The Meaning of Numbers 10:9 Explained

Numbers 10:9

KJV: 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.

YLT: 'And when ye go into battle in your land against the adversary who is distressing you, then ye have shouted with the trumpets, and ye have been remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye have been saved from your enemies.

Darby: 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 Jehovah your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

ASV: And when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Numbers 10:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 10:1-16 - The Trumpets Sound The March
Each trumpet was made of a solid piece of silver. They fulfilled several purposes, summoning an assembly, sounding the march, gathering for battle. They are referred to symbolically in Matthew 24:31, and 1 Corinthians 15:52. We are constantly being called to arise and depart! Is not the trumpet calling today to a slumbering Church to move out to the evangelization of the world? For a whole year Israel had sojourned under Sinai. They left Egypt an undisciplined crowd; they had become a nation, and a marshaled host. Each knew his pedigree and standard; every tribe had its appointed place. The soul must visit Sinai, but not live there. It must journey forth to Hermon, Olivet, and Calvary. The Church is moving on! Find thy place in the great procession and keep it. Remembered by God and saved from your enemies! Compare Numbers 10:9 and Isaiah 52:12. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 10

1  The use of the silver trumpets
11  The Israelites move from Sinai to Paran
14  The order of their march
29  Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them
33  The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark

What do the individual words in Numbers 10:9 mean?

And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets and you will be remembered before Yahweh your God and you will be saved from your enemies
וְכִֽי־ תָבֹ֨אוּ מִלְחָמָ֜ה בְּאַרְצְכֶ֗ם עַל־ הַצַּר֙ הַצֹּרֵ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֔ם וַהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת וֲנִזְכַּרְתֶּ֗ם‪‬ לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וְנוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֖ם מֵאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם

וְכִֽי־  And  when 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
תָבֹ֨אוּ  you  go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מִלְחָמָ֜ה  to  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
בְּאַרְצְכֶ֗ם  in  your  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
עַל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַצַּר֙  the  enemy 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: צַר 
Sense: narrow, tight.
הַצֹּרֵ֣ר  who  oppresses 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: צָרַר 
Sense: to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound.
וַהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם  then  you  shall  sound  an  alarm 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: רוּעַ  
Sense: to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast.
בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת  with  the  trumpets 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: חֲצֹצְרָה  
Sense: trumpet, clarion.
וֲנִזְכַּרְתֶּ֗ם‪‬  and  you  will  be  remembered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
לִפְנֵי֙  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
יְהוָ֣ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
וְנוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֖ם  and  you  will  be  saved 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
מֵאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם  from  your  enemies 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֹיֵב  
Sense: (Qal) enemy.