Numbers Chapter v1

 

1:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, v2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, every male, head by head v3 from twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their armies. v4 “With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household. v5 “These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; v6 of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; v7 of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; v8 of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; v9 of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; v10 of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; v11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; v12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; v13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; v14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; v15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan. v16 “These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel.” v17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name, v18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the first of the second month. Then they registered by ancestry in their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, head by head, v19 just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. v20 Now the sons of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v21 their numbered men, of the tribe of Reuben, were v46,500. v22 Of the sons of Simeon, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, their numbered men, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v23 their numbered men, of the tribe of Simeon, were v59,300. v24 Of the sons of Gad, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v25 their numbered men, of the tribe of Gad, were v45,650. v26 Of the sons of Judah, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v27 their numbered men, of the tribe of Judah, were v74,600. v28 Of the sons of Issachar, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v29 their numbered men, of the tribe of Issachar, were v54,400. v30 Of the sons of Zebulun, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v31 their numbered men, of the tribe of Zebulun, were v57,400. v32 Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v33 their numbered men, of the tribe of Ephraim, were v40,500. v34 Of the sons of Manasseh, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v35 their numbered men, of the tribe of Manasseh, were v32,200. v36 Of the sons of Benjamin, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v37 their numbered men, of the tribe of Benjamin, were v35,400. v38 Of the sons of Dan, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v39 their numbered men, of the tribe of Dan, were v62,700. v40 Of the sons of Asher, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v41 their numbered men, of the tribe of Asher, were v41,500. v42 Of the sons of Naphtali, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, v43 their numbered men, of the tribe of Naphtali, were v53,400. v44 These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each of whom was of his father’s household. v45 So all the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war in Israel, v46 even all the numbered men were v603,550. v47 The Levites, however, were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe. v48 For יַהְוֶה had spoken to Moses, saying, v49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel. v50 “But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it; they shall also camp around the tabernacle. v51 “So when the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encamps, the Levites shall set it up. But the layman who comes near shall be put to death. v52 “And the sons of Israel shall camp, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own standard, according to their armies. v53 “But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.” v54 Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all which יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses, so they did.

 

Numbers Chapter v2

 

2:1 Now יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, v2 “The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance. v3 “Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab, v4 and his army, even their numbered men, v74,600. v5 “And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar, v6 and his army, even their numbered men, v54,400. v7 “Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon, v8 and his army, even his numbered men, v57,400. v9 “The total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: v186,400, by their armies. They shall set out first. v10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur, v11 and his army, even their numbered men, v46,500. v12 “And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, v13 and his army, even their numbered men, v59,300. v14 “Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel, v15 and his army, even their numbered men, v45,650. v16 “The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: v151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second. v17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place, by their standards. v18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud, v19 and his army, even their numbered men, v40,500. v20 “And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, v21 and his army, even their numbered men, v32,200. v22 “Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni, v23 and his army, even their numbered men, v35,400. v24 “The total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: v108,100, by their armies. And they shall set out third. v25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, v26 and his army, even their numbered men, v62,700. v27 “And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran, v28 and his army, even their numbered men, v41,500. v29 “Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan, v30 and his army, even their numbered men, v53,400. v31 “The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan, was v157,600. They shall set out last by their standards.” v32 These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, v603,550. v33 The Levites, however, were not numbered among the sons of Israel, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses. v34 Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all that יַהְוֶה commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, every one by his family, according to his father’s household.

 

Numbers Chapter v3

 

3:1 Now these are the records of the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when יַהְוֶה spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. v2 These then are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. v3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. v4 But Nadab and Abihu died before יַהְוֶה when they offered strange fire before יַהְוֶה in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron. v5 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v6 “Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. v7 “And they shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. v8 “They shall also keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the duties of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. v9 “You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel. v10 “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death.” v11 Again יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v12 “Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every first-born, the first issue of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine. v13 “For all the first-born are Mine; on the day that I struck down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the first-born in Israel, from man to beast. They shall be Mine; I am יַהְוֶה.” v14 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, v15 “Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall number.” v16 So Moses numbered them according to the word of יַהְוֶה, just as he had been commanded. v17 These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. v18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei; v19 and the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel; v20 and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households. v21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites. v22 Their numbered men, in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, even their numbered men were v7,500. v23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward, v24 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. v25 Now the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting, v26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the doorway of the court, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords, according to all the service concerning them. v27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites and the family of the Izharites and the family of the Hebronites and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. v28 In the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, there were v8,600, performing the duties of the sanctuary. v29 The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle, v30 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. v31 Now their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all the service concerning them; v32 and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the chief of the leaders of Levi, and had the oversight of those who perform the duties of the sanctuary. v33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. v34 Their numbered men in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, were v6,200. v35 And the leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle. v36 Now the appointed duties of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its equipment, and the service concerning them, v37 and the pillars around the court with their sockets and their pegs and their cords. v38 Now those who were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation of the sons of Israel; but the layman coming near was to be put to death. v39 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of יַהְוֶה by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were v22,000. v40 Then יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Number every first-born male of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward, and make a list of their names. v41 “And you shall take the Levites for Me, I am יַהְוֶה, instead of all the first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the first-born among the cattle of the sons of Israel.” v42 So Moses numbered all the first-born among the sons of Israel, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded him; v43 and all the first-born males by the number of names from a month old and upward, for their numbered men were v22,273. v44 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v45 “Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites. And the Levites shall be Mine; I am יַהְוֶה. v46 “And for the ransom of the v273 of the first-born of the sons of Israel who are in excess beyond the Levites, v47 you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), v48 and give the money, the ransom of those who are in excess among them, to Aaron and to his sons.” v49 So Moses took the ransom money from those who were in excess, beyond those ransomed by the Levites; v50 from the first-born of the sons of Israel he took the money in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, v1,365. v51 Then Moses gave the ransom money to Aaron and to his sons, at the command of יַהְוֶה, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses.

 

Numbers Chapter v4

 

4:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, v2 “Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, v3 from thirty years and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. v4 “This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things. v5 “When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it; v6 and they shall lay a covering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert its poles. v7 “Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of blue and put on it the dishes and the pans and the sacrificial bowls and the jars for the libation, and the continual bread shall be on it. v8 “And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of porpoise skin, and they shall insert its poles. v9 “Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it; v10 and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of porpoise skin, and shall put it on the carrying bars. v11 “And over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its poles; v12 and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. v13 “Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. v14 “They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles. v15 “And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they may not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry. v16 “And the responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light and the fragrant incense and the continual grain offering and the anointing oil-- the responsibility of all the tabernacle and of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.” v17 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, v18 “Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites. v19 “But do this to them that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; v20 but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, lest they die.” v21 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v22 “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ households, by their families; v23 from thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter to perform the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. v24 “This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: v25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting, v26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the doorway of the gate of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service; and all that is to be done, they shall perform. v27 “All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their loads and in all their work, shall be performed at the command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. v28 “This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. v29As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers’ households; v30 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tent of meeting. v31 “Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets, v32 and the pillars around the court and their sockets and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign each man by name the items he is to carry. v33 “This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.” v34 So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ households, v35 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. v36 And their numbered men by their families were v2,750. v37 These are the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of יַהְוֶה through Moses. v38 And the numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families, and by their fathers’ households, v39 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. v40 And their numbered men by their families, by their fathers’ households, were v2,630. v41 These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of יַהְוֶה. v42 And the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households, v43 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. v44 And their numbered men by their families were v3,200. v45 These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of יַהְוֶה through Moses. v46 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ households, v47 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying in the tent of meeting. v48 And their numbered men were v8,580. v49 According to the commandment of יַהְוֶה through Moses, they were numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses.

