- Numbers 9:15
וּבְיוֹם הָקִים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כִּסָּה הֶעָנָן אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן לְאֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת וּבָעֶרֶב יִהְיֶה עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ עַד־בֹּקֶר׃
On the day that the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the Tabernacle, the Tent of the Pact; and in the evening it rested over the Tabernacle in the likeness of fire until morning.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְיוֹמָא דְּאִתָּקַם מַשְׁכְּנָא חֲפָא עֲנָנָא יָת מַשְׁכְּנָא לְמַשְׁכְּנָא דְּסָהֲדוּתָא וּבְרַמְשָׁא הָוֵי עַל מַשְׁכְּנָא כְּחֵיזוּ אִישָׁתָא עַד צַפְרָא׃
On the day that the Mishkon was erected, the Cloud covered the Mishkon [which served] as the Tent of Testimony; and in the evening, there was over the Mishkon an appearance of fire, until morning.
- Numbers 9:16
כֵּן יִהְיֶה תָמִיד הֶעָנָן יְכַסֶּנּוּ וּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ לָיְלָה׃
It was always so: the cloud covered it, appearing as fire by night.
Targum Onkelos
כֵּן הָוֵי תְּדִירָא עֲנָנָא חָפֵי לֵיהּ וְחֵיזוּ אִישָׁתָא בְּלֵילְיָא׃
So it always was, the Cloud covered it, and an appearance of fire, at night.
- Numbers 9:17
וּלְפִי הֵעָלוֹת הֶעָנָן מֵעַל הָאֹהֶל וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן יִסְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכׇּן־שָׁם הֶעָנָן שָׁם יַחֲנוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
And whenever the cloud lifted from the Tent, the Israelites would set out accordingly; and at the spot where the cloud settled, there the Israelites would make camp.
Targum Onkelos
וּלְפוֹם אִסְתַּלָּקוּת עֲנָנָא מֵעִלָּוֵי מַשְׁכְּנָא וּבָתַר כֵּן נָטְלִין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבַאֲתַר דְּשָׁרֵי תַּמָּן עֲנָנָא תַּמָּן שָׁרַן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Whenever the Cloud was lifted from the Tent, afterwards, did Bnei Yisroel travel; in the place where the Cloud came to rest, it is there that Bnei Yisroel did camp.
- Numbers 9:18
עַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה יִסְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה יַחֲנוּ כׇּל־יְמֵי אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכֹּן הֶעָנָן עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן יַחֲנוּ׃
At GOD’s command the Israelites broke camp, and at GOD’s command they made camp: they remained encamped as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle.
Targum Onkelos
עַל מֵימְרָא דַּייָ נָטְלִין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל מֵימְרָא דַּייָ שָׁרַן כָּל יוֹמִין דְּשָׁרֵי עֲנָנָא עַל מַשְׁכְּנָא שָׁרַן׃
On the word of Adonoy, did Bnei Yisroel travel and on the word of Adonoy, did they camp; all those days on which the Cloud will rested above the Mishkon, did they camp.
- Numbers 9:19
וּבְהַאֲרִיךְ הֶעָנָן עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן יָמִים רַבִּים וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהֹוָה וְלֹא יִסָּעוּ׃
When the cloud lingered over the Tabernacle many days, the Israelites observed GOD’s mandate and did not journey on.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְאוֹרָכוּת עֲנָנָא עַל מַשְׁכְּנָא יוֹמִין סַגִּיאִין וְיִטְּרוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יָת מַטְּרַת מֵימְרָא דַּייָ וְלָא נָטְלִין׃
When the Cloud tarried above the Mishkon, for many days, Bnei Yisroel would keep the watch of [the word of] Adonoy and they would not travel.
- Numbers 9:20
וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה הֶעָנָן יָמִים מִסְפָּר עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן עַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה יַחֲנוּ וְעַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה יִסָּעוּ׃
At such times as the cloud rested over the Tabernacle for but a few days, they remained encamped at GOD’s command, and broke camp at GOD’s command.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִית דְּהָוֵי עֲנָנָא יוֹמִין דְּמִנְיָן עַל מַשְׁכְּנָא עַל מֵימְרָא דַּייָ שָׁרַן וְעַל מֵימְרָא דַּייָ נָטְלִין׃
It sometimes happened that the Cloud was for a number of days above the Mishkon; on the order of Adonoy did they camp and on the order of Adonoy did they travel.
