Bilangan 12:11

The Intercession of Moses

12:11 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 17:12

17:12 The Israelites said to Moses, “We are bound to die! ²  We perish, we all perish!

Bilangan 23:15

23:15 And Balaam ³  said to Balak, “Station yourself here ⁴  by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord there.

Bilangan 23:30

23:30 So Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

[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.

[17:12]  ² tn The use of הֵן (hen) and the perfect tense in the nuance of a prophetic perfect expresses their conviction that they were bound to die – it was certain (see GKC 312-13 §106.n).

[23:15]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Balaam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:15]  ⁴ tn The verse uses כֹּה (koh) twice: “Station yourself here…I will meet [the Lord] there.”