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Numbers 18:8

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The Portion of the Priests

18:8 The Lord spoke to Aaron, “See, I have given you the responsibility for my raised offerings; I have given all the holy things of the Israelites to you as your priestly portion 1  and to your sons as a perpetual ordinance.

Numbers 22:32

Context
22:32 The angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you because what you are doing 2  is perverse before me. 3 

Numbers 22:38

Context
22:38 Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you. Now, am I able 4  to speak 5  just anything? I must speak 6  only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
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[18:8]  1 tn This is an uncommon root. It may be connected to the word “anoint” as here (see RSV). But it may also be seen as an intended parallel to “perpetual due” (see Gen 47:22; Exod 29:28; Lev 6:11 [HT]).

[22:32]  2 tn Heb “your way.”

[22:32]  3 tn The verb יָרַט (yarat) occurs only here and in Job 16:11. Balaam is embarking on a foolish mission with base motives. The old rendering “perverse” is still acceptable.

[22:38]  3 tn The verb is אוּכַל (’ukhal) in a question – “am I able?” But emphasizing this is the infinitive absolute before it. So Balaam is saying something like, “Can I really say anything?”

[22:38]  4 tn The Piel infinitive construct (without the preposition) serves as the object of the verb “to be able.” The whole question is rhetorical – he is saying that he will not be able to say anything God does not allow him to say.

[22:38]  5 tn The imperfect tense is here taken as an obligatory imperfect.



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