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Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and breaking camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Make yourself two trumpets of silver, of hammered work you shall make them; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for having the camps set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Make yourself two trumpets of silver, of hammered work you shall make them; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for having the camps set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Make yourself two trumpets of silver, of hammered work you shall make them; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for having the camps set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Make two trumpets of silver; you shall make them of hammered work. You shall use them to summon the congregation and to have the camps move out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to summon the community and have the camps set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make two trumpets of hammered silver to summon the community and have the camps set out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them: and thou shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Have someone make two trumpets out of hammered silver. These will be used to call the people together and to give the signal for moving your camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them: and thou shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make two trumpets out of hammered silver. Use them to call the community together and as a signal to break camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Make two trumpets of hammered silver to use for calling the people together and for breaking camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Make two trumpets, crafting them from beaten silver, for use in calling the congregation together and for notifying the camps to set out for travel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Make two trumpets of silver; you are to make them from a single hammered piece. You will use them for assembling the community and for directing the traveling of the camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Make two trumpets of silver. You shall make them of beaten work. You shall use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Make two trumpets of silver. You shall make them of beaten work. You shall use them for the calling of the congregation and for the journeying of the camps. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Make two trumpets of silver for yourself; you make them of beaten work, and they have been for you for the convocation of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Make to thee two trumpets of silver; beaten work thou dost make them, and they have been to thee for the convocation of the company, and for the journeying of the camps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Make to thyself two trumpets of silver; turned work shalt thou make them: and they were to thee for calling the assembly and for the removing the camp.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Make thee two trumpets of beaten silver, wherewith thou mayest call together the multitude when the camp is to be removed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Make for yourself two trumpets of ductile silver, with which you may be able to call together the multitude when the camp is to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Make two trumpets of silver, making them of hammered silver, for you to use in summoning the community and in breaking camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Make two silver trumpets; you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation, and for breaking camp.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Make two trumpets of silver; of casting work shall you make them, that you may use them for the calling of the assembly and for the journeying of the camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Make for yourselves two horns of silver; make them of forged work and they shall be for you to call the assembly and to pick up camp.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them; and they shall be unto thee for the calling of the congregation, and for causing the camps to set forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Make to thyself two silver trumpets: thou shalt make them of beaten work; and they shall be to thee for the purpose of calling the assembly, and of removing the camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/10-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3248" 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">1</span>Then the LORD said to Moses, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">“Make</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/2689.htm" title="2689: ḥă·ṣō·wṣ·rōṯ (N-fpc) -- (an ancient) trumpet. By reduplication from chatsar; a trumpet.">trumpets</a> <a href="/hebrew/4749.htm" title="4749: miq·šāh (N-fs) -- Perhaps hammered work. Feminine of miqsheh; rounded work, i.e. Moulded by hammering.">of hammered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be used</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4744.htm" title="4744: lə·miq·rā (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A convocation, convoking, reading. From qara'; something called out, i.e. A public meeting; also a rehearsal.">for calling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: hā·‘ê·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">the congregation</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.">and for having the camps</a> <a href="/hebrew/4550.htm" title="4550: ū·lə·mas·sa‘ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journey. From naca'; a departure, i.e. March; by implication, a station.">set out.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.…<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="/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="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a></span><br />Then you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of Atonement. You shall sound it throughout your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/2_chronicles/13-12.htm">2 Chronicles 13:12-14</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.” / Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them. / When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,<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="/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="/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3</a></span><br />Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/98-6.htm">Psalm 98:6</a></span><br />With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD, the King.<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="/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 33:3-6</a></span><br />and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people. / Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. / Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life. ...<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/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="/revelation/8-2.htm">Revelation 8:2</a></span><br />And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Make you two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shall you make them: that you may use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.</p><p class="hdg">two trumpets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/12-13.htm">2 Kings 12:13</a></b></br> Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money <i>that was</i> brought into the house of the LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12</a></b></br> Also the Levites <i>which were</i> the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, <i>being</i> arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)</p><p class="hdg">of a whole piece</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18,31</a></b></br> And thou shalt make two cherubims <i>of</i> gold, <i>of</i> beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-5.htm">Ephesians 4:5</a></b></br> One Lord, one faith, one baptism,</p><p class="hdg">the calling</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-7.htm">Numbers 10:7</a></b></br> But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3</a></b></br> Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-15.htm">Psalm 89:15</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Assembly</a> <a 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<a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/judges/6-34.htm">Summoning</a> <a href="/numbers/10-5.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/10-3.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/10-7.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/numbers/15-39.htm">Use</a> <a href="/numbers/11-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/numbers/10-3.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/numbers/16-9.htm">Work</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Make two trumpets of hammered silver</b><br>The instruction to make two trumpets signifies the importance of communication and order within the Israelite community. The use of silver, a precious metal, indicates the value and sacredness of these instruments. Silver was often used in the tabernacle, symbolizing purity and redemption. The process of hammering suggests craftsmanship and care, reflecting the divine nature of the instructions. In the ancient Near East, trumpets were commonly used in military and religious contexts, highlighting their role in both worship and warfare. The duality of the trumpets may symbolize the unity and cooperation required among the tribes of Israel.