Numbers 10:2

“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The LORD speaks to Moses at the start of the narrative to issue direct instructions for organizing the camp.

The words — חֲצֽוֹצְרֹת (cha.tzotz.Rot) translates as trumpets, and מִקְשָׁה (mik.Shah) denotes hammered work, specifying the material and construction method.

The thread — The function of summoned gatherings appears in Isaiah 1:13 regarding convocations and in Joel 1:14 regarding solemn assemblies.

Why it lands — It requires precise obedience in crafting designated tools to govern exactly when the community gathers and when it moves.

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The Hebrew words

עֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.Sehmakeלְךָ֗le./Khafor <the>/ yourselfשְׁתֵּי֙she.Teitwo חֲצֽוֹצְרֹ֣תcha.tzotz.Rottrumpets of כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefsilver מִקְשָׁ֖הmik.Shahhammered work תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.Sehyou will make אֹתָ֑ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them וְהָי֤וּve./ha.Yuand/ they will beלְךָ֙le./Khafor <the>/ youלְמִקְרָ֣אle./mik.Ra'for/ [the] convocation of הָֽעֵדָ֔הha./'e.Dahthe/ congregation וּלְמַסַּ֖עu./le./ma.Sa'and/ for/ breaking אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַֽמַּחֲנֽוֹת׃Ha./ma.cha.Notthe/ camps

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 1:13 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
Joel 1:14 Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
Psalms 81:3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
Exodus 25:18 Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
Exodus 25:31 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
Numbers 10:7 To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.
2 Kings 12:13 However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 5:12 all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
Psalms 89:15 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
Hosea 8:1 Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.