Numbers 13:3

13:3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command ¹  of the Lord. All of them were leaders ²  of the Israelites.

Numbers 31:3

31:3 So Moses spoke to the people: “Arm ³  men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute ⁴  the Lord’s vengeance on Midian.

Numbers 32:14

32:14 Now look, you are standing in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the Lord against the Israelites.

[13:3]  ¹ tn Heb “mouth.”

[13:3]  ² tn Heb “heads.”

[31:3]  ³ tn The Niphal imperative, literally “arm yourselves,” is the call to mobilize the nation for war. It is followed by the jussive, “and they will be,” which would then be subordinated to say “that they may be.” The versions changed the verb to a Hiphil, but that is unnecessary: “arm some of yourselves.”

[31:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “give.”