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Numbers 10:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. "
Numbers 10:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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Numbers 10:1
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 10:2
"Make thee two 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"
Numbers 10:5
"When ye blow 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 the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys."
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