Numbers 10:9
Context10:9 If you go to war in your land against an adversary who opposes 1 you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved 2 from your enemies.
Numbers 15:39
Context15:39 You must have this tassel so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and obey them and so that you do not follow 3 after your own heart and your own eyes that lead you to unfaithfulness. 4


[10:9] 1 tn Both the “adversary” and “opposes” come from the same root: צָרַר (tsarar), “to hem in, oppress, harass,” or basically, “be an adversary.”
[10:9] 2 tn The Niphal perfect in this passage has the passive nuance and not a reflexive idea – the Israelites would be spared because God remembered them.
[15:39] 3 tn Heb “seek out, look into.”
[15:39] 4 tn This last clause is a relative clause explaining the influence of the human heart and physical sight. It literally says, “which you go whoring after them.” The verb for “whoring” may be interpreted to mean “act unfaithfully.” So, the idea is these influences lead to unfaithful activity: “after which you act unfaithfully.”