Numbers 4:20

4:20 But the Kohathites ¹  are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die.”

Numbers 10:13

Judah Begins the Journey

10:13 This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment ²  of the Lord, by the authority ³  of Moses.

Numbers 21:20

21:20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the country of Moab, near the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the wilderness. ⁴ 

Numbers 22:12

22:12 But God said to Balaam, “You must not go with them; you must not curse the people, ⁵  for they are blessed.” ⁶ 

Numbers 26:3

26:3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River ⁷  across from Jericho. ⁸  They said,

Numbers 27:20

27:20 Then you must delegate ⁹  some of your authority ¹⁰  to him, so that the whole community of the Israelites will be obedient. ¹¹ 

Numbers 33:47

33:47 They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo.

Numbers 33:49-50

33:49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

At the Border of Canaan

33:50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said:

Numbers 35:1

The Levitical Cities

35:1 ¹² Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Moabite plains by the Jordan near Jericho. ¹³  He said:

Numbers 36:11

36:11 For the daughters of Zelophehad – Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah – were married to the sons of their uncles. ¹⁴ 

[4:20]  ¹ tn In the Hebrew text the verse has as the subject “they,” but to avoid confusion the antecedent has been clarified in the translation.

[10:13]  ² tn Heb “mouth.”

[10:13]  ³ tn Heb “hand.”

[21:20]  ³ tn Or perhaps as a place name, “Jeshimon.”

[22:12]  ⁴ tn The two verbs are negated imperfects; they have the nuance of prohibition: You must not go and you must not curse.

[22:12]  ⁵ tn The word בָּרוּךְ (barukh) is the Qal passive participle, serving here as the predicate adjective after the supplied verb “to be.” The verb means “enrich,” in any way, materially, spiritually, physically. But the indication here is that the blessing includes the promised blessing of the patriarchs, a blessing that gave Israel the land. See further, C. Westermann, Blessing in the Bible and the Life of the Church (OBT).

[26:3]  ⁵ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in v. 62).

[26:3]  ⁶ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[27:20]  ⁶ tn The verb is simply “give,” but in this context giving some of Moses’ honor to Joshua in the presence of the people is essentially passing the leadership to him, or delegating the authority to him with the result that people would follow him.

[27:20]  ⁷ tc The Greek, Syriac, and Vulgate read “glory” for this form that occurs only here in the Pentateuch. Elsewhere it is rendered “majesty, splendor” (see Ps 96:6). It could even be “vitality” here. The authority being transferred here is both spiritual and civil.

[27:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “hear.”

[35:1]  ⁷ sn This section has two main parts, the Levitical cities (vv. 1-8) and the Cities of Refuge (vv. 9-34).

[35:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[36:11]  ⁸ tn They married in the family as they were instructed. But the meaning of דּוֹד (dod) is not necessarily restricted to “uncle.”