King James Version

Numbers 10:4

And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…בְּאַחַ֖תbeachatin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “in first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,יִתְקָ֑עוּyitqavblowתָּקַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “blow”, an unfinished actionH8628to 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 bondsman by handclasping)blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.וְנוֹעֲד֤וּvenoadvand meetיָעַדconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and meet”, a completed action in a sequenceH3259to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage)agree,(maxke an) appoint(-ment, a time), assemble (selves), betroth, gather (selves, together), meet (together), set (a time).אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙eleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַנְּשִׂיאִ֔יםhansiimthe captainנָשִׂיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the captain”, the ordinary formH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.רָאשֵׁ֖יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.אַלְפֵ֥יalfethousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, construct — “thousand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if they blow but with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

And if with one they blow, then have the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, met together unto thee;

World English Bible

If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

Darby Translation

And if they blow with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather unto thee.

Douay-Rheims

If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if they blow but with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἐν μιᾷ σαλπίσωσι, προσελεύσονται πρὸς σὲ πάντες οἱ ἄρχοντες ἀρχηγοὶ Ἰσραήλ.