Bilangan 10:36

10:36 And when it came to rest he would say, “Return, O Lord, to the many thousands of Israel!” ¹ 

Bilangan 17:4

17:4 You must place them ²  in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant ³  where I meet with you.

Bilangan 30:1

Vows Made by Men

30:1 ⁴ Moses told the leaders ⁵  of the tribes concerning the Israelites, “This is what ⁶  the Lord has commanded:

[10:36]  ¹ sn These two formulaic prayers were offered by Moses at the beginning and at the end of the journeys. They prayed for the Lord to fight ahead of the nation when it was on the move, and to protect them when they camped. The theme of the first is found in Ps 68:1. The prayers reflect the true mentality of holy war, that it was the Lord who fought for Israel and defended her. The prayers have been included in the prayer book for synagogue services.

[17:4]  ² tn The verb is the Hiphil perfect of נוּחַ (nuakh, “to rest”), and so “to set at rest, lay, place, put.” The form with the vav (ו) consecutive continues the instruction of the previous verse.

[17:4]  ³ tn The Hebrew text simply reads “the covenant” or “the testimony.”

[30:1]  ⁴ sn Num 30 deals with vows that are different than the vows discussed in Lev 27 and Num 6. The material is placed here after all the rulings of the offerings, but it could have been revealed to Moses at any time, such as the Nazirite vows, or the question of the daughters’ inheritance. The logic of placing it here may be that a festival was the ideal place for discharging a vow. For additional material on vows, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 465-66.

[30:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “heads.”

[30:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “This is the word which.”