Bilangan 7:9

7:9 But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried ¹  on their shoulders, was their responsibility. ² 

Bilangan 14:44

14:44 But they dared ³  to go up to the crest of the hill, although ⁴  neither the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses departed from the camp.

Bilangan 16:29

16:29 If these men die a natural death, ⁵  or if they share the fate ⁶  of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.

Bilangan 36:9

36:9 No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe. But every one of the tribes of the Israelites must retain its inheritance.”

[7:9]  ¹ tn The verb is the imperfect tense, but it describes their customary activity – they had to carry, they used to carry.

[7:9]  ² tn Heb “upon them,” meaning “their duty.”

[14:44]  ³ tn N. H. Snaith compares Arabic ’afala (“to swell”) and gafala (“reckless, headstrong”; Leviticus and Numbers [NCB], 248). The wordעֹפֶל (’ofel) means a “rounded hill” or a “tumor.” The idea behind the verb may be that of “swelling,” and so “act presumptuously.”

[14:44]  ⁴ tn The disjunctive vav (ו) here introduces a circumstantial clause; the most appropriate one here would be the concessive “although.”

[16:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “if like the death of every man they die.”

[16:29]  ⁶ tn The noun is פְּקֻדָּה (pÿquddah, “appointment, visitation”). The expression refers to a natural death, parallel to the first expression.