Numbers 35:33

35:33 “You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

Numbers 35:2

35:2 “Instruct the Israelites to give ¹  the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites ²  will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.

Numbers 3:28

3:28 Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care ³  of the sanctuary.

Numbers 3:2

3:2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Numbers 24:4

24:4 the oracle of the one who hears the words of God,

who sees a vision from the Almighty,

although falling flat on the ground ⁴  with eyes open: ⁵ 

Psalms 19:12

19:12 Who can know all his errors? ⁶ 

Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of. ⁷ 

Jeremiah 26:15

26:15 But you should take careful note of this: If you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves and this city and those who live in it the guilt of murdering an innocent man. For the Lord has sent me to speak all this where you can hear it. That is the truth!” ⁸ 

Ezekiel 23:3

23:3 They engaged in prostitution in Egypt; in their youth they engaged in prostitution. Their breasts were squeezed there; lovers ⁹  fondled their virgin nipples there.

Ezekiel 23:24-25

23:24 They will attack ¹⁰  you with weapons, ¹¹  chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; ¹²  they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; ¹³  they will punish you according to their laws. 23:25 I will direct ¹⁴  my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in rage. They will cut off your nose and your ears, ¹⁵  and your survivors will die ¹⁶  by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your survivors will be consumed by fire.

Jonah 1:14

1:14 So they cried out to the Lord, “Oh, please, Lord, don’t let us die on account of this man! Don’t hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. ¹⁷  After all, you, Lord, have done just as you pleased.” ¹⁸ 

Matthew 23:35

23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, ¹⁹  whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Matthew 23:1

Seven Woes

23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

Matthew 2:15-16

2:15 He stayed there until Herod ²⁰  died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” ²¹ 

2:16 When Herod ²²  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men ²³  to kill all the children in Bethlehem ²⁴  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

[35:2]  ¹ tn The verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive: “command…and they will give,” or “that they give.”

[35:2]  ² tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:28]  ³ tn The construction here is a little different. The Hebrew text uses the participle in construct plural: שֹׁמְרֵי (shomÿrey, literally “keepers of”). The form specifies the duties of the 8,600 Kohathites. The genitive that follows this participle is the cognate מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmeret) that has been used before. So the expression indicates that they were responsible for the care of this part of the cult center. There is no reason to delete one of the forms (as does J. A. Paterson, Numbers, 42), for the repetition stresses the central importance of their work.

[24:4]  ⁴ tn The phrase “flat on the ground” is supplied in the translation for clarity. The Greek version interprets the line to mean “falling asleep.” It may mean falling into a trance.

[24:4]  ⁵ tn The last colon simply has “falling, but opened eyes.” The falling may simply refer to lying prone; and the opened eyes may refer to his receiving a vision. See H. E. Freeman, An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, 37-41.

[19:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “Errors who can discern?” This rhetorical question makes the point that perfect moral discernment is impossible to achieve. Consequently it is inevitable that even those with good intentions will sin on occasion.

[19:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “declare me innocent from hidden [things],” i.e., sins. In this context (see the preceding line) “hidden” sins are not sins committed in secret, but sins which are not recognized as such by the psalmist.

[26:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “For in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak in your ears all these words/things.”

[23:3]  ⁹ tn In the Hebrew text the subject is left unstated and must be supplied from the context.

[23:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “come against.”

[23:24]  ¹¹ tn This is the only occurrence of this term in the OT. The precise meaning is uncertain.

[23:24]  ¹² tn Heb “an assembly of peoples.”

[23:24]  ¹³ tn Heb “I will place before them judgment.”

[23:25]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “give.”

[23:25]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “they will remove.”

[23:25]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “fall.”

[1:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Do not put against us innocent blood,” that is, “Do not assign innocent blood to our account.” It seems that the sailors were afraid that they would die if they kept Jonah in the ship and also that they might be punished with death if they threw him overboard.

[1:14]  ¹⁸ tn Pss 115:3 and 135:6 likewise use these verbs (חָפֵץ and עָשָׂה, khafets and ’asah; “to delight” and “to do, make”) in speaking of the Lord as characteristically doing what he wishes to do.

[23:35]  ¹⁹ sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Baraciou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).

[2:15]  ²⁰ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[2:15]  ²¹ sn A quotation from Hos 11:1.

[2:16]  ²² sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

[2:16]  ²³ tn Or “soldiers.”

[2:16]  ²⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.