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Numbers 16:4

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16:4 When Moses heard it he fell down with his face to the ground. 1 

Numbers 16:45

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16:45 “Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. 2 

Numbers 14:5

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14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell down with their faces to the ground 3  before the whole assembled community 4  of the Israelites.

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[16:4]  1 tn Heb “fell on his face.”

[16:45]  2 tn Heb “they fell on their faces.”

[14:5]  3 sn This action of Moses and Aaron is typical of them in the wilderness with the Israelites. The act shows self-abasement and deference before the sovereign Lord. They are not bowing before the people here, but in front of the people they bow before God. According to Num 17:6-15 this prostration is for the purpose of intercessory prayer. Here it prevents immediate wrath from God.

[14:5]  4 tn Heb “before all the assembly of the congregation.”



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