Bilangan 3:12

3:12 “Look, ¹  I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of ²  every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

Bilangan 6:3

6:3 he must separate ³  himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar ⁴  made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice ⁵  of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. ⁶ 

Bilangan 11:26

Eldad and Medad

11:26 But two men remained in the camp; one’s name was Eldad, and the other’s name was Medad. And the spirit rested on them. (Now they were among those in the registration, ⁷  but had not gone to the tabernacle.) So they prophesied in the camp.

Bilangan 15:39

15:39 You must have this tassel so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and obey them and so that you do not follow ⁸  after your own heart and your own eyes that lead you to unfaithfulness. ⁹ 

Bilangan 21:5

21:5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we ¹⁰  detest this worthless ¹¹  food.”

Bilangan 22:4

22:4 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “Now this mass of people ¹²  will lick up everything around us, as the bull devours the grass of the field. Now Balak son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at this time.

Bilangan 22:22

God Opposes Balaam

22:22 Then God’s anger was kindled ¹³  because he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose ¹⁴  him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him.

Bilangan 27:3

27:3 “Our father died in the wilderness, although ¹⁵  he was not part of ¹⁶  the company of those that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but he died for his own sin, ¹⁷  and he had no sons.

Bilangan 28:9

Weekly Offerings

28:9 “‘On the Sabbath day, you must offer ¹⁸  two unblemished lambs a year old, and two-tenths of an ephah ¹⁹  of finely ground flour as a grain offering, mixed with olive oil, along with its drink offering.

Bilangan 28:14

28:14 For their drink offerings, include ²⁰  half a hin of wine with each bull, one-third of a hin for the ram, and one-fourth of a hin for each lamb. This is the burnt offering for each month ²¹  throughout the months of the year.

Bilangan 31:36

31:36 The half-portion of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep;

Bilangan 31:50

31:50 So we have brought as an offering for the Lord what each man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves ²²  before the Lord.” ²³ 

[3:12]  ¹ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) here carries its deictic force, calling attention to the fact that is being declared. It is underscoring the fact that the Lord himself chose Levi.

[3:12]  ² tn Literally “in the place of.”

[6:3]  ³ tn The operative verb now will be the Hiphil of נָזַר (nazar); the consecration to the Lord meant separation from certain things in the world. The first will be wine and strong drink – barley beer (from Akkadian sikaru, a fermented beer). But the second word may be somewhat wider in its application than beer. The Nazirite, then, was to avoid all intoxicants as a sign of his commitment to the Lord. The restriction may have proved a hardship in the daily diet of the one taking the vow, but it spoke a protest to the corrupt religious and social world that used alcohol to excess.

[6:3]  ⁴ tn The “vinegar” (חֹמֶץ, homets) is some kind of drink preparation that has been allowed to go sour.

[6:3]  ⁵ tn This word occurs only here. It may come from the word “to water, to be moist,” and so refer to juice.

[6:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “dried” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).

[11:26]  ⁷ tn The form of the word is the passive participle כְּתֻבִים (kÿtuvim, “written”). It is normally taken to mean “among those registered,” but it is not clear if that means they were to be among the seventy or not. That seems unlikely since there is no mention of the seventy being registered, and vv. 24-25 says all seventy went out and prophesied. The registration may be to eldership, or the role of the officer.

[15:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “seek out, look into.”

[15:39]  ⁹ tn This last clause is a relative clause explaining the influence of the human heart and physical sight. It literally says, “which you go whoring after them.” The verb for “whoring” may be interpreted to mean “act unfaithfully.” So, the idea is these influences lead to unfaithful activity: “after which you act unfaithfully.”

[21:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “our souls.”

[21:5]  ¹¹ tn The Israelites’ opinion about the manna was clear enough – “worthless.” The word used is קְלֹקֵל (qÿloqel, “good for nothing, worthless, miserable”).

[22:4]  ¹² tn The word is simply “company,” but in the context he must mean a vast company – a horde of people.

[22:22]  ¹³ sn God’s anger now seems to contradict the permission he gave Balaam just before this. Some commentators argue that God’s anger is a response to Balaam’s character in setting out – which the Bible does not explain. God saw in him greed and pleasure for the riches, which is why he was so willing to go.

[22:22]  ¹⁴ tn The word is שָׂטָן (satan, “to be an adversary, to oppose”).

[27:3]  ¹⁵ tn This clause begins with a vav (ו) on a pronoun, marking it out as a disjunctive vav. In this context it fits best to take it as a circumstantial clause introducing concession.

[27:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “in the midst of.”

[27:3]  ¹⁷ tn The word order is emphatic: “but in/on account of his own sins he died.”

[28:9]  ¹⁸ tn The words “you must offer” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied. They have been supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.

[28:9]  ¹⁹ sn That is, about 4 quarts.

[28:14]  ²⁰ tn The word “include” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied. It is supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.

[28:14]  ²¹ tn Heb “a month in its month.”

[31:50]  ²² tn Heb “our souls.”

[31:50]  ²³ sn The expression here may include the idea of finding protection from divine wrath, which is so common to Leviticus, but it may also be a thank offering for the fact that their lives had been spared.