 

Numbers Chapter v5

 

5:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Command the sons of Israel that they send away from the camp every leper and everyone having a discharge and everyone who is unclean because of a dead person. v3 “You shall send away both male and female; you shall send them outside the camp so that they will not defile their camp where I dwell in their midst.” v4 And the sons of Israel did so and sent them outside the camp; just as יַהְוֶה had spoken to Moses, thus the sons of Israel did. v5 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v6 “Speak to the sons of Israel, ‘When a man or woman commits any of the sins of mankind, acting unfaithfully against יַהְוֶה, and that person is guilty, v7 then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong, and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged. v8 ‘But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong must go to יַהְוֶה for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him. v9 ‘Also every contribution pertaining to all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the priest, shall be his. v10 ‘So every man’s holy gifts shall be his; whatever any man gives to the priest, it becomes his.’” v11 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v12 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him, v13 and a man has intercourse with her and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she is undetected, although she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act, v14 if a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has defiled herself, or if a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has not defiled herself, v15 the man shall then bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring as an offering for her one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall not pour oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of memorial, a reminder of iniquity. v16 ‘Then the priest shall bring her near and have her stand before יַהְוֶה, v17 and the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware vessel; and he shall take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. v18 ‘The priest shall then have the woman stand before יַהְוֶה and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and place the grain offering of memorial in her hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy, and in the hand of the priest is to be the water of bitterness that brings a curse. v19 ‘And the priest shall have her take an oath and shall say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you and if you have not gone astray into uncleanness, being under the authority of your husband, be immune to this water of bitterness that brings a curse; v20 if you, however, have gone astray, being under the authority of your husband, and if you have defiled yourself and a man other than your husband has had intercourse with you” v21 (then the priest shall have the woman swear with the oath of the curse, and the priest shall say to the woman), “ יַהְוֶה make you a curse and an oath among your people by יַהְוֶה’s making your thigh waste away and your abdomen swell; v22 and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away.” And the woman shall say, “Amen. Amen.” v23 ‘The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall wash them off into the water of bitterness. v24 ‘Then he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, so that the water which brings a curse will go into her and cause bitterness. v25 ‘And the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the woman’s hand, and he shall wave the grain offering before יַהְוֶה and bring it to the altar; v26 and the priest shall take a handful of the grain offering as its memorial offering and offer it up in smoke on the altar, and afterward he shall make the woman drink the water. v27 ‘When he has made her drink the water, then it shall come about, if she has defiled herself and has been unfaithful to her husband, that the water which brings a curse shall go into her and cause bitterness, and her abdomen will swell and her thigh will waste away, and the woman will become a curse among her people. v28 ‘But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will then be free and conceive children. v29 ‘This is the law of jealousy: when a wife, being under the authority of her husband, goes astray and defiles herself, v30 or when a spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife, he shall then make the woman stand before יַהְוֶה, and the priest shall apply all this law to her. v31 ‘Moreover, the man shall be free from guilt, but that woman shall bear her guilt.’”

 

Numbers Chapter v6

 

6:1 Again יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to dedicate himself to יַהְוֶה, v3 he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh or dried grapes. v4 ‘All the days of his separation he shall not eat anything that is produced by the grape vine, from the seeds even to the skin. v5 ‘All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to יַהְוֶה; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long. v6 ‘All the days of his separation to יַהְוֶה he shall not go near to a dead person. v7 ‘He shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to the Almighty is on his head. v8 ‘All the days of his separation he is holy to יַהְוֶה. v9 ‘But if a man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his dedicated head of hair, then he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day. v10 ‘Then on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the doorway of the tent of meeting. v11 ‘And the priest shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him concerning his sin because of the dead person. And that same day he shall consecrate his head, v12 and shall dedicate to יַהְוֶה his days as a Nazirite, and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering; but the former days shall be void because his separation was defiled. v13 ‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall bring the offering to the doorway of the tent of meeting. v14 ‘And he shall present his offering to יַהְוֶה: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering and one ewe-lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering and one ram without defect for a peace offering, v15 and a basket of unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil, along with their grain offering and their libations. v16 ‘Then the priest shall present them before יַהְוֶה and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering. v17 ‘He shall also offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings to יַהְוֶה, together with the basket of unleavened cakes; the priest shall likewise offer its grain offering and its libation. v18 ‘The Nazirite shall then shave his dedicated head of hair at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and take the dedicated hair of his head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings. v19 ‘And the priest shall take the ram’s shoulder when it has been boiled, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his dedicated hair. v20 ‘Then the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before יַהְוֶה. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered by waving and the thigh offered by lifting up; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.’ v21 “This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to יַהְוֶה according to his separation, in addition to what else he can afford; according to his vow which he takes, so he shall do according to the law of his separation.” v22 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: v24 יַהְוֶה bless you, and keep you; v25 יַהְוֶה make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; v26 יַהְוֶה lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.’ v27 “So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will bless them.”

 

Numbers Chapter v7

 

7:1 Now it came about on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also. v2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who were over the numbered men). v3 When they brought their offering before יַהְוֶה, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them before the tabernacle. v4 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v5 “Accept these things from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.” v6 So Moses took the carts and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. v7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service, v8 and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. v9 But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder. v10 And the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar. v11 Then יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Let them present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.” v12 Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah; v13 and his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v14 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v15 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v16 one male goat for a sin offering; v17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. v18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering; v19 he presented as his offering one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v20 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v21 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v22 one male goat for a sin offering; v23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar. v24 On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun; v25 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v26 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v27 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v28 one male goat for a sin offering; v29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. v30 On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben; v31 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v32 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v33 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v34 one male goat for a sin offering; v35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. v36 On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon; v37 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v38 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v39 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v40 one male goat for a sin offering; v41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. v42 On the sixth day it was Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad; v43 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v44 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v45 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v46 one male goat for a sin offering; v47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. v48 On the seventh day it was Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim; v49 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v50 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v51 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v52 one male goat for a sin offering; v53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. v54 On the eighth day it was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh; v55 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v56 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v57 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v58 one male goat for a sin offering; v59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. v60 On the ninth day it was Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin; v61 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v62 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v63 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v64 one male goat for a sin offering; v65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. v66 On the tenth day it was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan; v67 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v68 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v69 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v70 one male goat for a sin offering; v71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. v72 On the eleventh day it was Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher; v73 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v74 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v75 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v76 one male goat for a sin offering; v77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran. v78 On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali; v79 his offering was one silver dish whose weight was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; v80 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; v81 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering; v82 one male goat for a sin offering; v83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. v84 This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve gold pans, v85 each silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty shekels and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the utensils was v2,400 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; v86 the twelve gold pans, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the pans v120 shekels; v87 all the oxen for the burnt offering twelve bulls, all the rams twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering twelve, and the male goats for a sin offering twelve; v88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings v24 bulls, all the rams v60, the male goats v60, the male lambs one year old v60. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. v89 Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, so He spoke to him.