- Numbers 9:21
וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶה הֶעָנָן מֵעֶרֶב עַד־בֹּקֶר וְנַעֲלָה הֶעָנָן בַּבֹּקֶר וְנָסָעוּ אוֹ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה וְנַעֲלָה הֶעָנָן וְנָסָעוּ׃
And at such times as the cloud stayed from evening until morning, they broke camp as soon as the cloud lifted in the morning. Day or night, whenever the cloud lifted, they would break camp.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִית דְּהָוֵי עֲנָנָא מֵרַמְשָׁא עַד צַפְרָא וּמִסְתַּלַּק עֲנָנָא בְּצַפְרָא וְנָטְלִין אוֹ יֵימָם וְלֵילֵי וּמִסְתַּלַּק עֲנָנָא וְנָטְלִין׃
It sometimes happened that the Cloud was [there] [but] from evening until morning, and then the Cloud rose in the morning and they traveled; or, [the Cloud was there] for a day and a night and the Cloud was lifted, and they traveled.
- Numbers 9:22
אוֹ־יֹמַיִם אוֹ־חֹדֶשׁ אוֹ־יָמִים בְּהַאֲרִיךְ הֶעָנָן עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן לִשְׁכֹּן עָלָיו יַחֲנוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יִסָּעוּ וּבְהֵעָלֹתוֹ יִסָּעוּ׃
Whether it was two days or a month or a year—however long the cloud lingered over the Tabernacle—the Israelites remained encamped and did not set out; only when it lifted did they break camp.
Targum Onkelos
אוֹ תְּרֵין יוֹמִין אוֹ יַרְחָא אוֹ עִדָּן בְּעִדָּן בְּאוֹרָכוּת עֲנָנָא עַל מַשְׁכְּנָא לְמִשְׁרֵי עֲלוֹהִי שָׁרַן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלָא נָטְלִין וּבְאִסְתַּלָּקוּתֵיהּ נָטְלִין׃
Or two days or a month or a year [period of time] that the Cloud prolonged its stay above the Mishkon to rest upon it; Bnei Yisroel remained encamped and they did not travel; when it rose they traveled.
- Numbers 9:23
עַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה יַחֲנוּ וְעַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה יִסָּעוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהֹוָה שָׁמָרוּ עַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה׃
On a sign from GOD they made camp and on a sign from GOD they broke camp; they observed GOD’s mandate—at GOD’s bidding through Moses.
Targum Onkelos
עַל מֵימְרָא דַּייָ שָׁרַן וְעַל מֵימְרָא דַּייָ נָטְלִין יָת מַטְּרַת מֵימְרָא דַּייָ נָטְרִין עַל מֵימְרָא דַּייָ בִּידָא דְּמֹשֶׁה׃
On the order of Adonoy they camped and on the order of [the word of] Adonoy they traveled; they kept the watch of Adonoy on the order of Adonoy, through Moshe.
- Numbers 10:1
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
GOD spoke to Moses, saying:
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:
- Numbers 10:2
עֲשֵׂה לְךָ שְׁתֵּי חֲצוֹצְרֹת כֶּסֶף מִקְשָׁה תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם וְהָיוּ לְךָ לְמִקְרָא הָעֵדָה וּלְמַסַּע אֶת־הַמַּחֲנוֹת׃
Have two silver trumpets made; make them of hammered work. They shall serve you to summon the community and to set the divisions in motion.
Targum Onkelos
עֲבֵיד לָךְ תַּרְתֵּין חֲצוֹצְרָן דִּכְסַף נְגִיד תַּעֲבֵיד יָתְהוֹן וְיִהְוְיָן לָךְ לְעָרָעָא כְּנִשְׁתָּא וּלְאַטָּלָא יָת מַשְׁרְיָתָא׃
Make for yourself two silver trumpets; you shall make them, beaten [from one block], and they shall be used by you to summon the congregation and to initiate the departure of the camps.
- Numbers 10:3
וְתָקְעוּ בָּהֵן וְנוֹעֲדוּ אֵלֶיךָ כׇּל־הָעֵדָה אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד׃
When both are blown in long blasts, the whole community shall assemble before you at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting;
Targum Onkelos
וְיִתְקְעוּן בְּהוֹן וְיִזְדָּמְנוּן לְוָתָךְ כָּל כְּנִשְׁתָּא לִתְרַע מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא׃
When they will blow them, the entire congregation shall present itself to you at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 10:4
וְאִם־בְּאַחַת יִתְקָעוּ וְנוֹעֲדוּ אֵלֶיךָ הַנְּשִׂיאִים רָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
and if only one is blown, the chieftains, heads of Israel’s contingents, shall assemble before you.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִם בַּחֲדָא יִתְקְעוּן וְיִזְדָּמְנוּן לְוָתָךְ רַבְרְבַיָּא רֵישֵׁי אַלְפַיָּא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃
But if they blow one of them, the leaders shall present themselves to you, the heads of Israel’s thousands.
