Numbers 2:34

2:34 So the Israelites did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way ¹  they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family.

Numbers 13:23

13:23 When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a staff ²  between two men, as well as some of the pomegranates and the figs.

Numbers 15:30

Deliberate Sin

15:30 “‘But the person ³  who acts defiantly, ⁴  whether native-born or a resident foreigner, insults ⁵  the Lord. ⁶  That person ⁷  must be cut off ⁸  from among his people.

Numbers 16:17

16:17 And each of you ⁹  take his censer, put ¹⁰  incense in it, and then each of you present his censer before the Lord: 250 censers, along with you, and Aaron – each of you with his censer.”

Numbers 26:54

26:54 To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, ¹¹  and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. ¹²  To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it. ¹³ 

Numbers 32:11

32:11 ‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, ¹⁴  not ¹⁵  one of the men twenty years old and upward ¹⁶  who came from Egypt will see the land that I swore to give ¹⁷  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

Numbers 35:21

35:21 or with enmity he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death, for he is a murderer. The avenger of blood must kill the murderer when he meets him.

¹ tn The Hebrew word is כֵּן (ken, “thus, so”).

² tn The word is related etymologically to the verb for “slip, slide, bend, totter.” This would fit the use very well. A pole that would not bend would be hard to use to carry things, but a pole or stave that was flexible would serve well.

³ tn Heb “soul.”

⁴ tn The sin is described literally as acting “with a high hand” – בְּיָד רָמָה (bÿyad ramah). The expression means that someone would do something with deliberate defiance, with an arrogance in spite of what the Lord said. It is as if the sinner was about to attack God, or at least lifting his hand against God. The implication of the expression is that it was done in full knowledge of the Law (especially since this contrasts throughout with the sins of ignorance). Blatant defiance of the word of the Lord is dealt with differently. For similar expressions, see Exod 14:8 and Num 33:3.

⁵ tn The verb occurs only in the Piel; it means “to blaspheme,” “to revile.”

⁶ tn The word order in the Hebrew text places “Yahweh” first for emphasis – it is the Lord such a person insults.

⁷ tn Heb “soul.”

⁸ tn The clause begins with “and” because the verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive. As discussed with Num 9:13, to be cut off could mean excommunication from the community, death by the community, or death by divine intervention.

⁴ tn Heb “and take, a man, his censer.”

⁵ tn This verb and the following one are both perfect tenses with vav (ו) consecutives. Following the imperative they carry the same force, but in sequence.

⁵ tn Heb “to many you will multiply his inheritance.”

⁶ tn Heb “to a few you will lessen his inheritance.”

⁷ tn Heb “according to those that were numbered of him,” meaning, in accordance with the number of people in his clan.

⁶ tn The clause is difficult; it means essentially that “they have not made full [their coming] after” the Lord.

⁷ tn The sentence begins with “if they see….” This is the normal way for Hebrew to express a negative oath – “they will by no means see….” The sentence is elliptical; it is saying something like “[May God do so to me] if they see,” meaning they won’t see. Of course here God is taking the oath, which is an anthropomorphic act. He does not need to take an oath, and certainly could not swear by anyone greater, but it communicates to people his resolve.

⁸ tc The LXX adds “those knowing bad and good.”

⁹ tn The words “to give” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.