📖 Numbers — Chapter 10 (KJV)
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Numbers 10:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 10:2 Make thee Rtwo 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.
Numbers 10:3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers 10:4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
Numbers 10:5 When ye Rblow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
Numbers 10:6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then Rthe camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
Numbers 10:7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, Rye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
Numbers 10:8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
Numbers 10:9 And Rif ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
Numbers 10:10 Also Rin the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye 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 memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.
Numbers 10:11 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that Rthe cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.
Numbers 10:12 And the children of Israel Rtook their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 10:13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 10:14 In Rthe first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 10:15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
Numbers 10:16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Numbers 10:17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
Numbers 10:18 And the standard of Rthe camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 10:19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of RSimeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 10:20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was REliasaph the son of Deuel.
Numbers 10:21 And Rthe Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and Tthe other did set up the tabernacle against they came.
Numbers 10:22 And the standard of Rthe camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 10:23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was RGamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Numbers 10:24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was RAbidan the son of Gideoni.
Numbers 10:25 And the standard of Rthe camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Numbers 10:26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was RPagiel the son of Ocran.
Numbers 10:27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was RAhira the son of Enan.
Numbers 10:28 TThus were the journeyings of the children of Israel Raccording to their armies, when they set forward.
Numbers 10:29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: Rcome thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
Numbers 10:30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.
Numbers 10:31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us Rinstead of eyes.
Numbers 10:32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
Numbers 10:33 And they departed from Rthe mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
Numbers 10:34 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
Numbers 10:35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, RRise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
Numbers 10:36 And when it rested, he said, RReturn, O LORD, unto the Tmany thousands of Israel.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 10:1–10 — The Silver Trumpets
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Two silver trumpets are appointed for gathering the assembly and signalling the camps. Their different sounds distinguish a gathering from an alarm for movement. Aaron's sons blow them, and the passage also appoints their use in war and at Israel's joyful and sacred occasions.
Key Truth: The trumpet signals serve the LORD's appointed order for assembly, journey, and worship.
Check What You Remember
1. How many trumpets were made? (Numbers 10:2)
Find it in Numbers 10:2 (KJV).
2. What metal were they made of? (Numbers 10:2)
Find it in Numbers 10:2 (KJV).
3. Whose sons were to blow them? (Numbers 10:8)
Find it in Numbers 10:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 10:11–28 — Leaving Sinai
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
In the second year, the cloud lifts on the twentieth day of the second month. Israel departs from Sinai in the recorded camp order, with Judah first and Dan as the rereward. The sanctuary and tabernacle burdens move in their assigned places.
Key Truth: Israel journeys in the order appointed for the camps and sanctuary.
Check What You Remember
1. On which day of the second month did the cloud lift? (Numbers 10:11)
Find it in Numbers 10:11 (KJV).
2. Which camp went first? (Numbers 10:14)
Find it in Numbers 10:14 (KJV).
3. Which camp was the rereward? (Numbers 10:25)
Find it in Numbers 10:25 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 10:29–36 — The Journey and Moses' Prayers
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Moses invites Hobab to come and share the goodness promised to Israel, valuing his knowledge of encamping in the wilderness. The ark goes before the people, and the cloud is over them. Moses speaks the recorded prayers when the ark sets out and when it rests.
Key Truth: Israel's journey is presented with the LORD's presence and Moses' appeal to him.
Check What You Remember
1. Whom did Moses invite to travel with Israel? (Numbers 10:29)
Find it in Numbers 10:29 (KJV).
2. What went before them in the three days' journey? (Numbers 10:33)
Find it in Numbers 10:33 (KJV).
3. What did Moses ask the LORD's enemies to be when the ark moved? (Numbers 10:35)
Find it in Numbers 10:35 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How do one-trumpet and both-trumpet signals distinguish the people summoned?
2. How does an alarm differ from the signal for gathering the congregation?
3. How do trumpet uses connect war and worship with remembrance before God?
4. How does the ordering of tabernacle carriers prepare for the Kohathites’ arrival?
5. How does Moses connect Hobab’s knowledge with sharing Israel’s promised good?
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