Bilangan 1:48

1:48 The Lord had said to Moses, ¹ 

Bilangan 3:5

The Assignment of the Levites

3:5 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 3:44

3:44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 8:1

Lighting the Lamps

8:1 ² The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 9:9

9:9 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 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 ³  of Moses.

Bilangan 16:44

16:44 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 20:7

20:7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 27:15

27:15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord:

Bilangan 31:25

The Distribution of Spoils

31:25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

[1:48]  ¹ tn Heb “had spoken to Moses, saying.” The infinitive construct of אָמַר (’amar), sometimes rendered “saying” in older English translations, does not need to be translated, but can be taken simply as the indicator of direct discourse. Most recent English translations, including the present one, leave the form untranslated for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[8:1]  ² sn This chapter has three main sections to it: the lighting of the lamps (vv. 1-4), the separation of the Levites (vv. 5-22), and the work of the Levites (vv. 23-26). Many modern scholars assume that the chapter belongs to P and was added late. But the chapter reiterates some of the Mosaic material concerning the work of the Levites in the new sanctuary. For the chapter to make sense the historical setting must be accepted; if the historical setting is accepted, the chapter is necessary as part of that early legislation. For more reading, see M. Haran, “The Nature of the’ohel mo‘edh in the Pentateuchal Sources,” JSS 5 (1960): 50-65, and “The Priestly Image of the Tabernacle,” HUCA 36 (1965): 191-226; and C. L. Meyers, The Tabernacle Menorah.

[9:23]  ³ tn Heb “hand.”