 

Numbers Chapter v8

 

8:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’” v3 Aaron therefore did so; he mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses. v4 Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern which יַהְוֶה had showed Moses, so he made the lampstand. v5 Again יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v6 “Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them. v7 “And thus you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body, and wash their clothes, and they shall be clean. v8 “Then let them take a bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and a second bull you shall take for a sin offering. v9 “So you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting. You shall also assemble the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, v10 and present the Levites before יַהְוֶה; and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites. v11 “Aaron then shall present the Levites before יַהְוֶה as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, that they may qualify to perform the service of יַהְוֶה. v12 “Now the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; then offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to יַהְוֶה, to make atonement for the Levites. v13 “And you shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and before his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to יַהְוֶה. v14 “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine. v15 “Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering; v16 for they are wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself instead of every first issue of the womb, the first-born of all the sons of Israel. v17 “For every first-born among the sons of Israel is Mine, among the men and among the animals; on the day that I struck down all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself. v18 “But I have taken the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel. v19 “And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to perform the service of the sons of Israel at the tent of meeting, and to make atonement on behalf of the sons of Israel, that there may be no plague among the sons of Israel by their coming near to the sanctuary.” v20 Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the sons of Israel to the Levites; according to all that יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them. v21 The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before יַהְוֶה. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them. v22 Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons; just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. v23 Now יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v24 “This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting. v25 “But at the age of fifty years they shall retire from service in the work and not work any more. v26 “They may, however, assist their brothers in the tent of meeting, to keep an obligation; but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall deal with the Levites concerning their obligations.”

 

Numbers Chapter v9

 

9:1 Thus יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, v2 “Now, let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its appointed time. v3 “On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall observe it at its appointed time; you shall observe it according to all its statutes and according to all its ordinances.” v4 So Moses told the sons of Israel to observe the Passover. v5 And they observed the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did. v6 But there were some men who were unclean because of the dead person, so that they could not observe Passover on that day; so they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. v7 And those men said to him, “Though we are unclean because of the dead person, why are we restrained from presenting the offering of יַהְוֶה at its appointed time among the sons of Israel?” v8 Moses therefore said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what יַהְוֶה will command concerning you.” v9 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v10 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If any one of you or of your generations becomes unclean because of a dead person, or is on a distant journey, he may, however, observe the Passover to יַהְוֶה. v11 ‘In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall observe it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. v12 ‘They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break a bone of it; according to all the statute of the Passover they shall observe it. v13 ‘But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and yet neglects to observe the Passover, that person shall then be cut off from his people, for he did not present the offering of יַהְוֶה at its appointed time. That man shall bear his sin. v14 ‘And if an alien sojourns among you and observes the Passover to יַהְוֶה, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its ordinance, so he shall do; you shall have one statute, both for the alien and for the native of the land.’” v15 Now on the day that the tabernacle was erected the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle, until morning. v16 So it was continuously; the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. v17 And whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent, afterward the sons of Israel would then set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the sons of Israel would camp. v18 At the command of יַהְוֶה the sons of Israel would set out, and at the command of יַהְוֶה they would camp; as long as the cloud settled over the tabernacle, they remained camped. v19 Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the sons of Israel would keep יַהְוֶה’s charge and not set out. v20 If sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, according to the command of יַהְוֶה they remained camped. Then according to the command of יַהְוֶה they set out. v21 If sometimes the cloud remained from evening until morning, when the cloud was lifted in the morning, they would move out; or if it remained in the daytime and at night, whenever the cloud was lifted, they would set out. v22 Whether it was two days or a month or a year that the cloud lingered over the tabernacle, staying above it, the sons of Israel remained camped and did not set out; but when it was lifted, they did set out. v23 At the command of יַהְוֶה they camped, and at the command of יַהְוֶה they set out; they kept יַהְוֶה’s charge, according to the command of יַהְוֶה through Moses.

 

Numbers Chapter v10

 

10:1 יַהְוֶה spoke further to Moses, saying, v2 “Make yourself two trumpets of silver, of hammered work you shall make them; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for having the camps set out. v3 “And when both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the doorway of the tent of meeting. v4 “Yet if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall assemble before you. v5 “But when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out. v6 “And when you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be blown for them to set out. v7 “When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm. v8 “The priestly sons of Aaron, moreover, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be for you a perpetual statute throughout your generations. v9 “And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before יַהְוֶה your Almighty, and be saved from your enemies. v10 “Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your Almighty. I am יַהְוֶה your Almighty.” v11 Now it came about in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, that the cloud was lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony; v12 and the sons of Israel set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran. v13 So they moved out for the first time according to the commandment of יַהְוֶה through Moses. v14 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army, v15 and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar; v16 and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun. v17 Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out. v18 Next the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army, v19 and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, v20 and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the tribal army of the sons of Gad. v21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. v22 Next the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, according to their armies, was set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army, v23 and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh; v24 and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin. v25 Then the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, according to their armies, which formed the rear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army, v26 and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher; v27 and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali. v28 This was the order of march of the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out. v29 Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which יַהְוֶה said, ‘I will give it to you’; come with us and we will do you good, for יַהְוֶה has promised good concerning Israel.” v30 But he said to him, “I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.” v31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us, inasmuch as you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us. v32 “So it will be, if you go with us, it will come about that whatever good יַהְוֶה does for us, we will do for you.” v33 Thus they set out from the mount of יַהְוֶה three days’ journey, with the ark of the covenant of יַהְוֶה journeying in front of them for the three days, to seek out a resting place for them. v34 And the cloud of יַהְוֶה was over them by day, when they set out from the camp. v35 Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said, “Rise up, O יַהְוֶה! And let Thine enemies be scattered, And let those who hate Thee flee before Thee.” v36 And when it came to rest, he said, “Return Thou, O יַהְוֶה, To the myriad thousands of Israel.”

 

Numbers Chapter v11

 

11:1 Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of יַהְוֶה; and when יַהְוֶה heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of יַהְוֶה burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. v2 The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to יַהְוֶה, and the fire died out. v3 So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of יַהְוֶה burned among them. v4 And the rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat? v5 “We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic, v6 but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.” v7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium. v8 The people would go about and gather it and grind it between two millstones or beat it in the mortar, and boil it in the pot and make cakes with it; and its taste was as the taste of cakes baked with oil. v9 And when the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it. v10 Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of יַהְוֶה was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased. v11 So Moses said to יַהְוֶה, “Why hast Thou been so hard on Thy servant? And why have I not found favor in Thy sight, that Thou hast laid the burden of all this people on me? v12 “Was it I who conceived all this people? Was it I who brought them forth, that Thou shouldest say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom as a nurse carries a nursing infant, to the land which Thou didst swear to their fathers ‘? v13 “Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat that we may eat!’ v14 “I alone am not able to carry all this people, because it is too burdensome for me. v15 “So if Thou art going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Thy sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.” v16 יַהְוֶה therefore said to Moses, “Gather for Me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and their officers and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. v17 “Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit who is upon you, and will put Him upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you shall not bear it all alone. v18 “And say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of יַהְוֶה, saying, “Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt.” Therefore יַהְוֶה will give you meat and you shall eat. v19 ‘You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, v20 but a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you; because you have rejected יַהְוֶה who is among you and have wept before Him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”‘“ v21 But Moses said, “The people, among whom I am, are v600,000 on foot; yet Thou hast said, ‘I will give them meat in order that they may eat for a whole month.’ v22 “Should flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to be sufficient for them? Or should all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be sufficient for them?” v23 And יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Is יַהְוֶה’s power limited? Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not.” v24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of יַהְוֶה. Also, he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and stationed them around the tent. v25 Then יַהְוֶה came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And it came about that when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again. v26 But two men had remained in the camp; the name of one was Eldad and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them (now they were among those who had been registered, but had not gone out to the tent), and they prophesied in the camp. v27 So a young man ran and told Moses and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” v28 Then Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses from his youth, answered and said, “Moses, my lord, restrain them.” v29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all יַהְוֶה’s people were prophets, that יַהְוֶה would put His Spirit upon them!” v30 Then Moses returned to the camp, both he and the elders of Israel. v31 Now there went forth a wind from יַהְוֶה, and it brought quail from the sea, and let them fall beside the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits deep on the surface of the ground. v32 And the people spent all day and all night and all the next day, and gathered the quail (he who gathered least gathered ten homers) and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. v33 While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of יַהְוֶה was kindled against the people, and יַהְוֶה struck the people with a very severe plague. v34 So the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy. v35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people set out for Hazeroth, and they remained at Hazeroth.

