Bilangan 3:11

3:11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 3:14

The Numbering of the Levites

3:14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai:

Bilangan 4:1

The Service of the Kohathites

4:1 ¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:

Bilangan 4:21

The Service of the Gershonites

4:21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 5:1

Separation of the Unclean

5:1 ² Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 5:16

5:16 “‘Then the priest will bring her near and have her stand ³  before the Lord.

Bilangan 6:8

6:8 All the days of his separation he must be holy to the Lord.

Bilangan 6:22

The Priestly Benediction

6:22 ⁴ The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 7:4

The Distribution of the Gifts

7:4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 8:23

The Work of the Levites

8:23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 10:1

The Blowing of Trumpets

10:1 ⁵ The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 12:9

12:9 The anger of the Lord burned against them, and he departed.

Bilangan 13:1

Spies Sent Out

13:1 ⁶ The Lord spoke ⁷  to Moses:

Bilangan 14:26

14:26 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:

Bilangan 15:1

Sacrificial Rulings

15:1 ⁸ The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 15:17

Rules for First Fruits

15:17 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 15:37

Rules for Tassels

15:37 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 17:1

The Budding of Aaron’s Staff

17:1 ⁹ The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 17:11

17:11 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him – this is what he did.

Bilangan 25:10

The Aftermath

25:10 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 26:52

26:52 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 27:5-6

27:5 So Moses brought their case before the Lord. 27:6 The Lord said to Moses:

Bilangan 28:1

Daily Offerings

28:1 ¹⁰ The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 31:1

The Midianite War

31:1 ¹¹ The Lord spoke to Moses:

Bilangan 31:31

31:31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Bilangan 34:1

The Southern Border of the Land

34:1 ¹² Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

[4:1]  ¹ sn The chapter has four main parts to it: Kohathites (1-20), Gershonites (21-28), Merarites (29-33) and the census of the Levites (34-49).

[5:1]  ² sn The fifth chapter falls into four main parts: separation of the unclean (vv. 1-4), restitution for sin (vv. 5-10), the jealousy ordeal (vv. 11-28), and the summary (vv. 29-31). There is a good deal of literature on the biblical theme of holiness (for which see the notes on Leviticus primarily). But with regard to this chapter, see (with caution), Mary Douglas, Purity and Danger; J. Neusner, The Idea of Purity in Ancient Judaism; and K. Milgrom, “Two Kinds of h£at£t£a„át,” VT 26 (1976): 333-37.

[5:16]  ³ tn The verb is the Hiphil of the word “to stand.” It could be rendered “station her,” but that sounds too unnatural. This is a meeting between an accused person and the Judge of the whole earth.

[6:22]  ⁴ sn This brief section records the blessing of the priest, especially the high priest after he emerges from the holy of holies to bless the people (see Lev 9:22). The two main elements in the oracle are “grace and peace.” It is probable that the Apostle Paul based his salutations on this oracle. For additional information, see L. J. Liebreich, “The Songs of Ascent and the Priestly Blessing,” JBL 74 (1955): 33-36; P. D. Miller, “The Blessing of God: An Interpretation of Num 6:22-27,” Int 29 (1975): 240-51; and A. Murtonen, “The Use and Meaning of the Words lébarek and bérakah in the Old Testament,” VT 9 (1959): 158-77.

[10:1]  ⁵ sn Here we have a short section (10:1-10) dealing with the regulations for blowing trumpets in times of war or in times of peace.

[13:1]  ⁶ sn Chapter 13 provides the names of the spies sent into the land (vv. 1-16), their instructions (vv. 17-20), their activities (vv. 21-25), and their reports (vv. 26-33). It is a chapter that serves as a good lesson on faith, for some of the spies walked by faith, and some by sight.

[13:1]  ⁷ tn The verse starts with the vav (ו) consecutive on the verb: “and….”

[15:1]  ⁸ sn The wilderness wandering officially having begun, these rules were then given for the people to be used when they finally entered the land. That they would be provided here would be of some encouragement to the nation after their great failure. God still spoke of a land that was to be their land, even though they had sinned greatly. This chapter collects a number of religious rules. The first 16 verses deal with rulings for sacrifices. Then, vv. 17-36 concerns sins of omission. Finally, rules concerning tassels are covered (vv. 37-41). For additional reading, see G. B. Gray, Sacrifice in the Old Testament (Oxford: Clarendon, 1925); B. A. Levine, In the Presence of the Lord (SJLA); D. J. McCarthy, “The Symbolism of Blood and Sacrifice,” JBL 88 (1969): 166-76; “Further Notes on the Symbolism of Blood and Sacrifice,” JBL 92 (1973): 205-10; J. Milgrom, “Sin Offering or Purification Offering,” VT 21 (1971): 237-39; N. H. Snaith, “Sacrifices in the Old Testament,” VT 7 (1957): 308-17; R. J. Thompson, Penitence and Sacrifice in Early Israel; R. de Vaux, Studies in Old Testament Sacrifice.

[17:1]  ⁹ sn Num 17:1 in the English Bible is 17:16 in the Hebrew text (BHS). See also the note on 16:36.

[28:1]  ¹⁰ sn For additional reading on these chapters, see G. B. Gray, Sacrifice in the Old Testament; A. F. Rainey, “The Order of Sacrifices in the Old Testament Ritual Texts,” Bib 51 (1970): 485-98; N. H. Snaith, The Jewish New Year Festival.

[31:1]  ¹¹ sn This lengthy chapter records the mobilization of the troops (vv. 1-5), the war itself (vv. 6-13), the death of the captive women (vv. 14-18), the purification of the nations (vv. 19-24), and the distribution of the spoils (vv. 25-54). For more detail, see G. W. Coats, “Moses in Midian,” JBL 92 (1973): 3-10; and W. J. Dumbrell, “Midian – a Land or a League?” VT 25 (1975): 323-37.

[34:1]  ¹² sn This chapter falls into several sections: the south (vv. 1-5), the west (v. 6), the north (vv. 7-9), the east (vv. 10-15), and then a list of appointed officials (vv. 16-29).