Bilangan 17:4

17:4 You must place them ¹  in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant ²  where I meet with you.

Bilangan 20:18

20:18 But Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, ³  or I will come out against ⁴  you with the sword.”

Bilangan 23:16

23:16 Then the Lord met Balaam and put a message ⁵  in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you.”

[17:4]  ¹ 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]  ² tn The Hebrew text simply reads “the covenant” or “the testimony.”

[20:18]  ³ tn The imperfect tense here has the nuance of prohibition.

[20:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “to meet.”

[23:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “word.”