Numbers 5:12

5:12 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him,

Numbers 15:22

Rules for Unintentional Offenses

15:22 ¹ “‘If you ²  sin unintentionally and do not observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses –

Numbers 16:34

16:34 All the Israelites ³  who were around them fled at their cry, ⁴  for they said, “What if ⁵  the earth swallows us too?”

Numbers 18:22

18:22 No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin ⁶  and die.

Numbers 31:2

31:2 “Exact vengeance ⁷  for the Israelites on the Midianites ⁸  – after that you will be gathered to your people.” ⁹ 

Numbers 32:7

32:7 Why do you frustrate the intent ¹⁰  of the Israelites to cross over into the land which the Lord has given them?

Numbers 32:24

32:24 So build cities for your descendants and pens for your sheep, but do what you have said ¹¹  you would do.”

Numbers 32:27

32:27 but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the Lord’s presence, just as my lord says.”

Numbers 32:30

32:30 But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must receive possessions among you in Canaan.”

Numbers 33:51

33:51 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Numbers 34:5

34:5 There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea. ¹² 

Numbers 35:11

35:11 you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

¹ sn These regulations supplement what was already ruled on in the Levitical code for the purification and reparation offerings. See those rulings in Lev 4-7 for all the details. Some biblical scholars view the rules in Leviticus as more elaborate and therefore later. However, this probably represents a misunderstanding of the purpose of each collection.

² tn The verb is the plural imperfect; the sin discussed here is a sin committed by the community, or the larger part of the community.

¹ tn Heb “all Israel.”

² tn Heb “voice.”

³ tn Heb “lest.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive construct of the verb “to bear” with the lamed (ל) preposition to express the result of such an action. “To bear their sin” would mean that they would have to suffer the consequences of their sin.

¹ tn The imperative is followed by its cognate accusative to stress this vengeance. The Midianites had attempted to destroy Israel with their corrupt pagan practices, and now will be judged. The accounts indicate that the effort by Midian was calculated and evil.

² sn The war was commanded by the Lord and was to be divine vengeance on the Midianites. So it was holy war. No Israelites then could take spoils in this – it was not a time for plunder and aggrandizement. It was part of the judgment of God upon those who would destroy or pervert his plan and his people.

³ sn This would be the last major enterprise that Moses would have to undertake. He would soon die and “be gathered to his people” as Aaron was.

¹ tn Heb “heart.” So also in v. 9.

¹ tn Heb “that which goes out/has gone out of your mouth.”

¹ sn That is, the Mediterranean.