Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If only one is sounded, the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—are to assemble before you. New Living Translation But if only one trumpet is blown, then only the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—must present themselves to you. English Standard Version But if they blow only one, then the chiefs, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. Berean Standard Bible But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. King James Bible And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. New King James Version But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you. New American Standard Bible But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall meet you. NASB 1995 “Yet if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall assemble before you. NASB 1977 “Yet if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall assemble before you. Legacy Standard Bible Yet if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall assemble before you. Amplified Bible However, if a single trumpet is blown, then the leaders, heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. Christian Standard Bible However, if one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel’s clans, are to gather before you. Holman Christian Standard Bible However, if one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel’s clans, are to gather before you.” American Standard Version And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. Contemporary English Version But if just one is blown, only the twelve tribal leaders need to come together. English Revised Version And if they blow but with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation If only one trumpet blows, the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, will meet with you. Good News Translation But when only one trumpet is sounded, then only the leaders of the clans are to gather around you. International Standard Version When one trumpet is blown, the elders and the heads of the thousands of the Israelis are to gather to you. Majority Standard Bible But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. NET Bible "But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you. New Heart English Bible But if they blow just one, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. Webster's Bible Translation And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, who are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall assemble themselves to thee. World English Bible If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd if they blow with one, then the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, have assembled to you; Young's Literal Translation And if with one they blow, then have the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, met together unto thee; Smith's Literal Translation And if they shall sound with one, and to thee assembled the chiefs of the heads of the thousands of Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee. Catholic Public Domain Version If you sound it only once, the leaders and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to you. New American Bible but when one of them is blown, only the tribal leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, shall gather round you. New Revised Standard Version But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall assemble before you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if they blow but with one trumpet, the princes and the heads of the thousands of Israel shall gather themselves to you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if they sound once, the Princes and the Leaders of the thousands of Israel shall gather to you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And if they blow but with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Two Silver Trumpets…3When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 4But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. 5When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.… Cross References Exodus 19:13 No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.” Leviticus 23:24 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts. Joshua 6:5 And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.” 1 Samuel 13:3 Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!” 2 Samuel 2:28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight. 2 Kings 11:14 And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!” 2 Chronicles 13:12 Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.” Nehemiah 4:20 Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!” Psalm 81:3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast. Isaiah 18:3 All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it. Jeremiah 4:5 Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’ Ezekiel 33:3 and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people. 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— Amos 3:6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Treasury of Scripture And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. Numbers 1:4-16 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers… Numbers 7:2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: Exodus 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: Jump to Previous Assemble Blown Chiefs Clans Divisions Gather Heads Israel Leaders Met Princes Sounded Themselves Thousands Together Tribes TrumpetJump to Next Assemble Blown Chiefs Clans Divisions Gather Heads Israel Leaders Met Princes Sounded Themselves Thousands Together Tribes TrumpetNumbers 10 1. The use of the silver trumpets11. The Israelites move from Sinai to Paran 14. The order of their march 29. Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them 33. The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark But if only one is sounded The phrase "if only one is sounded" refers to the use of trumpets, which were integral in the communication system of ancient Israel. The Hebrew word for "sounded" is "תָּקַע" (taqa), meaning to blow or blast. This indicates a specific, intentional action meant to convey a message. In the context of Numbers 10, the trumpets were used to signal different events, such as the gathering of leaders or the movement of the camp. The use of a single trumpet blast here signifies a call to leadership, emphasizing the importance of order and communication within the community. This reflects God's desire for structure and clarity among His people, ensuring that leaders are attentive and responsive to His guidance. then the leaders the heads of the clans of Israel are to gather before you Hebrew But ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not [only] one בְּאַחַ֖ת (bə·’a·ḥaṯ) Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first is sounded, יִתְקָ֑עוּ (yiṯ·qā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman then the leaders, הַנְּשִׂיאִ֔ים (han·nə·śî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist the heads רָאשֵׁ֖י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7218: The head of the clans אַלְפֵ֥י (’al·p̄ê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 505: A thousand of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc are to gather וְנוֹעֲד֤וּ (wə·nō·w·‘ă·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3259: To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage before you. אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links Numbers 10:4 NIVNumbers 10:4 NLT Numbers 10:4 ESV Numbers 10:4 NASB Numbers 10:4 KJV Numbers 10:4 BibleApps.com Numbers 10:4 Biblia Paralela Numbers 10:4 Chinese Bible Numbers 10:4 French Bible Numbers 10:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 10:4 If they blow just one then (Nu Num.) |