Bilangan 12:11
Konteks12:11 So Aaron said to Moses, “O my lord, 1 please do not hold this sin against us, in which we have acted foolishly and have sinned!
Bilangan 21:27
Konteks21:27 That is why those who speak in proverbs 2 say,
“Come to Heshbon, let it be built.
Let the city of Sihon be established! 3
Bilangan 27:17
Konteks27:17 who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, 4 and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that 5 the community of the Lord may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”
Bilangan 36:5
Konteks36:5 Then Moses gave a ruling 6 to the Israelites by the word 7 of the Lord: “What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.
[12:11] 1 tn The expression בִּי אֲדֹנִי (bi ’adoni, “O my lord”) shows a good deal of respect for Moses by Aaron. The expression is often used in addressing God.
[21:27] 2 sn Proverbs of antiquity could include pithy sayings or longer songs, riddles, or poems composed to catch the significance or the irony of an event. This is a brief poem to remember the event, like an Egyptian victory song. It may have originated as an Amorite war taunt song; it was sung to commemorate this victory. It was cited later by Jeremiah (48:45-46). The composer invites his victorious people to rebuild the conquered city as a new capital for Sihon. He then turns to address the other cities which his God(s) has/have given to him. See P. D. Hanson, “The Song of Heshbon and David’s Nir,” HTR 61 (1968): 301.
[21:27] 3 tn Meaning, “rebuilt and restored.”
[27:17] 4 sn This is probably technical terminology for a military leader (Josh 14:11; 1 Sam 18:13-16; 1 Kgs 3:7; 2 Kgs 11:9). The image of a shepherd can also be military in nature (1 Kgs 22:17).
[27:17] 5 tn The Hebrew text has the conjunction with the negated imperfect tense, “and it will not be.” This clause should be subordinated to the preceding to form a result clause, and the imperfect then function as a final imperfect.
