here mentioned. It may be that the silver trumpets themselves were carried with the sacred utensils after the southern camps, and that some other means were employed to start the remaining tribes; or it may be that the omission is due to some accidental circumstance. The Septuagint inserts in verse 6, "And ye shall sound a third alarm, and the camps which are pitched westwards shall move; and ye shall sound a fourth alarm, and the camps which are pitched northwards shall move." No doubt this was the actual order of starting, however the signal was given. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/10-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When you sound</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·qa‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">short blasts,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּרוּעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(tə·rū·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the camps</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that lie</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the east side</span><br /><span class="heb">קֵֽדְמָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(qê·ḏə·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> </span><span class="str2">The front, of place, time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are to set out.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָֽסְעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·sə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/10-5.htm">OT Law: Numbers 10:5 When you blow an alarm the camps (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/10-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 10:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/10-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 10:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>