Numbers 10:1-10

Living Bible

10 ^1-2 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Make two trumpets of beaten silver to be used for summoning the people to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp. ³ When both trumpets are blown, the people will know that they are to gather at the entrance of the Tabernacle. ⁴ But if only one is blown, then only the chiefs of the tribes of Israel shall come to you.

^5-7 “Different trumpet blasts will be necessary to distinguish between the summons to assemble and the signal to break camp and move onward.^[a] When the travel signal is blown, the tribes camped on the east side of the Tabernacle shall leave first; at the second signal, the tribes on the south shall go. ⁸ Only the priests are permitted to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent instruction to be followed from generation to generation.

⁹ “When you arrive in the Promised Land and go to war against your enemies, God will hear you and save you from your enemies when you sound the alarm with these trumpets. ¹⁰ Use the trumpets in times of gladness, too, blowing them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month to rejoice over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. And God will be reminded of his covenant with you. For I am Jehovah, your God.”