Numbers 10:13

Judah Begins the Journey

10:13 This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment ¹  of the Lord, by the authority ²  of Moses.

Numbers 27:23

27:23 He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, just as the Lord commanded, ³  by the authority ⁴  of Moses.

Numbers 33:1

Wanderings from Egypt to Sinai

33:1 ⁵ These are the journeys of the Israelites, who went out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the authority ⁶  of Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 4:28

4:28 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority ⁷  of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. ⁸ 

Numbers 4:33

4:33 This is the service of the families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”

Numbers 4:37

4:37 These were those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the authority of Moses.

Numbers 4:45

4:45 These are those numbered from the families of the Merarites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the authority of Moses.

Numbers 7:8

7:8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their service required, under the authority ⁹  of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Numbers 9:23

9:23 At the commandment of the Lord they camped, and at the commandment of the Lord they traveled on; they kept the instructions of the Lord according to the commandment of the Lord, by the authority ¹⁰  of Moses.

Numbers 15:23

15:23 all that the Lord has commanded you by the authority ¹¹  of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Moses and continuing through your future generations –

Numbers 15:30

Deliberate Sin

15:30 “‘But the person ¹²  who acts defiantly, ¹³  whether native-born or a resident foreigner, insults ¹⁴  the Lord. ¹⁵  That person ¹⁶  must be cut off ¹⁷  from among his people.

Numbers 36:13

36:13 These are the commandments and the decisions that the Lord commanded the Israelites through the authority ¹⁸  of Moses, on the plains of Moab by the Jordan River ¹⁹  opposite Jericho. ²⁰ 

Numbers 4:49

4:49 According to the word of the Lord they were numbered, ²¹  by the authority of Moses, each according to his service and according to what he was to carry. ²²  Thus were they numbered by him, ²³  as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Numbers 16:40

16:40 It was a memorial for the Israelites, that no outsider who is not a descendant of ²⁴  Aaron should approach to burn incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his company – just as the Lord had spoken by the authority ²⁵  of Moses.

Numbers 33:3

33:3 They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day ²⁶  after the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly ²⁷  in plain sight ²⁸  of all the Egyptians.

[10:13]  ¹ tn Heb “mouth.”

[10:13]  ² tn Heb “hand.”

[27:23]  ³ tn Heb “spoke.”

[27:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “hand.”

[33:1]  ⁵ sn This material can be arranged into four sections: from Egypt to Sinai (vv. 1-15), the wilderness wanderings (vv. 16-36), from Kadesh to Moab (vv. 37-49), and final orders for Canaan (vv. 50-56).

[33:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “hand.”

[4:28]  ⁷ tn Or “the direction” (NASB, TEV); Heb “under/by the hand of.” The word “hand” is often used idiomatically for “power” or “authority.” So also in vv. 33, 37, 45, 48.

[4:28]  ⁸ sn The material here suggests that Eleazar had heavier responsibilities than Ithamar, Aaron’s fourth and youngest son. It is the first indication that the Zadokite Levites would take precedence over the Ithamar Levites (see 1 Chr 24:3-6).

[7:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “hand.”

[9:23]  ¹¹ tn Heb “hand.”

[15:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “hand.”

[15:30]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “soul.”

[15:30]  ¹⁶ tn The sin is described literally as acting “with a high hand” – בְּיָד רָמָה (bÿyad ramah). The expression means that someone would do something with deliberate defiance, with an arrogance in spite of what the Lord said. It is as if the sinner was about to attack God, or at least lifting his hand against God. The implication of the expression is that it was done in full knowledge of the Law (especially since this contrasts throughout with the sins of ignorance). Blatant defiance of the word of the Lord is dealt with differently. For similar expressions, see Exod 14:8 and Num 33:3.

[15:30]  ¹⁷ tn The verb occurs only in the Piel; it means “to blaspheme,” “to revile.”

[15:30]  ¹⁸ tn The word order in the Hebrew text places “Yahweh” first for emphasis – it is the Lord such a person insults.

[15:30]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “soul.”

[15:30]  ²⁰ tn The clause begins with “and” because the verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive. As discussed with Num 9:13, to be cut off could mean excommunication from the community, death by the community, or death by divine intervention.

[36:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “by the hand.”

[36:13]  ¹⁸ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[36:13]  ¹⁹ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[4:49]  ¹⁹ tn The verb is the simple perfect tense – “he numbered them.” There is no expressed subject; therefore, the verb can be rendered as a passive.

[4:49]  ²⁰ tn Or “his burden.”

[4:49]  ²¹ tn The passive form simply reads “those numbered by him.” Because of the cryptic nature of the word, some suggest reading a preterite, “and they were numbered.” This is supported by the Greek, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate. It would follow in the emendation that the relative pronoun be changed to “just as” (כַּאֲשֶׁר, ka’asher). The MT is impossible the way it stands; it can only be rendered into smooth English by adding something that is missing.

[16:40]  ²¹ tn Heb “from the seed of.”

[16:40]  ²² tn Heb “hand.”

[33:3]  ²³ tn Heb “morrow.”

[33:3]  ²⁴ tn Heb “with a high hand”; the expression means “defiantly; boldly” or “with confidence.” The phrase is usually used for arrogant sin and pride, the defiant fist, as it were. The image of the high hand can also mean the hand raised to deliver the blow (Job 38:15).

[33:3]  ²⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes.”