Numbers 10:32

10:32 And if you come with us, it is certain ¹  that whatever good things the Lord will favor us with, we will share with you as well.”

Numbers 18:12-13

18:12 “All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the Lord, I have given to you. ²  18:13 And whatever first ripe fruit in their land they bring to the Lord will be yours; everyone who is ceremonially clean in your household may eat of it.

Numbers 18:20

Duties of the Levites

18:20 The Lord spoke to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion of property ³  among them – I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.

Numbers 21:8

21:8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks ⁴  at it, he will live.”

Numbers 21:29

21:29 Woe to you, Moab.

You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! ⁵ 

He has made his sons fugitives,

and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.

Numbers 22:28

22:28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”

Numbers 22:37

22:37 Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send again and again ⁶  to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?” ⁷ 

Numbers 23:3

23:3 Balaam said to Balak, “Station yourself ⁸  by your burnt offering, and I will go off; perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever he reveals to me ⁹  I will tell you.” ¹⁰  Then he went to a deserted height. ¹¹ 

Numbers 27:18

27:18 The Lord replied ¹²  to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, ¹³  and lay your hand on him; ¹⁴ 

[10:32]  ¹ tn Heb “and it shall be.”

[18:12]  ² tn This form may be classified as a perfect of resolve – he has decided to give them to them, even though this is a listing of what they will receive.

[18:20]  ³ tn The phrase “of property” is supplied as a clarification.

[21:8]  ⁴ tn The word order is slightly different in Hebrew: “and it shall be anyone who is bitten when he looks at it he shall live.”

[21:29]  ⁵ sn The note of holy war emerges here as the victory is a victory over the local gods as well as over the people.

[22:37]  ⁶ tn The emphatic construction is made of the infinitive absolute and the perfect tense from the verb שָׁלַח (shalakh, “to send”). The idea must be more intense than something like, “Did I not certainly send.” Balak is showing frustration with Balaam for refusing him.

[22:37]  ⁷ sn Balak again refers to his ability to “honor” the seer. This certainly meant payment for his service, usually gold ornaments, rings and jewelry, as well as some animals.

[23:3]  ⁷ tn The verb הִתְיַצֵּב (hityatsev) means “to take a stand, station oneself.” It is more intentional than simply standing by something. He was to position himself by the sacrifice as Balaam withdrew to seek the oracle.

[23:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the word of what he shows me.” The noun is in construct, and so the clause that follows functions as a noun clause in the genitive. The point is that the word will consist of divine revelation.

[23:3]  ⁹ tn The verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive. This clause is dependent on the clause that precedes it.

[23:3]  ¹⁰ sn He went up to a bald spot, to a barren height. The statement underscores the general belief that such tops were the closest things to the gods. On such heights people built their shrines and temples.

[27:18]  ⁸ tn Or “said.”

[27:18]  ⁹ sn The word “spirit” probably refers to the Holy Spirit, in which case it would be rendered “in whom is the Spirit.” This would likely be a permanent endowment for Joshua. But it is also possible to take it to refer to a proper spirit to do all the things required of such a leader (which ultimately is a gift from the Spirit of God). The Hebrew text simply says “in whom is a spirit.”

[27:18]  ¹⁰ sn This symbolic act would indicate the transfer of leadership to Joshua.