Numbers 6:23

6:23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way ¹  you are to bless ²  the Israelites. Say ³  to them:

Numbers 21:29

21:29 Woe to you, Moab.

You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! ⁴ 

He has made his sons fugitives,

and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.

Numbers 21:35

21:35 So they defeated Og, ⁵  his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, ⁶  and they possessed his land.

¹ tn Or “thus.”

² tn The Piel imperfect has the nuance of instruction. The particle “thus” explains that the following oracle is the form to use.

³ tn Here is the only use of the verb אָמַר (’amar) as an infinitive absolute; it functions as a verb form, an imperative or an imperfect of instruction. Several commentators have attempted to emend the text to get around the difficulty, but such emendations are unnecessary.

⁴ sn The note of holy war emerges here as the victory is a victory over the local gods as well as over the people.

⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Og) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “no remnant.”