 

Numbers Chapter v12

 

12:1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); v2 and they said, “Has יַהְוֶה indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?” And יַהְוֶה heard it. v3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.) v4 And suddenly יַהְוֶה said to Moses and Aaron and to Miriam, “You three come out to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them came out. v5 Then יַהְוֶה came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the doorway of the tent, and He called Aaron and Miriam. When they had both come forward, v6 He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, יַהְוֶה, shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a dream. v7 “Not so, with My servant Moses, He is faithful in all My household; v8 With him I speak mouth to mouth, Even openly, and not in dark sayings, And he beholds the form of יַהְוֶה. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?” v9 So the anger of יַהְוֶה burned against them and He departed. v10 But when the cloud had withdrawn from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was leprous. v11 Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned. v12 “Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!” v13 And Moses cried out to יַהְוֶה, saying, “O Mighty One, heal her, I pray!” v14 But יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut up for seven days outside the camp, and afterward she may be received again.” v15 So Miriam was shut up outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was received again. v16 Afterward, however, the people moved out from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

 

Numbers Chapter v13

 

13:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses saying, v2 “Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers’ tribes, every one a leader among them.” v3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of יַהְוֶה, all of them men who were heads of the sons of Israel. v4 These then were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; v5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; v6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; v7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; v8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; v9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; v10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; v11 from the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi; v12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; v13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; v14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; v15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. v16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; but Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua. v17 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he said to them, “Go up there into the Negev; then go up into the hill country. v18 “And see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many. v19 “And how is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are they like open camps or with fortifications? v20 “And how is the land, is it fat or lean? Are there trees in it or not? Make an effort then to get some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. v21 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath. v22 When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) v23 Then they came to the valley of Eshcol and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs. v24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down from there. v25 When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days, v26 they proceeded to come to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation and showed them the fruit of the land. v27 Thus they told him, and said, “We went in to the land where you sent us; and it certainly does flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. v28 “Nevertheless, the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there. v29 “Amalek is living in the land of the Negev and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites are living in the hill country, and the Canaanites are living by the sea and by the side of the Jordan.” v30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we shall surely overcome it.” v31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us.” v32 So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size. v33 “There also we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we became like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

 

Numbers Chapter v14

 

14:1 Then all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. v2 And all the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! v3 “And why is יַהְוֶה bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” v4 So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.” v5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in the presence of all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel. v6 And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; v7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. v8 “If יַהְוֶה is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it to us-- a land which flows with milk and honey. v9 “Only do not rebel against יַהְוֶה; and do not fear the people of the land, for they shall be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and יַהְוֶה is with us; do not fear them.” v10 But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of יַהְוֶה appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel. v11 And יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “How long will this people spurn Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs which I have performed in their midst? v12 “I will smite them with pestilence and dispossess them, and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they.” v13 But Moses said to יַהְוֶה, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Thy strength Thou didst bring up this people from their midst, v14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that Thou, O יַהְוֶה, art in the midst of this people, for Thou, O יַהְוֶה, art seen eye to eye, while Thy cloud stands over them; and Thou dost go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. v15 “Now if Thou dost slay this people as one man, then the nations who have heard of Thy fame will say, v16 ‘Because יַהְוֶה could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’ v17 “But now, I pray, let the power of יַהְוֶה be great, just as Thou hast declared, v18 יַהְוֶה is slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.’ v19 “Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Thy lovingkindness, just as Thou also hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” v20 So יַהְוֶה said, “I have pardoned them according to your word; v21 but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of יַהְוֶה. v22 “Surely all the men who have seen My glory and My signs, which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice, v23 shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who spurned Me see it. v24 “But My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it. v25 “Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; turn tomorrow and set out to the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.” v26 And יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, v27 “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me. v28 “Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says יַהְוֶה, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will surely do to you; v29 your corpses shall fall in this wilderness, even all your numbered men, according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me. v30 ‘Surely you shall not come into the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. v31 ‘Your children, however, whom you said would become a prey-- I will bring them in, and they shall know the land which you have rejected. v32 ‘But as for you, your corpses shall fall in this wilderness. v33 ‘And your sons shall be shepherds for forty years in the wilderness, and they shall suffer for your unfaithfulness, until your corpses lie in the wilderness. v34 ‘According to the number of days which you spied out the land, forty days, for every day you shall bear your guilt a year, even forty years, and you shall know My opposition. v35 ‘I, יַהְוֶה, have spoken, surely this I will do to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be destroyed, and there they shall die.’” v36 As for the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land and who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report concerning the land, v37 even those men who brought out the very bad report of the land died by a plague before יַהְוֶה. v38 But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive out of those men who went to spy out the land. v39 And when Moses spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people mourned greatly. v40 In the morning, however, they rose up early and went up to the ridge of the hill country, saying, “Here we are; we have indeed sinned, but we will go up to the place which יַהְוֶה has promised.” v41 But Moses said, “Why then are you transgressing the commandment of יַהְוֶה, when it will not succeed? v42 “Do not go up, lest you be struck down before your enemies, for יַהְוֶה is not among you. v43 “For the Amalekites and the Canaanites will be there in front of you, and you will fall by the sword, inasmuch as you have turned back from following יַהְוֶה. And יַהְוֶה will not be with you.” v44 But they went up heedlessly to the ridge of the hill country; neither the ark of the covenant of יַהְוֶה nor Moses left the camp. v45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, and struck them and beat them down as far as Hormah.

