Numbers 1:5

1:5 Now these are the names of the men who are to help ¹  you:

from ²  Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

Numbers 3:2

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

Numbers 3:9

3:9 You are to assign ³  the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively ⁴  to him out of all ⁵  the Israelites.

Numbers 3:30

3:30 Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

Numbers 3:51

3:51 Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Numbers 7:12

The Tribal Offerings

7:12 The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. ⁶ 

Numbers 7:18

7:18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.

Numbers 8:13

8:13 You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron ⁷  and his sons, and then offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.

Numbers 10:18

Journey Arrangements for the Tribes

10:18 The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.

Numbers 11:28

11:28 Joshua son of Nun, the servant ⁸  of Moses, one of his choice young men, ⁹  said, ¹⁰  “My lord Moses, stop them!” ¹¹ 

Numbers 16:12

16:12 Then Moses summoned ¹²  Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up. ¹³ 

Numbers 21:35

21:35 So they defeated Og, ¹⁴  his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, ¹⁵  and they possessed his land.

Numbers 22:10

22:10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

Numbers 23:18

Balaam Prophesies Again

23:18 Balaam ¹⁶  uttered ¹⁷  his oracle, and said,

“Rise up, ¹⁸  Balak, and hear;

Listen to me, son of Zippor:

Numbers 24:15

Balaam Prophesies a Fourth Time

24:15 Then he uttered this oracle: ¹⁹ 

“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor;

the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

Numbers 26:1

A Second Census Required

26:1 ²⁰ After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, ²¹ 

Numbers 34:19

34:19 These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

[1:5]  ¹ tn The verb is עָמַד (’amad, “to stand”). It literally then is, “who will stand with you.” They will help in the count, but they will also serve as leaders as the camp moves from place to place.

[1:5]  ² tn The preposition lamed (ל) prefixed to the name could be taken in the sense of “from,” but could also be “with regard to” (specification).

[3:9]  ³ tn The verb וְנָתַתָּה (vÿnatattah) is normally “give.” Here, though, the context refers to the assignment of the Levites to the priests for their duties. The form is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive, continuing the sequence for the imperfect of instruction.

[3:9]  ⁴ tn This emphasis is derived from the simple repetition of the passive participle, נְתוּנִם נְתוּנִם (nÿtunim nÿtunim). See GKC 396 §123.e. The forms serve as the predicate with the subject pronoun.

[3:9]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text simply has the preposition, “from the Israelites.”

[7:12]  ⁵ sn The tribe of Judah is listed first. It seems that it had already achieved a place of prominence based on the patriarchal promise of the Messiahship in Judah (Gen 49:10).

[8:13]  ⁷ tc The Greek text adds the Lord here: “before the Lord, before Aaron.”

[11:28]  ⁹ tn The form is the Piel participle מְשָׁרֵת (mÿsharet), meaning “minister, servant, assistant.” The word has a loftier meaning than the ordinary word for slave.

[11:28]  ¹⁰ tn The verb is בָּחַר (bakhar, “to choose”); here the form is the masculine plural participle with a suffix, serving as the object of the preposition מִן (min). It would therefore mean “[one of] his chosen men,” or “[one of] his choice men.”

[11:28]  ¹¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[11:28]  ¹² sn The effort of Joshua is to protect Moses’ prerogative as leader by stopping these men in the camp from prophesying. Joshua did not understand the significance in the Lord’s plan to let other share the burden of leadership.

[16:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Moses sent to summon.” The verb קָרָא (qara’) followed by the lamed (ל) preposition does not mean “call to” but “summon.” This is a command performance; for them to appear would be to submit to Moses’ authority. This they will not do.

[16:12]  ¹² tn The imperfect tense נַעֲלֶה (na’aleh) expresses their unwillingness to report: “we are not willing,” or “we will not.” The verb means “to go up.” It is used in the sense of appearing before an authority or a superior (see, e.g., Gen 46:31; Deut 25:7; Judg 4:5).

[21:35]  ¹³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Og) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:35]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “no remnant.”

[23:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he.” The antecedent has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[23:18]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “took up.”

[23:18]  ¹⁷ tn The verb probably means “pay attention” in this verse.

[24:15]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and he took up his oracle and said.”

[26:1]  ¹⁹ sn The breakdown of ch. 26 for outlining purposes will be essentially according to the tribes of Israel. The format and structure is similar to the first census, and so less comment is necessary here.

[26:1]  ²⁰ tc The MT has also “saying.”