- Numbers 10:5
וּתְקַעְתֶּם תְּרוּעָה וְנָסְעוּ הַמַּחֲנוֹת הַחֹנִים קֵדְמָה׃
But when you sound short blasts, the divisions encamped on the east shall move forward;
Targum Onkelos
וְתִתְקְעוּן יַבָּבְתָא וְיִטְּלוּן מַשְׁרְיָתָא דְּשָׁרְיָן קִדּוּמָא׃
When you blow a teruah [a wailing sound]; the camps that are camped eastward shall travel.
- Numbers 10:6
וּתְקַעְתֶּם תְּרוּעָה שֵׁנִית וְנָסְעוּ הַמַּחֲנוֹת הַחֹנִים תֵּימָנָה תְּרוּעָה יִתְקְעוּ לְמַסְעֵיהֶם׃
and when you sound short blasts a second time, those encamped on the south shall move forward. Thus short blasts shall be blown for setting them in motion,
Targum Onkelos
וְתִתְקְעוּן יַבָּבְתָא תִּנְיָנוּת וְיִטְּלוּן מַשְׁרְיָתָא דְּשָׁרַן דָּרוֹמָא יַבָּבְתָא יִתְקְעוּן לְמַטְּלָנֵיהוֹן׃
If you blow a second teruah, then shall travel the camps that are camped on the south side. They shall blow a teruah for their journeys.
- Numbers 10:7
וּבְהַקְהִיל אֶת־הַקָּהָל תִּתְקְעוּ וְלֹא תָרִיעוּ׃
while to convoke the congregation you shall blow long blasts, not short ones.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְמִכְנַשׁ יָת קְהָלָא תִּתְקְעוּן וְלָא תְיַבְּבוּן׃
But when gathering the congregation, you shall blow [a blast], but not a teruah.
- Numbers 10:8
וּבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים יִתְקְעוּ בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם׃
The trumpets shall be blown by Aaron’s sons, the priests; they shall be for you an institution for all time throughout the ages.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן כָּהֲנַיָּא יִתְקְעוּן בַּחֲצוֹצְרָתָא וִיהוֹן לְכוֹן לִקְיָם עָלַם לְדָרֵיכוֹן׃
The sons of Aharon, the kohanim, shall sound the trumpets. This shall be for you an everlasting statute, for all your descendants.
- Numbers 10:9
וְכִי־תָבֹאוּ מִלְחָמָה בְּאַרְצְכֶם עַל־הַצַּר הַצֹּרֵר אֶתְכֶם וַהֲרֵעֹתֶם בַּחֲצֹצְרֹת וְנִזְכַּרְתֶּם לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְנוֹשַׁעְתֶּם מֵאֹיְבֵיכֶם׃
When you are at war in your land against an aggressor who attacks you, you shall sound short blasts on the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the ETERNAL your God and be delivered from your enemies.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲרֵי תֵיעֲלוּן לְאָגָחָא קְרָבָא בַּאֲרַעְכוֹן עַל מָעִיקֵי דִּמְעִיקִין לְכוֹן וּתְיַבְּבוּן בַּחֲצוֹצְרָתָא וְיֵיעוֹל דּוּכְרָנְכוֹן לְטָבָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהֲכוֹן וְתִתְפַּרְקוּן מִשָּׂנְאֵיכוֹן׃
If war shall come into your land against the oppresor who oppresses you and you shall blow teruahs [wail] with the trumpets and you will be remembered [your remembrance will come beneficially] before Adonoy, your God, and you will be delivered from you enemies.
- Numbers 10:10
וּבְיוֹם שִׂמְחַתְכֶם וּבְמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם וּבְרָאשֵׁי חׇדְשֵׁיכֶם וּתְקַעְתֶּם בַּחֲצֹצְרֹת עַל עֹלֹתֵיכֶם וְעַל זִבְחֵי שַׁלְמֵיכֶם וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃
And on your joyous occasions—your fixed festivals and new moon days—you shall sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your sacrifices of well-being. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I, the ETERNAL, am your God.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְיוֹם חֶדְוַתְכוֹן וּבְמוֹעֲדֵיכוֹן וּבְרֵישֵׁי יַרְחֵיכוֹן וְתִתְקְעוּן בַּחֲצוֹצְרָתָא עַל עֲלָוָתְכוֹן וְעַל נִכְסַת קוּדְשֵׁיכוֹן וִיהוֹן לְכוֹן לְדוּכְרָנָא קֳדָם אֱלָהֲכוֹן אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהֲכוֹן׃
On your joyous days and on your festivals and on the beginnings of your months you shall blow with the trumpets for your burnt-offerings and for your peace-offerings; and it shall be a remembrance for you before your God, I am Adonoy your God.