 

Numbers Chapter v15

 

15:1 Now יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where you are to live, which I am giving you, v3 then make an offering by fire to יַהְוֶה, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a special vow, or as a freewill offering or in your appointed times, to make a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה, from the herd or from the flock. v4 ‘And the one who presents his offering shall present to יַהְוֶה a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil, v5 and you shall prepare wine for the libation, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. v6 ‘Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil; v7 and for the libation you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה. v8 ‘And when you prepare a bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a special vow, or for peace offerings to יַהְוֶה, v9 then you shall offer with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-half a hin of oil; v10 and you shall offer as the libation one-half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה. v11 ‘Thus it shall be done for each ox, or for each ram, or for each of the male lambs, or of the goats. v12 ‘According to the number that you prepare, so you shall do for everyone according to their number. v13 ‘All who are native shall do these things in this manner, in presenting an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה. v14 ‘And if an alien sojourns with you, or one who may be among you throughout your generations, and he wishes to make an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה, just as you do, so he shall do. v15As for the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the alien who sojourns with you, a perpetual statute throughout your generations; as you are, so shall the alien be before יַהְוֶה. v16 ‘There is to be one law and one ordinance for you and for the alien who sojourns with you.’” v17 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v18 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where I bring you, v19 then it shall be, that when you eat of the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to יַהְוֶה. v20 ‘Of the first of your dough you shall lift up a cake as an offering; as the offering of the threshing floor, so you shall lift it up. v21 ‘From the first of your dough you shall give to יַהְוֶה an offering throughout your generations. v22 ‘But when you unwittingly fail and do not observe all these commandments, which יַהְוֶה has spoken to Moses, v23 even all that יַהְוֶה has commanded you through Moses, from the day when יַהְוֶה gave commandment and onward throughout your generations, v24 then it shall be, if it is done unintentionally, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one bull for a burnt offering, as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה, with its grain offering, and its libation, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering. v25 ‘Then the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to יַהְוֶה, and their sin offering before יַהְוֶה, for their error. v26 ‘So all the congregation of the sons of Israel will be forgiven, with the alien who sojourns among them, for it happened to all the people through error. v27 ‘Also if one person sins unintentionally, then he shall offer a one year old female goat for a sin offering. v28 ‘And the priest shall make atonement before יַהְוֶה for the person who goes astray when he sins unintentionally, making atonement for him that he may be forgiven. v29 ‘You shall have one law for him who does anything unintentionally, for him who is native among the sons of Israel and for the alien who sojourns among them. v30 ‘But the person who does anything defiantly, whether he is native or an alien, that one is blaspheming יַהְוֶה; and that person shall be cut off from among his people. v31 ‘Because he has despised the word of יַהְוֶה and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be on him.’” v32 Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day. v33 And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation; v34 and they put him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done to him. v35 Then יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.” v36 So all the congregation brought him outside the camp, and stoned him to death with stones, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses. v37 יַהְוֶה also spoke to Moses, saying, v38 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue. v39 “And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of יַהְוֶה, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, v40 in order that you may remember to do all My commandments, and be holy to your Almighty. v41 “I am יַהְוֶה your Almighty who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your Almighty; I am יַהְוֶה your Almighty.”

 

Numbers Chapter v16

 

16:1 Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action, v2 and they rose up before Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, chosen in the assembly, men of renown. v3 And they assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and יַהְוֶה is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of יַהְוֶה?” v4 When Moses heard this, he fell on his face; v5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning יַהְוֶה will show who is His, and who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself. v6 “Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company, v7 and put fire in them, and lay incense upon them in the presence of יַהְוֶה tomorrow; and the man whom יַהְוֶה chooses shall be the one who is holy. You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi!” v8 Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi, v9 is it not enough for you that the Almighty of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of יַהְוֶה, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them; v10 and that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking for the priesthood also? v11 “Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against יַהְוֶה; but as for Aaron, who is he that you grumble against him?” v12 Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, “We will not come up. v13 “Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us? v14 “Indeed, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Would you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!” v15 Then Moses became very angry and said to יַהְוֶה, “Do not regard their offering! I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them.” v16 And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company be present before יַהְוֶה tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron. v17 “And each of you take his firepan and put incense on it, and each of you bring his censer before יַהְוֶה, two hundred and fifty firepans; also you and Aaron shall each bring his firepan.” v18 So they each took his own censer and put fire on it, and laid incense on it; and they stood at the doorway of the tent of meeting, with Moses and Aaron. v19 Thus Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the doorway of the tent of meeting. And the glory of יַהְוֶה appeared to all the congregation. v20 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, v21 “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” v22 But they fell on their faces, and said, “O Mighty One, Thou Almighty of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, wilt Thou be angry with the entire congregation?” v23 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’” v25 Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him, v26 and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest you be swept away in all their sin.” v27 So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and their sons and their little ones. v28 And Moses said, “By this you shall know that יַהְוֶה has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing. v29 “If these men die the death of all men, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then יַהְוֶה has not sent me. v30 “But if יַהְוֶה brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned יַהְוֶה.” v31 Then it came about as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground that was under them split open; v32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah, with their possessions. v33 So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. v34 And all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!” v35 Fire also came forth from יַהְוֶה and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense. v36 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v37 “Say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he shall take up the censers out of the midst of the blaze, for they are holy; and you scatter the burning coals abroad. v38 “As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered sheets for a plating of the altar, since they did present them before יַהְוֶה and they are holy; and they shall be for a sign to the sons of Israel.” v39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had offered; and they hammered them out as a plating for the altar, v40 as a reminder to the sons of Israel that no layman who is not of the descendants of Aaron should come near to burn incense before יַהְוֶה; that he might not become like Korah and his company-- just as יַהְוֶה had spoken to him through Moses. v41 But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of יַהְוֶה’s people.” v42 It came about, however, when the congregation had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and the glory of יַהְוֶה appeared. v43 Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting, v44 and יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v45 “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces. v46 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put in it fire from the altar, and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone forth from יַהְוֶה, the plague has begun!” v47 Then Aaron took it as Moses had spoken, and ran into the midst of the assembly, for behold, the plague had begun among the people. So he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. v48 And he took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked. v49 But those who died by the plague were v14,700, besides those who died on account of Korah. v50 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the doorway of the tent of meeting, for the plague had been checked.

 

Numbers Chapter v17

 

17:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and get from them a rod for each father’s household: twelve rods, from all their leaders according to their fathers’ households. You shall write each name on his rod, v3 and write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers’ households. v4 “You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you. v5 “And it will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I shall lessen from upon Myself the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.” v6 Moses therefore spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ households, twelve rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods. v7 So Moses deposited the rods before יַהְוֶה in the tent of the testimony. v8 Now it came about on the next day that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. v9 Moses then brought out all the rods from the presence of יַהְוֶה to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod. v10 But יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put an end to their grumblings against Me, so that they should not die.” v11 Thus Moses did; just as יַהְוֶה had commanded him, so he did. v12 Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish, we are dying, we are all dying! v13 “Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of יַהְוֶה, must die. Are we to perish completely?”

 

Numbers Chapter v18

 

