Discovery BoxNumbers 3:10
Context3:10 So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; 1 but the unauthorized person 2 who comes near must be put to death.”
Numbers 8:13
Context8:13 You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron 3 and his sons, and then offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
Numbers 6:23
Context6:23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way 4 you are to bless 5 the Israelites. Say 6 to them:
Numbers 21:29
Context21:29 Woe to you, Moab.
You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! 7
He has made his sons fugitives,
and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.
Numbers 21:35
Context21:35 So they defeated Og, 8 his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, 9 and they possessed his land.
Numbers 8:22
Context8:22 After this, the Levites went in to do their work in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did.
[3:10] 1 tc The LXX includes the following words here: “and all things pertaining to the altar and within the veil.” Cf. Num 18:7.
[3:10] 2 tn The word is זָר (zar), usually rendered “stranger, foreigner, pagan.” But in this context it simply refers to anyone who is not a Levite or a priest, an unauthorized person or intruder in the tabernacle. That person would be put to death.
[8:13] 3 tc The Greek text adds the
[6:23] 6 tn The Piel imperfect has the nuance of instruction. The particle “thus” explains that the following oracle is the form to use.
[6:23] 7 tn Here is the only use of the verb אָמַר (’amar) as an infinitive absolute; it functions as a verb form, an imperative or an imperfect of instruction. Several commentators have attempted to emend the text to get around the difficulty, but such emendations are unnecessary.
[21:29] 7 sn The note of holy war emerges here as the victory is a victory over the local gods as well as over the people.
[21:35] 9 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Og) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
