Numbers 10:8 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 10:8

The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

BSB

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ASV

And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The sons of Aaron - As the trumpets were emblematic of the voice of God, the priests only were to use them. At this time there were only two “sons of Aaron;” but in later times, when the number of priests was greater, more trumpets were used; we read of seven in the times of Joshua and David (see the marginal references.); and of a hundred and twenty in that of Solomon 2Ch 5:12.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

In order to attract greater attention and more faithful observance, it was reserved to the priests alone, as the Lord's ministers; and as anciently in Persia and other Eastern countries the alarm trumpets were sounded from the tent of the sovereign, so were they blown from the tabernacle, the visible residence of Israel's King.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְנֵ֤י	u.ve.Nei	and [the] sons of	H1121 →
אַהֲרֹן֙	'a.ha.Ron	Aaron	H175 →
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	ha.Ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
יִתְקְע֖וּ	yit.ke.'U	they will give a blast	H8628 →
בַּֽחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת	ba.cha.tzo.tze.Rot	on trumpets	H2689 →
וְהָי֥וּ	ve.ha.Yu	and they will become	H1961 →
לָכֶ֛ם	la.Khem	for <the> you
לְחֻקַּ֥ת	le.chu.Kat	<into> a statute of	H2708 →
עוֹלָ֖ם	o.Lam	perpetuity	H5769 →
לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃	le.do.ro.tei.Khem	to generations your	H1755 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Chronicles 15:24
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:6
  and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Chronicles 15:28
  So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
- 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—
- 1 Chronicles 15:18
  and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- Psalms 81:13
  If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
Through
Numbers 31:6
And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
leads to
- Numbers 14:44
  But they dared to go up to the ridge of the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of the LORD moved from the camp.
- Numbers 10:8–9
  The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
Through
1 Chronicles 16:6
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 29:26–28
  The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.