18:1 So יַהְוֶה said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s household with you shall bear the guilt in connection with the sanctuary; and you and your sons with you shall bear the guilt in connection with your priesthood. v2 “But bring with you also your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be joined with you and serve you, while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony. v3 “And they shall thus attend to your obligation and the obligation of all the tent, but they shall not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, lest both they and you die. v4 “And they shall be joined with you and attend to the obligations of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but an outsider may not come near you. v5 “So you shall attend to the obligations of the sanctuary and the obligations of the altar, that there may no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel. v6 “And behold, I Myself have taken your fellow Levites from among the sons of Israel; they are a gift to you, dedicated to יַהְוֶה, to perform the service for the tent of meeting. v7 “But you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and inside the veil, and you are to perform service. I am giving you the priesthood as a bestowed service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” v8 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have given you charge of My offerings, even all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, I have given them to you as a portion, and to your sons as a perpetual allotment. v9 “This shall be yours from the most holy gifts, reserved from the fire; every offering of theirs, even every grain offering and every sin offering and every guilt offering, which they shall render to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons. v10 “As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you. v11 “This also is yours, the offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment. Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it. v12 “All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to יַהְוֶה, I give them to you. v13 “The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to יַהְוֶה, shall be yours; everyone of your household who is clean may eat it. v14 “Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. v15 “Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to יַהְוֶה, shall be yours; nevertheless the first-born of man you shall surely redeem, and the first-born of unclean animals you shall redeem. v16 “And as to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. v17 “But the first-born of an ox or the first-born of a sheep or the first-born of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה. v18 “And their meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh. v19 “All the offerings of the holy gifts, which the sons of Israel offer to יַהְוֶה, I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before יַהְוֶה to you and your descendants with you.” v20 Then יַהְוֶה said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land, nor own any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons of Israel. v21 “And to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. v22 “And the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, lest they bear sin and die. v23 “Only the Levites shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the sons of Israel they shall have no inheritance. v24 “For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to יַהְוֶה, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them, ‘They shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.’” v25 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v26 “Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, ‘When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to יַהְוֶה, a tithe of the tithe. v27 ‘And your offering shall be reckoned to you as the grain from the threshing floor or the full produce from the wine vat. v28 ‘So you shall also present an offering to יַהְוֶה from your tithes, which you receive from the sons of Israel; and from it you shall give יַהְוֶה’s offering to Aaron the priest. v29 ‘Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to יַהְוֶה, from all the best of them, the sacred part from them.’ v30 “And you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be reckoned to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor, and as the product of the wine vat. v31 ‘And you may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the tent of meeting. v32 ‘And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have offered the best of it. But you shall not profane the sacred gifts of the sons of Israel, lest you die.’”

 

Numbers Chapter v19

 

19:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, v2 “This is the statute of the law which יַהְוֶה has commanded, saying, ‘Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect, and on which a yoke has never been placed. v3 ‘And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be brought outside the camp and be slaughtered in his presence. v4 ‘Next Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. v5 ‘Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide and its flesh and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned. v6 ‘And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet material, and cast it into the midst of the burning heifer. v7 ‘The priest shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp, but the priest shall be unclean until evening. v8 ‘The one who burns it shall also wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening. v9 ‘Now a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and the congregation of the sons of Israel shall keep it as water to remove impurity; it is purification from sin. v10 ‘And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; and it shall be a perpetual statute to the sons of Israel and to the alien who sojourns among them. v11 ‘The one who touches the corpse of any person shall be unclean for seven days. v12 ‘That one shall purify himself from uncleanness with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and then he shall be clean; but if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he shall not be clean. v13 ‘Anyone who touches a corpse, the body of a man who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of יַהְוֶה; and that person shall be cut off from Israel. Because the water for impurity was not sprinkled on him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still on him. v14 ‘This is the law when a man dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean for seven days. v15 ‘And every open vessel, which has no covering tied down on it, shall be unclean. v16 ‘Also, anyone who in the open field touches one who has been slain with a sword or who has died naturally, or a human bone or a grave, shall be unclean for seven days. v17 ‘Then for the unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt purification from sin and flowing water shall be added to them in a vessel. v18 ‘And a clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there, and on the one who touched the bone or the one slain or the one dying naturally or the grave. v19 ‘Then the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify him from uncleanness, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and shall be clean by evening. v20 ‘But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself from uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of יַהְוֶה; the water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him, he is unclean. v21 ‘So it shall be a perpetual statute for them. And he who sprinkles the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening. v22 ‘Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.’”

 

Numbers Chapter v20

 

20:1 Then the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people stayed at Kadesh. Now Miriam died there and was buried there. v2 And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron. v3 The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before יַהְוֶה! v4 “Why then have you brought יַהְוֶה’s assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here? v5 “And why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink.” v6 Then Moses and Aaron came in from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of meeting, and fell on their faces. Then the glory of יַהְוֶה appeared to them; v7 and יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v8 “Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield its water. You shall thus bring forth water for them out of the rock and let the congregation and their beasts drink.” v9 So Moses took the rod from before יַהְוֶה, just as He had commanded him; v10 and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?” v11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank. v12 But יַהְוֶה said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not believed Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” v13 Those were the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel contended with יַהְוֶה, and He proved Himself holy among them. v14 From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us; v15 that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. v16 ‘But when we cried out to יַהְוֶה, He heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out from Egypt; now behold, we are at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory. v17 ‘Please let us pass through your land. We shall not pass through field or through vineyard; we shall not even drink water from a well. We shall go along the king’s highway, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.’” v18 Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, lest I come out with the sword against you.” v19 Again, the sons of Israel said to him, “We shall go up by the highway, and if I and my livestock do drink any of your water, then I will pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, nothing else.” v20 But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force, and with a strong hand. v21 Thus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; so Israel turned away from him. v22 Now when they set out from Kadesh, the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. v23 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying, v24 “Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah. v25 “Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and bring them up to Mount Hor; v26 and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar. So Aaron will be gathered to his people, and will die there.” v27 So Moses did just as יַהְוֶה had commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. v28 And after Moses had stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on the mountain top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. v29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.

 

Numbers Chapter v21

 

21:1 When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, then he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. v2 So Israel made a vow to יַהְוֶה, and said, “If Thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.” v3 And יַהְוֶה heard the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; then they utterly destroyed them and their cities. Thus the name of the place was called Hormah. v4 Then they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient because of the journey. v5 And the people spoke against the Almighty and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.” v6 And יַהְוֶה sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. v7 So the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against יַהְוֶה and you; intercede with יַהְוֶה, that He may remove the serpents from us.” And Moses interceded for the people. v8 Then יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, he shall live.” v9 And Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the standard; and it came about, that if a serpent bit any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived. v10 Now the sons of Israel moved out and camped in Oboth. v11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and camped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is opposite Moab, to the east. v12 From there they set out and camped in Wadi Zered. v13 From there they journeyed and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites, for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. v14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of יַהְוֶה, “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon, v15 And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.” v16 And from there they continued to Beer, that is the well where יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Assemble the people, that I may give them water.” v17 Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it! v18 “The well, which the leaders sank, Which the nobles of the people dug, With the scepter and with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they continued to Mattanah, v19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, v20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the wasteland. v21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, v22 “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn off into field or vineyard; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the king’s highway until we have passed through your border.” v23 But Sihon would not permit Israel to pass through his border. So Sihon gathered all his people and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. v24 Then Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon was Jazer. v25 And Israel took all these cities and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all her villages. v26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon. v27 Therefore those who use proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon! Let it be built! So let the city of Sihon be established. v28 “For a fire went forth from Heshbon, A flame from the town of Sihon; It devoured Ar of Moab, The dominant heights of the Arnon. v29 “Woe to you, O Moab! You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon. v30 “But we have cast them down, Heshbon is ruined as far as Dibon, Then we have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.” v31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. v32 And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. v33 Then they turned and went up by the way of Bashan, and Og the king of Bashan went out with all his people, for battle at Edrei. v34 But יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, and all his people and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.” v35 So they killed him and his sons and all his people, until there was no remnant left him; and they possessed his land.

