Numbers 10:8

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“The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.”

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BSBPD

“The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been to you for a statute age-during to your generations.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 10:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 31:6And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
  2. Joshua 6:4Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
  3. 1 Chronicles 15:24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
  4. 1 Chronicles 16:6and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
  5. 2 Chronicles 13:12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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