Numbers 14:10

14:10 However, the whole community threatened to stone them. But the glory of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting.


tn Heb “said to stone them with stones.” The verb and the object are not from the same root, but the combination nonetheless forms an emphasis equal to the cognate accusative.

tn The vav (ו) on the noun “glory” indicates a strong contrast, one that interrupts their threatened attack.

sn The glory of the Lord refers to the reality of the Lord’s presence in a manifestation of his power and splendor. It showed to all that God was a living God. The appearance of the glory indicated blessing for the obedient, but disaster for the disobedient.

tc The Greek, Syriac, and Tg. Ps.-J. have “in the cloud over the tent.”