 

Numbers Chapter v22

 

22:1 Then the sons of Israel journeyed, and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan opposite Jericho. v2 Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. v3 So Moab was in great fear because of the people, for they were numerous; and Moab was in dread of the sons of Israel. v4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this horde will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. v5 So he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, at Pethor, which is near the River, in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people came out of Egypt; behold, they cover the surface of the land, and they are living opposite me. v6 “Now, therefore, please come, curse this people for me since they are too mighty for me; perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.” v7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and repeated Balak’s words to him. v8 And he said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will bring word back to you as יַהְוֶה may speak to me.” And the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam. v9 Then the Almighty came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” v10 And Balaam said to the Almighty, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me, v11 ‘Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt and they cover the surface of the land; now come, curse them for me; perhaps I may be able to fight against them, and drive them out.’” v12 And the Almighty said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.” v13 So Balaam arose in the morning and said to Balak’s leaders, “Go back to your land, for יַהְוֶה has refused to let me go with you.” v14 And the leaders of Moab arose and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.” v15 Then Balak again sent leaders, more numerous and more distinguished than the former. v16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Let nothing, I beg you, hinder you from coming to me; v17 for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’” v18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, contrary to the command of יַהְוֶה my Almighty. v19 “And now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else יַהְוֶה will speak to me.” v20 And the Almighty came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you shall you do.” v21 So Balaam arose in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the leaders of Moab. v22 But the Almighty was angry because he was going, and the angel of יַהְוֶה took his stand in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him. v23 When the donkey saw the angel of יַהְוֶה standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, the donkey turned off from the way and went into the field; but Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way. v24 Then the angel of יַהְוֶה stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. v25 When the donkey saw the angel of יַהְוֶה, she pressed herself to the wall and pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall, so he struck her again. v26 And the angel of יַהְוֶה went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right hand or the left. v27 When the donkey saw the angel of יַהְוֶה, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam was angry and struck the donkey with his stick. v28 And יַהְוֶה opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” v29 Then Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a mockery of me! If there had been a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now.” v30 And the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you?” And he said, “No.” v31 Then יַהְוֶה opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of יַהְוֶה standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed all the way to the ground. v32 And the angel of יַהְוֶה said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way was contrary to me. v33 “But the donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, I would surely have killed you just now, and let her live.” v34 And Balaam said to the angel of יַהְוֶה, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.” v35 But the angel of יַהְוֶה said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word which I shall tell you.” So Balaam went along with the leaders of Balak. v36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, at the extreme end of the border. v37 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not urgently send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really unable to honor you?” v38 So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that the Almighty puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.” v39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. v40 And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him. v41 Then it came about in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to the high places of Baal; and he saw from there a portion of the people.

 

Numbers Chapter v23

 

23:1 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” v2 And Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar. v3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps יַהְוֶה will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill. v4 Now the Almighty met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have set up the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.” v5 Then יַהְוֶה put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.” v6 So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab. v7 And he took up his discourse and said, “From Aram Balak has brought me, Moab’s king from the mountains of the East, ‘Come curse Jacob for me, And come, denounce Israel!’ v8 “How shall I curse, whom the Mighty One has not cursed? And how can I denounce, whom יַהְוֶה has not denounced? v9 “As I see him from the top of the rocks, And I look at him from the hills; Behold, a people who dwells apart, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. v10 “Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, And let my end be like his!” v11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have actually blessed them!” v12 And he answered and said, “Must I not be careful to speak what יַהְוֶה puts in my mouth?” v13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from where you may see them, although you will only see the extreme end of them, and will not see all of them; and curse them for me from there.” v14 So he took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. v15 And he said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I myself meet  yonder.” v16 Then יַהְוֶה met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” v17 And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has יַהְוֶה spoken?” v18 Then he took up his discourse and said, “Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor! v19 “The Mighty One is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? v20 “Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it. v21 “He has not observed misfortune in Jacob; Nor has He seen trouble in Israel; יַהְוֶה his Almighty is with him, And the shout of a king is among them. v22 “The Mighty One brings them out of Egypt, He is for them like the horns of the wild ox. v23 “For there is no omen against Jacob, Nor is there any divination against Israel; At the proper time it shall be said to Jacob And to Israel, what the Mighty One has done. v24 “Behold, a people rises like a lioness, And as a lion it lifts itself; It shall not lie down until it devours the prey, And drinks the blood of the slain.” v25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!” v26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever יַהְוֶה speaks, that I must do ‘?” v27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be agreeable with the Almighty that you curse them for me from there.” v28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor which overlooks the wasteland. v29 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” v30 And Balak did just as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

 

Numbers Chapter v24

 

24:1 When Balaam saw that it pleased יַהְוֶה to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to seek omens but he set his face toward the wilderness. v2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of the Almighty came upon him. v3 And he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened; v4 The oracle of him who hears the words of the Mighty One, Who sees the vision of the Most Powerful, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered, v5 How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel! v6 “Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like aloes planted by יַהְוֶה, Like cedars beside the waters. v7 “Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be by many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted. v8 “The Mighty One brings him out of Egypt, He is for him like the horns of the wild ox. He shall devour the nations who are his adversaries, And shall crush their bones in pieces, And shatter them with his arrows. v9 “He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you.” v10 Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times! v11 “Therefore, flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, יַהְוֶה has held you back from honor.” v12 And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying, v13 ‘Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the command of יַהְוֶה, either good or bad, of my own accord. What יַהְוֶה speaks, that I will speak ‘? v14 “And now behold, I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.” v15 And he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, v16 The oracle of him who hears the words of the Mighty One, And knows the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Most Powerful, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered. v17 “I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob, And a scepter shall rise from Israel, And shall crush through the forehead of Moab, And tear down all the sons of Sheth. v18 “And Edom shall be a possession, Seir, its enemies, also shall be a possession, While Israel performs valiantly. v19 “One from Jacob shall have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.” v20 And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction.” v21 And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff. v22 “Nevertheless Kain shall be consumed; How long shall Asshur keep you captive?” v23 And he took up his discourse and said, “Alas, who can live except the Mighty One has ordained it? v24 “But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur and shall afflict Eber; So they also shall come to destruction.” v25 Then Balaam arose and departed and returned to his place, and Balak also went his way.

 

Numbers Chapter v25

 

25:1 While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. v2 For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. v3 So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and יַהְוֶה was angry against Israel. v4 And יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before יַהְוֶה, so that the fierce anger of יַהְוֶה may turn away from Israel.” v5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.” v6 Then behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, while they were weeping at the doorway of the tent of meeting. v7 When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he arose from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand; v8 and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the body. So the plague on the sons of Israel was checked. v9 And those who died by the plague were v24,000. v10 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v11 “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned away My wrath from the sons of Israel, in that he was jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the sons of Israel in My jealousy. v12 “Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give him My covenant of peace; v13 and it shall be for him and his descendants after him, a covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his Almighty, and made atonement for the sons of Israel.’” v14 Now the name of the slain man of Israel who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s household among the Simeonites. v15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was head of the people of a father’s household in Midian. v16 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v17 “Be hostile to the Midianites and strike them; v18 for they have been hostile to you with their tricks, with which they have deceived you in the affair of Peor, and in the affair of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was slain on the day of the plague because of Peor.”

