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Numbers 10:4

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 10:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
Numbers 10:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them: and thou shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.
3And when they shall blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting.
4And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
5And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.
6And 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.
7But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And if they blow [but] with one [trumpet], etc.] With only one of them, or but once, with one sounding, and that an even one as before: then the princes, [which are] the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee: and they only or alone, as Aben Ezra: by this token, or by this difference of blowing both trumpets, or only one, it was, easily known when the whole congregation or when the princes only were to meet Moses at the same place, the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; and all are to attend divine service, and the ministry of the word, even the whole church of God, and all the members of it, high and low, rich and poor, princes and people.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 1:4-16, Num 7:2; Exo 18:21; Deu 1:15 Numbers 10:5”
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