Numbers 2:4

2:4 Those numbered in his division ¹  are 74,600.

Numbers 2:6

2:6 Those numbered in his division are 54,400.

Numbers 2:8

2:8 Those numbered in his division are 57,400.

Numbers 2:11

2:11 Those numbered in his division are 46,500.

Numbers 2:13

2:13 Those numbered in his division are 59,300.

Numbers 2:19

2:19 Those numbered in his division are 40,500.

Numbers 2:21

2:21 Those numbered in his division are 32,200.

Numbers 2:23

2:23 Those numbered in his division are 35,400.

Numbers 2:26

2:26 Those numbered in his division are 62,700.

Numbers 2:28

2:28 Those numbered in his division are 41,500.

Numbers 2:30

2:30 Those numbered in his division are 53,400.

Numbers 4:37

4:37 These were those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the authority of Moses.

Numbers 7:87

7:87 All the animals for the burnt offering were 12 young bulls, 12 rams, 12 male lambs in their first year, with their grain offering, and 12 male goats for a purification offering.

Numbers 12:8

12:8 With him I will speak face to face, ²  openly, ³  and not in riddles; and he will see the form ⁴  of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Numbers 13:22

13:22 When they went up through the Negev, they ⁵  came ⁶  to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, ⁷  descendants of Anak, were living. (Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan ⁸  in Egypt.)

¹ tc The expression “and his divisions and those numbered of them” is somewhat tautological. The words are synonyms used for statistical purposes, and so neither should be simply deleted.

² tn The emphasis of the line is clear enough – it begins literally “mouth to mouth” I will speak with him. In human communication this would mean equality of rank, but Moses is certainly not equal in rank with the Lord. And yet God is here stating that Moses has an immediacy and directness with communication with God. It goes beyond the idea of friendship, almost to that of a king’s confidant.

³ tn The word מַרְאֶה (mar’eh) refers to what is seen, a vision, an appearance. Here it would have the idea of that which is clearly visible, open, obvious.

⁴ tn The word “form” (תְּמוּנָה, tÿmunah) means “shape, image, form.” The Greek text took it metaphorically and rendered it “the glory of the Lord.” This line expresses even more the uniqueness of Moses. The elders saw God on one special occasion (Exod 24:10), and the people never (Deut 4:12, 15), but Moses has direct and familiar contact with God.

³ tc The MT has the singular, but the ancient versions and Smr have the plural.

⁴ tn The preterite with vav (ו) consecutive is here subordinated to the following clause. The first verse gave the account of their journey over the whole land; this section focuses on what happened in the area of Hebron, which would be the basis for the false report.

⁵ sn These names are thought to be three clans that were in the Hebron area (see Josh 15:14; Judg 1:20). To call them descendants of Anak is usually taken to mean that they were large or tall people (2 Sam 21:18-22). They were ultimately driven out by Caleb.

⁶ sn The text now provides a brief historical aside for the readers. Zoan was probably the city of Tanis, although that is disputed today by some scholars. It was known in Egypt in the New Kingdom as “the fields of Tanis,” which corresponded to the “fields of Zoar” in the Hebrew Bible (Ps 78:12, 43).