Numbers 10:12

10:12 So the Israelites set out ¹  on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 14:5

14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell down with their faces to the ground ²  before the whole assembled community ³  of the Israelites.

Numbers 14:42

14:42 Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, and you will be ⁴  defeated before your enemies.

Numbers 16:45

16:45 “Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ⁵ 

[10:12]  ¹ sn The verb is the same as the noun: “they journeyed on their journeyings.” This underscores the point of their continual traveling.

[14:5]  ² sn This action of Moses and Aaron is typical of them in the wilderness with the Israelites. The act shows self-abasement and deference before the sovereign Lord. They are not bowing before the people here, but in front of the people they bow before God. According to Num 17:6-15 this prostration is for the purpose of intercessory prayer. Here it prevents immediate wrath from God.

[14:5]  ³ tn Heb “before all the assembly of the congregation.”

[14:42]  ³ tn This verb could also be subordinated to the preceding: “that you be not smitten.”

[16:45]  ⁴ tn Heb “they fell on their faces.”