Numbers 11:14

11:14 I am not able to bear this entire people alone, ¹  because it ²  is too heavy for me!

Numbers 14:6

14:6 And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.

Numbers 14:12

14:12 I will strike them with the pestilence, ³  and I will disinherit them; I will make you into a nation that is greater and mightier than they!”

Numbers 18:29-30

18:29 From all your gifts you must offer up every raised offering due ⁴  the Lord, from all the best of it, and the holiest part of it.’ ⁵ 

18:30 “Therefore you will say to them, ⁶  ‘When you offer up ⁷  the best of it, then it will be credited to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor and as the product of the winepress.

Numbers 31:37

31:37 the Lord’s tribute from the sheep was 675.

Numbers 31:42

31:42 From the Israelites’ half-share that Moses had separated from the fighting men, ⁸ 

Numbers 34:7

The Northern Border of the Land

34:7 “‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;

[11:14]  ¹ tn The word order shows the emphasis: “I am not able, I by myself, to bear all this people.” The infinitive לָשֵׂאת (lase’t) serves as the direct object of the verb. The expression is figurative, for bearing or carrying the people means being responsible for all their needs and cares.

[11:14]  ² tn The subject of the verb “heavy” is unstated; in the context it probably refers to the people, or the burden of caring for the people. This responsibility was turning out to be a heavier responsibility than Moses anticipated. Alone he was totally inadequate.

[14:12]  ³ tc The Greek version has “death.”

[18:29]  ⁵ tn The construction is “every raised offering of the Lord”; the genitive here is probably to be taken as a genitive of worth – the offering that is due the Lord.

[18:29]  ⁶ tn Or “its hallowed thing.”

[18:30]  ⁷ tn The wording of this verse is confusing; it may be that it is addressed to the priests, telling them how to deal with the offerings of the Levites.

[18:30]  ⁸ tn The clause begins with the infinitive construct with its preposition and suffixed subject serving to indicate the temporal clause.

[31:42]  ⁹ tn Heb “the men who were fighting.”