“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.”
Or, of work beaten out with the hammer.
“When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.”
That is, the host of Judah and they that are under his ensign.
“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.”
So that only the Priests must blow the trumpets, so long as the Priesthood lasted.
“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
When ye rejoice that God hath removed any plague. Or, when ye offer burnt offerings.
“And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.”
Or, in keeping this order in their journeys.
“And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”
From Sinai to Paran, Num. 33:1 .
“In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”
Num. 1:7 Cross references: : Num. 2:3
“And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.”
With all the appertainances thereof.
“And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. the other: that is, the Gershonites and the Merarites”
The Merarites and Gershonites. Upon their shoulders. Num. 4:4
“And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.”
Leaving none behind, nor any of the former that fainted in the way.
“Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward. Thus: Heb. These”
This was the order of their host when they removed.
“And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.”
Some think that Reuel, Jethro, Hobab, and Keni were all one: Kimhi saith, that Reuel was Jethro’s father: so Hobab was Moses’ father-in-law, see Exod. 2:18 , 3:1 , 4:18 , 18:1 , and Judg. 4:11 .
“And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.”
Ps. 68:1 , 2 Declare thy might and power.
“And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel. many thousands: Heb. ten thousand thousands”
Hebrew, to the ten thousand thousands.