King James Version
Numbers 10:8 in the King James Version says “And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever thr...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Numbers 10:8 · KJV
When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
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.
And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“the priests”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
“shall blow”
H8628to clatter, i.e., slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“throughout your generations”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
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