Bible Strands
Numbers 10:5
When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses instructs Aaron and his sons on the trumpet signals that will command the Israelite camps to break encampment and march.
The words — תְקַעְתֶּם (te'kha'tem) means "you will give a blast," and תְרוּעָה (te'ru'ah) denotes the "alarm" that triggers the movement.
The thread — The eastward camps correspond to Judah's division (Numbers 2:3), which historically sets out first (Numbers 10:14), while the southward camps follow on a second signal (Numbers 10:6).
Why it lands — The text commands immediate obedience to a specific auditory signal to initiate a structured, directional march without deviation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
Cross-references
- Numbers 2:3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
- Numbers 10:14 First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
- Numbers 10:6 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.
- Isaiah 58:1 “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
- Joel 2:1 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—