Numbers 10:5

5 When a trumpet blast is blown, the tribes that are camped on the east side must start out.

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 When both trumpets are blown, the whole community must gather in front of you. They must come to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

4 Suppose only one trumpet is blown. Then the leaders must gather in front of you. They are the heads of the tribes of Israel.

5 When a trumpet blast is blown, the tribes that are camped on the east side must start out.

6 When the second blast is blown, the camps on the south side must start out. The blast will tell them when to start.

7 Blow the trumpets to gather the people together. But do not use the same kind of blast.