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Numbers 6:23

Context
6:23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way 1  you are to bless 2  the Israelites. Say 3  to them:

Numbers 21:29

Context

21:29 Woe to you, Moab.

You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! 4 

He has made his sons fugitives,

and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.

Numbers 21:35

Context
21:35 So they defeated Og, 5  his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, 6  and they possessed his land.

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[6:23]  1 tn Or “thus.”

[6:23]  2 tn The Piel imperfect has the nuance of instruction. The particle “thus” explains that the following oracle is the form to use.

[6:23]  3 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]  4 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]  7 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Og) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:35]  8 tn Heb “no remnant.”



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