KJV King James Version
When ye 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.
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Numbers 10:6
When ye 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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
ASV American Standard Version
And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And ye have blown—a second shout, and the camps which are encamping southward have journeyed; a shout they blow for their journeys.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
6 When ye 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.
7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
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.
9 And if 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּתְקַעְתֶּ֤םH8628 · ta.qato blowתְּרוּעָה֙H8643 · te.ru.ahshoutשֵׁנִ֔יתH8145 · she.nisecondוְנָֽסְעוּ֙H5265 · na.sato set outהַֽמַּחֲנ֔וֹתH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampהַחֹנִ֖יםH2583 · cha.nahto campתֵּימָ֑נָהH8486 · te.mansouthתְּרוּעָ֥הH8643 · te.ru.ahshoutיִתְקְע֖וּH8628 · ta.qato blowלְמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃H4550 · mas.sajourney
Cross-references
Numbers 10:18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur.Numbers 2:10-16On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben [shall be] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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