Numbers 4:28

4:28 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority ¹  of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. ² 

Numbers 4:33

4:33 This is the service of the families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”

Numbers 4:37

4:37 These were those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the authority of Moses.

Numbers 4:45

4:45 These are those numbered from the families of the Merarites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the authority of Moses.

Numbers 7:8

7:8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their service required, under the authority ³  of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

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 ⁴  of Moses.

Numbers 15:23

15:23 all that the Lord has commanded you by the authority ⁵  of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Moses and continuing through your future generations –

Numbers 15:30

Deliberate Sin

15:30 “‘But the person ⁶  who acts defiantly, ⁷  whether native-born or a resident foreigner, insults ⁸  the Lord. ⁹  That person ¹⁰  must be cut off ¹¹  from among his people.

Numbers 36:13

36:13 These are the commandments and the decisions that the Lord commanded the Israelites through the authority ¹²  of Moses, on the plains of Moab by the Jordan River ¹³  opposite Jericho. ¹⁴ 

[4:28]  ¹ tn Or “the direction” (NASB, TEV); Heb “under/by the hand of.” The word “hand” is often used idiomatically for “power” or “authority.” So also in vv. 33, 37, 45, 48.

[4:28]  ² sn The material here suggests that Eleazar had heavier responsibilities than Ithamar, Aaron’s fourth and youngest son. It is the first indication that the Zadokite Levites would take precedence over the Ithamar Levites (see 1 Chr 24:3-6).

[7:8]  ³ tn Heb “hand.”

[9:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “hand.”

[15:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “hand.”

[15:30]  ⁹ tn Heb “soul.”

[15:30]  ¹⁰ tn The sin is described literally as acting “with a high hand” – בְּיָד רָמָה (bÿyad ramah). The expression means that someone would do something with deliberate defiance, with an arrogance in spite of what the Lord said. It is as if the sinner was about to attack God, or at least lifting his hand against God. The implication of the expression is that it was done in full knowledge of the Law (especially since this contrasts throughout with the sins of ignorance). Blatant defiance of the word of the Lord is dealt with differently. For similar expressions, see Exod 14:8 and Num 33:3.

[15:30]  ¹¹ tn The verb occurs only in the Piel; it means “to blaspheme,” “to revile.”

[15:30]  ¹² tn The word order in the Hebrew text places “Yahweh” first for emphasis – it is the Lord such a person insults.

[15:30]  ¹³ tn Heb “soul.”

[15:30]  ¹⁴ tn The clause begins with “and” because the verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive. As discussed with Num 9:13, to be cut off could mean excommunication from the community, death by the community, or death by divine intervention.

[36:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “by the hand.”

[36:13]  ¹² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[36:13]  ¹³ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.