Numbers 10:2

““Make for yourself two trumpets of silver; of hammered work you shall make them; and they shall be for you for summoning the community and for setting out the camps.”

Numbers 10:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 10:2, word by word

“Makeעֲשֵׂהase

make

To build or create something.

Where else “ase” appears
twoשְׁתֵּיshete

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shete” appears
trumpetsחֲצוֹצְרֹתchatsotsrot

trumpet

Trumpet: a straight metal instrument, different from the ram's horn.

Where else “chatsotsrot” appears
of silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “kesef” appears
of hammered workמִקְשָׁהmiksha

hammered work

Metal worked by hammer, not cast in a mold.

Where else “miksha” appears
and they shall beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
for summoningמִקְרָאmikra

convocation

A holy gathering of all the people.

Where else “mikra” appears
the communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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and for setting outמַסַּעmasa

setting out

To break camp and set out, as the people did in the wilderness.

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the campsמַּחֲנוֹתmachanot

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

Where else “machanot” appears

The context

1And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

2 · This verse (above)

3And when they blow them, the whole community shall gather to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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