<p><b>to be used for calling the congregation</b><br>The primary function of the trumpets was to gather the people, emphasizing the need for unity and collective action. This reflects the communal nature of Israelite society, where the congregation was called together for worship, instruction, or to prepare for travel. The sound of the trumpet was a clear and authoritative signal, cutting through the noise of daily life. This practice is echoed in the New Testament, where the trumpet is associated with the gathering of believers at the return of Christ (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>). The call to gather also prefigures the call to worship and assembly in the Christian church.<p><b>and for having the camps set out</b><br>The trumpets also signaled the movement of the Israelite camps, indicating the importance of order and obedience in their journey through the wilderness. This reflects the nomadic lifestyle of the Israelites during their 40 years of wandering, where they relied on divine guidance for their movements. The orderly setting out of the camps underscores the discipline required to follow God's leading. This concept is mirrored in the Christian life, where believers are called to follow Christ's leading with discipline and readiness. The movement of the camps can also be seen as a type of the Christian journey towards the promised land of eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received God's instructions on how to organize the camp and communicate with the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The congregation of God's chosen people, who were to be gathered and directed by the sound of the trumpets.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/trumpets.htm">Trumpets</a></b><br>Instruments made of hammered silver, used for communication and signaling within the Israelite camp.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among the Israelites, around which the camp was organized.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_journey.htm">Wilderness Journey</a></b><br>The context in which these instructions were given, as the Israelites journeyed from Mount Sinai towards the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_communication.htm">Divine Communication</a></b><br>God provides clear instructions for communication within His people. Just as the trumpets were used to convey messages, we should seek clarity in our communication with God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_organization.htm">Order and Organization</a></b><br>The use of trumpets for organizing the camp reflects God's desire for order. In our lives, we should strive for orderliness in our spiritual practices and community interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_silver.htm">Symbolism of Silver</a></b><br>Silver, often associated with redemption, reminds us of the purity and value of God's instructions. We should value and adhere to God's guidance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_gathering.htm">Community Gathering</a></b><br>The trumpets called the congregation together, emphasizing the importance of community worship and fellowship. We should prioritize gathering with fellow believers for worship and encouragement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/readiness_to_move.htm">Readiness to Move</a></b><br>The trumpets signaled when it was time to set out, teaching us to be attentive and ready to move in obedience to God's direction in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_love_a_manifestation_of_god.htm">What musical instruments are mentioned in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_instruments_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">What musical instruments are mentioned in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/musical_terms_in_the_bible.htm">What musical terms are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_2_trumpets_coordinate_a_multitude.htm">Numbers 10:1-2: How could two silver trumpets effectively coordinate such a large multitude across vast desert distances?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>X.</span><p>(2) <span class= "bld">Of a whole piece.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">of beaten </span>(or, <span class= "ital">turned</span>)<span class= "ital"> work. </span>(See Notes on <a href="/exodus/25-18.htm" title="And you shall make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shall you make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.">Exodus 25:18</a>; <a href="/exodus/25-31.htm" title="And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.">Exodus 25:31</a>.) The trumpets here spoken of are supposed to have been straight, like that on the triumphal arch of Titus at Rome and on the old Egyptian monuments. In this respect the <span class= "ital">hazozerah </span>is supposed to have differed from the cornet or horn, <span class= "ital">keren </span>or <span class= "ital">shophar </span>(which is interchanged with <span class= "ital">keren</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>which was crooked. (See <a href="/joshua/6-5.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you 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.">Joshua 6:5</a>. compared with 6:4, 6, 8, 13.) We find reference to the jubilee trumpet in <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm" title="Then shall you cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall you make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.">Leviticus 25:9</a>, from which it has been inferred that the trumpets here mentioned were not first made at this time. It is true, indeed, that the first verse might be rendered: "Now the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying"; but the word used in <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm" title="Then shall you cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall you make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.">Leviticus 25:9</a> is <span class= "ital">shophar, </span>not <span class= "ital">hazozerah, </span>and the latter word occurs in this place for the first time. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Make thee two trumpets.</span> Hebrew, <span class="accented">khatsotserah.</span> From the testimony of Josephus, from the representation on the arch of Titus, and from a comparison of ancient Egyptian trumpets, it is clear that these trumpets were straight, long, and narrow, with an expanded mouth. The <span class="accented">shophar</span>, or trumpet of the Jubilee, on the other hand, was a buccina or cornet, either made of a ram's horn, or shaped like one. Of a <span class="cmt_word">whole</span> piece. Rather, "of beaten work." Hebrew, <span class="accented">mikshah</span> (see on Exodus 25:18). Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἐλατὰς ποιήσεις αὐτάς</span>. Probably they were made of a single plate of silver beaten out into the required shape, which was very simple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/10-2.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">“Make</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשֵׂ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trumpets</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצֽוֹצְרֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣō·wṣ·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2689.htm">Strong's 2689: </a> </span><span class="str2">(an ancient) trumpet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of hammered</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְשָׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(miq·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4749.htm">Strong's 4749: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rounded work, moulded by hammering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">silver</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֔סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be used</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for calling</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִקְרָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4744.htm">Strong's 4744: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the congregation</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֵדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and for having the camps</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנֽוֹת׃</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">set out.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמַסַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·mas·sa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4550.htm">Strong's 4550: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journey</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">OT Law: Numbers 10:2 Make two trumpets of silver (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/10-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 10:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/10-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 10:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:3" /></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>