Bilangan 4:6

4:6 Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather ¹  and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.

Bilangan 8:22

8:22 After this, the Levites went in to do their work in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did.

Bilangan 21:33

21:33 Then they turned and went up by the road to Bashan. And King Og of Bashan and all his forces ²  marched out against them to do battle at Edrei.

Bilangan 22:7

22:7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fee for divination in their hand. They came to Balaam and reported ³  to him the words of Balak.

Bilangan 32:9

32:9 When ⁴  they went up to the Eshcol Valley and saw the land, they frustrated the intent of the Israelites so that they did not enter ⁵  the land that the Lord had given ⁶  them.

[4:6]  ¹ tn The exact meaning of the Hebrew word here is difficult to determine. The term תַּחַשׁ (takhash) has been translated “badgers’ [skins]” by KJV. ASV has “sealskin” while RSV uses “goatskin”; NEB and NASB have “porpoise skin,” and NIV has “hides of sea cows.” This is close to “porpoise,” and seems influenced by the Arabic. The evidence is not strong for any of these meanings, and some of the suggestions would be problematic. It is possible the word is simply used for “fine leather,” based on the Egyptian ths. This has been followed by NRSV (“fine leather”) and NLT (“fine goatskin leather”) along with the present translation. See further HALOT 1720-21 s.v. תַּחַשׁ.

[21:33]  ² tn Heb “people.”

[22:7]  ³ tn Heb “spoke.”

[32:9]  ⁴ tn The preterite with vav (ו) consecutive is here subordinated to the parallel yet chronologically later verb in the next clause.

[32:9]  ⁵ tn The infinitive construct here with lamed (ל) is functioning as a result clause.

[32:9]  ⁶ tn The Lord had not given it yet, but was going to give it. Hence, the perfect should be classified as a perfect of resolve.