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But ifוְאִםthey blowיִתְקָעוּonly one,בְּאַחַתthen the chiefs,וְ הַנְּשִׂיאִיםthe headsרָאשֵׁיof the thousandsאַלְפֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלshall gatherנוֹעֲדוּto you.אֵלֶיךָ
Numbers 10:4
Study it in the app“But if they blow only one, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather to you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 10:4, word by word
- they blowיִתְקָעוּyitkau
blow
To blow the trumpet.
Where else “yitkau” appears- only oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- then the chiefsנְּשִׂיאִיםnesiim
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesiim” appears- the headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the thousandsאַלְפֵיalfe
division
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alfe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- shall gatherנוֹעֲדוּnoadu
gather
For several to gather together, sometimes to act against someone.
Where else “noadu” appears
The context
3And when they blow them, the whole community shall gather to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
4 · This verse (above)
5When you blow an acclamation, the camps that camp on the east side shall set out.