Numbers 10:5

5 And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move.

Numbers 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 10:5

When ye blow an alarm
Making a broken, uneven, and quavering sound, which is called a "tara-tan-tara":

then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward;
the camps of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, which lay to the east of the tabernacle, at the front of it; see ( Numbers 1:3 Numbers 1:5 Numbers 1:7 ) ; this was to be the token for their march, which was first of all; ( Numbers 10:14 ) .

Numbers 10:5 In-Context

3 And thou shalt sound with them, and all the congregation shall be gathered to the door of the tabernacle of witness.

4 And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee.

5 And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move.

6 And ye shall sound a second alarm, and the camps pitched southward shall move; and ye shall sound a third alarm, and the camps pitched westward shall move forward; and ye shall sound a fourth alarm, and they that encamp toward the north shall move forward: they shall sound an alarm at their departure.

7 And whenever ye shall gather the assembly, ye shall sound, but not an alarm.