33:50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said:
35:1 5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Moabite plains by the Jordan near Jericho. 6 He said:
1 tn The preterite here is subordinated to the next preterite to form a temporal clause.
2 tn The word אָבַל (’aval) is rare, used mostly for mourning over deaths, but it is used here of mourning over bad news (see also Exod 33:4; 1 Sam 15:35; 16:1; etc.).
3 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in v. 62).
4 map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
5 sn This section has two main parts, the Levitical cities (vv. 1-8) and the Cities of Refuge (vv. 9-34).
6 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.