Num 10:1 | Clarke | STEP | Moses is commanded to make two silver trumpets for calling the assembly, , . On what occasions these trumpets should be sounded. First, for calling the assembly to the door of the tabernacle, . Secondly, to summon the princes and captains of the thousands of Israel, . Thirdly, to make the eastern camps strike their tents, . Fourthly, to make those on the south do the like, . No alarm to be sounded when the congregation only is to be assembled, . The sons of Aaron alone shall sound these trumpets, it shall be a perpetual ordinance, . Fifthly, the trumpets are to be sounded in the time of war, . Sixthly, on festival occasions, On the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, the Israelites began their journey from the wilderness of Sinai, and came to the wilderness of Paran, , . By the commandment of God to Moses the first division, at the head of which was the standard of Judah, marched, first, , . Under him followed the tribe of Issachar, ; and after them the tribe of Zebulun, . Then the Gershonites and Merarites followed with the tabernacle, . At the head of the second division was the standard and camp of Reuben, ; and under him were that of Simeon, ; and that of Gad, . Next followed the Kohathites bearing the sanctuary, . Then followed the third division, at the head of which was the standard of the camp of Ephraim, ; and under him Manasseh, ; and Benjamin, . At the head of the fourth division was the standard of the camp of Dan, ; and under him Asher, ; and Naphtali, . This was their ordinary method of marching in the wilderness, . Moses entreats Hobab the Midianite to accompany them through the wilderness, . He refuses, . Moses continues and strengthens his entreaties with reasonings and promises, , . They depart from Sinai three days' journey, . The cloud accompanies them by day and night, . The words used by Moses when the ark set forward, , and when it rested, .

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Introduction

Moses is commanded to make two silver trumpets for calling the assembly, Num 10:1, Num 10:2. On what occasions these trumpets should be sounded. First, for calling the assembly to the door of the tabernacle, Num 10:3. Secondly, to summon the princes and captains of the thousands of Israel, Num 10:4. Thirdly, to make the eastern camps strike their tents, Num 10:5. Fourthly, to make those on the south do the like, Num 10:6. No alarm to be sounded when the congregation only is to be assembled, Num 10:7. The sons of Aaron alone shall sound these trumpets, it shall be a perpetual ordinance, Num 10:8. Fifthly, the trumpets are to be sounded in the time of war, Num 10:9. Sixthly, on festival occasions, Num 10:10 On the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, the Israelites began their journey from the wilderness of Sinai, and came to the wilderness of Paran, Num 10:11, Num 10:12. By the commandment of God to Moses the first division, at the head of which was the standard of Judah, marched, first, Num 10:13, Num 10:14. Under him followed the tribe of Issachar, Num 10:15; and after them the tribe of Zebulun, Num 10:16. Then the Gershonites and Merarites followed with the tabernacle, Num 10:17. At the head of the second division was the standard and camp of Reuben, Num 10:18; and under him were that of Simeon, Num 10:19; and that of Gad, Num 10:20. Next followed the Kohathites bearing the sanctuary, Num 10:21. Then followed the third division, at the head of which was the standard of the camp of Ephraim, Num 10:22; and under him Manasseh, Num 10:23; and Benjamin, Num 10:24. At the head of the fourth division was the standard of the camp of Dan, Num 10:25; and under him Asher, Num 10:26; and Naphtali, Num 10:27. This was their ordinary method of marching in the wilderness, Num 10:28. Moses entreats Hobab the Midianite to accompany them through the wilderness, Num 10:29. He refuses, Num 10:30. Moses continues and strengthens his entreaties with reasonings and promises, Num 10:31, Num 10:32. They depart from Sinai three days' journey, Num 10:33. The cloud accompanies them by day and night, Num 10:34. The words used by Moses when the ark set forward, Num 10:35, and when it rested, Num 10:36.