Numbers 3:26

3:26 the hangings of the courtyard, ¹  the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things. ² 

Numbers 4:11

4:11 “They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.

Numbers 9:18

9:18 At the commandment ³  of the Lord the Israelites would begin their journey, and at the commandment of the Lord they would make camp; as long as ⁴  the cloud remained settled over the tabernacle they would camp.

Numbers 9:20

9:20 When ⁵  the cloud remained over the tabernacle a number of days, ⁶  they remained camped according to the Lord’s commandment, ⁷  and according to the Lord’s commandment they would journey.

Numbers 9:23

9:23 At the commandment of the Lord they camped, and at the commandment of the Lord they traveled on; they kept the instructions of the Lord according to the commandment of the Lord, by the authority ⁸  of Moses.

Numbers 10:25

10:25 The standard of the camp of the Danites set out, which was the rear guard ⁹  of all the camps by their companies; over his company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

Numbers 13:29

13:29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the banks ¹⁰  of the Jordan.” ¹¹ 

Numbers 16:22

16:22 Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground ¹²  and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all people, ¹³  will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?” ¹⁴ 

Numbers 16:41-42

16:41 But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the Lord’s people!” ¹⁵  16:42 When the community assembled ¹⁶  against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting – and ¹⁷  the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

[3:26]  ¹ tc The phrases in this verse seem to be direct objects without verbs. BHS suggests deleting the sign of the accusative (for which see P. P. Saydon, “Meanings and Uses of the Particle אֵת,” VT 14 [1964]: 263-75).

[3:26]  ² tn Heb “for all the service of it [them].”

[9:18]  ³ tn Heb “at the mouth of” (so also in vv. 20, 23).

[9:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “all the days of – that the cloud settled over the tabernacle.” “All” is the adverbial accusative of time telling how long they camped in one spot – all. The word is then qualified by the genitive of the thing measured – “all of the days” – and this in turn is qualified by a noun clause functioning as a genitive after “days of.”

[9:20]  ⁵ tn The sentence uses וְיֵשׁ (vÿyesh) followed by a noun clause introduced with אֲשֶׁר (’asher) to express an existing situation; it is best translated as an adverbial clause of time: “and it was when the cloud was….”

[9:20]  ⁶ tn The word “number” is in apposition to the word “days” to indicate that their stay was prolonged for quite a few days.

[9:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “mouth of the Lord.”

[9:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “hand.”

[10:25]  ⁹ tn The MT uses a word that actually means “assembler,” so these three tribes made up a strong rear force recognized as the assembler of all the tribes.

[13:29]  ¹¹ tn Heb “by the side [hand] of.”

[13:29]  ¹² sn For more discussion on these people groups, see D. J. Wiseman, ed., Peoples of Old Testament Times.

[16:22]  ¹³ sn It is Moses and Aaron who prostrate themselves; they have the good of the people at heart.

[16:22]  ¹⁴ tn The expression “the God of the spirits of all humanity [flesh]” is somewhat difficult. The Hebrew text says אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל־בָּשָׂר (’elohey harukhot lÿkhol-basar). This expression occurs in Num 27:16 again. It also occurs in some postbiblical texts, a fact which has prompted some scholars to conclude that it is a late addition. The words clearly show that Moses is interceding for the congregation. The appeal in the verse is that it is better for one man to die for the whole nation than the whole nation for one man (see also John 11:50).

[16:22]  ¹⁵ tn The verb is the Qal imperfect יֶחֱטָא (yekheta’); it refers to the sinful rebellion of Korah, but Moses is stating something of a principle: “One man sins, and will you be angry….” A past tense translation would assume that this is a preterite use of the imperfect (without vav [ו] consecutive).

[16:41]  ¹⁵ sn The whole congregation here is trying to project its guilt on Moses and Aaron. It was they and their rebellion that brought about the deaths, not Moses and Aaron. The Lord had punished the sinners. The fact that the leaders had organized a rebellion against the Lord was forgotten by these people. The point here is that the Israelites had learned nothing of spiritual value from the event.

[16:42]  ¹⁷ tn The temporal clause is constructed with the temporal indicator (“and it was”) followed by the Niphal infinitive construct and preposition.

[16:42]  ¹⁸ tn The verse uses וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and behold”). This is the deictic particle – it is used to point things out, suddenly calling attention to them, as if the reader were there. The people turned to look toward the tent – and there is the cloud!