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וְתָקְע֖וּ בָּהֵ֑ן וְנֹֽועֲד֤וּ אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ (Numbers 10:3) And you shall blow with them, and all the congregation shall assemble to you at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Numbers 10 describes the use of silver trumpets as instruments of communication for Israel in the wilderness. Verse 3 gives a specific instruction: when the trumpets are blown, the entire congregation must gather at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. The verse is grammatically straightforward, yet the syntax, verbal forms, and prepositional phrases reveal important insights into how Israel’s worship and community life was ordered linguistically and ritually.… Learn Hebrew