Numbers Chapter 10

Use of the trumpets

10:1 AND YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
spoke to Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
, saying,
10:2 Make y’all two trumpets of silver ; of a whole piece will you make them that you may use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
10:3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to y’all at the entrance of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tent, tabernacle For more info click here
of the congregation.
10:4 And if they blow [but] with one [trumpet], then the chiefs, [which are] heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to y’all .
10:5 When y’all blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
10:6 When y’all 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.
10:7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, y’all shall blow, but y’all shall not sound an alarm.
10:8 And the sons of Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here
, the priestsכֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here
, shall blow with the trumpets ; and they shall be to you for an ordinance forever throughout your generations.
10:9 And if y’all go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresses you, then y’all shall blow an alarm with the trumpets ; and y’all shall be remembered before YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
your Elohei אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
is a genre of Piyyut…. This name of this genre, meaning “your Elohim”, comes from the closing word of Numbers 15:41: “…to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” for more info click here Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word Elohim for more info on the word click here
, and y’all shall be saved from your enemies.
10:10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, y’all 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 reminder before your Elohei אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
is a genre of Piyyut…. This name of this genre, meaning “your Elohim”, comes from the closing word of Numbers 15:41: “…to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” for more info click here Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word Elohim for more info on the word click here
I [am] YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
your Elohei אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
is a genre of Piyyut…. This name of this genre, meaning “your Elohim”, comes from the closing word of Numbers 15:41: “…to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” for more info click here Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word Elohim for more info on the word click here
.

Journey from Sinai to Paran


10:11 And it so happened on the twentieth [day] of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tent, tabernacle For more info click here
of the testimony.
10:12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wildernessמִדְבָּר
Transliteration: miḏbār Pronunciation; mid-bawr’ desert, south, speech, wilderness For more info click here
of Sinai ; and the cloud remained in the wildernessמִדְבָּר
Transliteration: miḏbār Pronunciation; mid-bawr’ desert, south, speech, wilderness For more info click here
of Paran.
10:13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
by the hand of Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
.
10:14 In the first [place] went the banner of the camp of the children of Judahיְהוּדָה
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah For more info click here
according to their armies and over his host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
10:15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָר‎
Modern: Yīssaḵar, Tiberian: Yīśśāḵār, “There is reward” the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob’s ninth son) and the ancestor of a tribe by his name 2.a Korahite Levite and the 7th son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper to the temple 3.the territory allocated to the descendants of Issachar when they entered the land of Canaan For more info click here
[was] Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
10:16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulunזְבֻלוּן/זְבוּלֻן/זְבוּלוּן
Modern: Zəvūlūn) he name is derived from the Northwest Semitic root zbl, common in 2nd millennium BCE Ugaritic texts as an epithet (title) of the god Baal, as well as in Phoenician and (frequently) in Biblical Hebrew in personal names. For more info click here
[was] Eliab the son of Helon.
10:17 And the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tent, tabernacle For more info click here
was taken down ; and the sons of Gershonגֵּרְשֹׁם‎
Gēršōm, “a sojourner there. The name means “a stranger there” in Hebrew, (גר שם‎ ger sham),firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob’s family went to Egypt. For more info click here
and the sons of Merari placed forward, carrying the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tent, tabernacle For more info click here
.
10:18 And the banner of the camp of Reubenרְאוּבֵן
or Reuven Standard Rəʾūven, meaning “behold, a son”. he was the first of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob’s oldest son) For more info click here
set forward according to their armies and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
10:19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeonשמעון
(/ˈsɪmiən/) is a given name (Biblical Šimʿon, Tiberian Šimʿôn), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. It is a cognate of the name Simon “he has heard” For more info click here
[was] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
10:20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gadגָּד‎
Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, “luck/fortunate”) was, the first of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob’s seventh son) and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Gad. For more info click here
[was] Eliasaph the son of Deuel (Reuel).
10:21And the Kohathites set forward, carrying the sanctuary and [the other] did set up the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tent, tabernacle For more info click here
against they came.
10:22 And the banner of the camp of the children of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם
(/ˈiːfriːəm/;ʾEp̄rayīm, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם‎ ʾEp̄rāyīm). The Book of Genesis related the name “Ephraim” to the Hebrew root פָּרָה (pārā), meaning “to be fruitful”. This referring to Joseph’s ability to produce children, specifically while in Egypt (termed by the Torah as the land of his affliction). The name Ephraim can therefore be translated as “I will be fruitful”, with the prefix of aleph (א‎) indicating the first person, singular, future tense, Also name for an Israelite tribe. For more info click here
set forward according to their armies and over his host [was] Elishama the son of Ammihud.
10:23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses;The eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh, the tribe descended from Manasseh, the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh, son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile, a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra, a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra. For more info click here
[was] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
10:24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִי
Bīnyāmīn Meaning: “Son of (the) right” or “Son of My right hand” was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob’s thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) For more info click here
[was] Abidan the son of Gideoni.
10:25 And the banner of the camp of the children of Danדָּן
Dān, “judgment” or “he judged”) was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah (Jacob’s fifth son). His mother, Bilhah, was Rachel’s handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob’s concubines, the tribe descended from Dan For more info click here
set forward, [which was] the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts and over his host [was] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
10:26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asherאָשֵׁר
’Āšēr), was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob’s eighth son). The text of the Torah states that the name of Asher means “happy” or “blessing”, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher in two variations—beoshri (meaning in my good fortune). For more info click here
[was] Pagiel the son of Ocran.
10:27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי
(/ˈnæftəlaɪ/ Modern: Naftalī, Tiberian: Nap̄tālī, “my struggle”) was the sixth son of Jacob, the second of his two sons with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali. For more info click here
[was] Ahira the son of Enan.
10:28 So [were] the journeys of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they moved forward.
10:29 And Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
said to Hobab (Jethro), the son of Raguel the Midianite, Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
‘ father in law, We are journeying to the place of which YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
said, I will give it you come you with us, and we will do you good because YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
has spoken good concerning Israel.
10:30 And he said to him, I will not go ; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred.
10:31 And he said, Please y’all don’t leave us; because as you know how we are to encamp in the wildernessמִדְבָּר
Transliteration: miḏbār Pronunciation; mid-bawr’ desert, south, speech, wilderness For more info click here
, and you may be to us instead of eyes.
10:32 And it shall be, if you go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
shall do to us, the same will we do to y’all .

Blessing of Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here


10:33 And they departed from the mount of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
three days’ journey and the Ark of the Covenantאֲרֹן הָעֵדֻת
Transliteration:’ārôn – Ark, chest or coffin Transliteration: ʿēḏûṯ o the testimony:—testimony, witness. The Ark of the Covenant, also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God, believed to have been the most sacred religious relic of the Israelites. It is described as a wooden chest coated in pure gold and topped off by an elaborate golden lid known as the mercy seat. For more info click here
of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
10:34 And the cloud of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
[was] on them by day, when they went out of the camp.
10:35 And it so happened, when the ark moved forward, that Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
said, Rise up, YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, and let your enemies be scattered ; and let them that hate you escape before you .
10:36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, to the many thousands of Israel.

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