 

Numbers Chapter v26

 

26:1 Then it came about after the plague, that יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, v2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel.” v3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, v4Take a census of the people from twenty years old and upward, as יַהְוֶה has commanded Moses.” Now the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were: v5 Reuben, Israel’s first-born, the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; v6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. v7 These are the families of the Reubenites, and those who were numbered of them were v43,730. v8 And the son of Pallu: Eliab. v9 And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against יַהְוֶה, v10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured v250 men, so that they became a warning. v11 The sons of Korah, however, did not die. v12 The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; v13 of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. v14 These are the families of the Simeonites, v22,200. v15 The sons of Gad according to their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; v16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; v17 of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. v18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, v40,500. v19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. v20 And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. v21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. v22 These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, v76,500. v23 The sons of Issachar according to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites; v24 of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. v25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, v64,300. v26 The sons of Zebulun according to their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. v27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, v60,500. v28 The sons of Joseph according to their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. v29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. v30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; v31 and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; v32 and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. v33 Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. v34 These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were v52,700. v35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. v36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. v37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, v32,500. These are the sons of Joseph according to their families. v38 The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; v39 of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. v40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. v41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were v45,600. v42 These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan according to their families. v43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were v64,400. v44 The sons of Asher according to their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. v45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. v46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. v47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, v53,400. v48 The sons of Naphtali according to their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; v49 of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. v50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were v45,400. v51 These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, v601,730. v52 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v53 “Among these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. v54 “To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. v55 “But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. v56 “According to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.” v57 And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. v58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath became the father of Amram. v59 And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram: Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. v60 And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. v61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before יַהְוֶה. v62 And those who were numbered of them were v23,000, every male from a month old and upward, for they were not numbered among the sons of Israel since no inheritance was given to them among the sons of Israel. v63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. v64 But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. v65 For יַהְוֶה had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” And not a man was left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

 

Numbers Chapter v27

 

27:1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came near; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah and Hoglah and Milcah and Tirzah. v2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the doorway of the tent of meeting, saying, v3 “Our father died in the wilderness, yet he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against יַהְוֶה in the company of Korah; but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons. v4 “Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.” v5 And Moses brought their case before יַהְוֶה. v6 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v7 “The daughters of Zelophehad are right in their statements. You shall surely give them a hereditary possession among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them. v8 “Further, you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. v9 ‘And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. v10 ‘And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. v11 ‘And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his own family, and he shall possess it; and it shall be a statutory ordinance to the sons of Israel, just as יַהְוֶה commanded Moses.’” v12 Then יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel. v13 “And when you have seen it, you too shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was; v14 for in the wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to treat Me as holy before their eyes at the water.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) v15 Then Moses spoke to יַהְוֶה, saying, v16 “May יַהְוֶה, the Almighty of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, v17 who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of יַהְוֶה may not be like sheep which have no shepherd.” v18 So יַהְוֶה said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; v19 and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight. v20 “And you shall put some of your authority on him, in order that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may obey him. v21 “Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before יַהְוֶה. At his command they shall go out and at his command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation.” v22 And Moses did just as יַהְוֶה commanded him; and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation. v23 Then he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, just as יַהְוֶה had spoken through Moses.

 

Numbers Chapter v28

 

28:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be careful to present My offering, My food for My offerings by fire, of a soothing aroma to Me, at their appointed time.’ v3 “And you shall say to them, ‘This is the offering by fire which you shall bring near to יַהְוֶה: male lambs, the son of a year, perfect ones, two to the day, as a continual ascent. v4 ‘You shall offer the first lamb in the morning, and the second lamb you shall offer between the settingsa; v5 also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil. v6 ‘It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained in Mount Sinai as a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to יַהְוֶה. v7 ‘Then the libation with it shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb, in the holy place you shall pour out a libation of strong drink to יַהְוֶה. v8 ‘And the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its libation, you shall offer it, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה. v9 ‘Then on the sabbath day two male lambs one year old without defect, and two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its libation: v10 ‘This is the burnt offering of every sabbath in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation. v11 ‘Then at the beginning of each of your months you shall present a burnt offering to יַהְוֶה; two bulls and one ram, seven male lambs one year old without defect, v12 and three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull; and two-tenths of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram; v13 and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering for each lamb, for a burnt offering of a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to יַהְוֶה. v14 ‘And their libations shall be half a hin of wine for a bull and a third of a hin for the ram and a fourth of a hin for a lamb; this is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year. v15 ‘And one male goat for a sin offering to יַהְוֶה; it shall be offered with its libation in addition to the continual burnt offering. v16 ‘Then on the fourteenth day of the first month shall be יַהְוֶה’s Passover. v17 ‘And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast, unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days. v18 ‘On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. v19 ‘And you shall present an offering by fire, a burnt offering to יַהְוֶה: two bulls and one ram and seven male lambs one year old, having them without defect. v20 ‘And for their grain offering, you shall offer fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for a bull and two-tenths for the ram. v21 ‘A tenth of an ephah you shall offer for each of the seven lambs, v22 and one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you. v23 ‘You shall present these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. v24 ‘After this manner you shall present daily, for seven days, the food of the offering by fire, of a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה; it shall be presented with its libation in addition to the continual burnt offering. v25 ‘And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. v26 ‘Also on the day of the first fruits, when you present a new grain offering to יַהְוֶה in your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. v27 ‘And you shall offer a burnt offering for a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה, two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs one year old, v28 and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, two-tenths for the one ram, v29 a tenth for each of the seven lambs, v30 one male goat to make atonement for you. v31 ‘Besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall present them with their libations. They shall be without defect.

 

Numbers Chapter v29

 

29:1 ‘Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets. v2 ‘And you shall offer a burnt offering as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old without defect; v3 also their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the ram, v4 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs. v5 ‘And offer one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you, v6 besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations, according to their ordinance, for a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to יַהְוֶה. v7 ‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work. v8 ‘And you shall present a burnt offering to יַהְוֶה as a soothing aroma: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs one year old, having them without defect; v9 and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram, v10 a tenth for each of the seven lambs; v11 one male goat for a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement and the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations. v12 ‘Then on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work, and you shall observe a feast to יַהְוֶה for seven days. v13 ‘And you shall present a burnt offering, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה: thirteen bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old, which are without defect, v14 and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths for each of the two rams, v15 and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; v16 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libation. v17 ‘Then on the second day: twelve bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; v18 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; v19 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations. v20 ‘Then on the third day: eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; v21 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; v22 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering and its libation. v23 ‘Then on the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; v24 their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; v25 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libation. v26 ‘Then on the fifth day: nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; v27 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; v28 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering and its libation. v29 ‘Then on the sixth day: eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; v30 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; v31 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libations. v32 ‘Then on the seventh day: seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; v33 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; v34 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libation. v35 ‘On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly; you shall do no laborious work. v36 ‘But you shall present a burnt offering, an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to יַהְוֶה: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs one year old without defect; v37 their grain offering and their libations for the bull, for the ram and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; v38 and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering and its libation. v39 ‘You shall present these to יַהְוֶה at your appointed times, besides your votive offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings and for your grain offerings and for your libations and for your peace offerings.’” v40 And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel in accordance with all that יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses.

 

Numbers Chapter v30

 

30:1 Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which יַהְוֶה has commanded. v2 “If a man makes a vow to יַהְוֶה, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. v3 “Also if a woman makes a vow to יַהְוֶה, and binds herself by an obligation in her father’s house in her youth, v4 and her father hears her vow and her obligation by which she has bound herself, and her father says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every obligation by which she has bound herself shall stand. v5 “But if her father should forbid her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand; and יַהְוֶה will forgive her because her father had forbidden her. v6 “However, if she should marry while under her vows or the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself, v7 and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day he hears it, then her vows shall stand and her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand. v8 “But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and יַהְוֶה will forgive her. v9 “But the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her. v10 “However, if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound herself by an obligation with an oath, v11 and her husband heard it, but said nothing to her and did not forbid her, then all her vows shall stand, and every obligation by which she bound herself shall stand. v12 “But if her husband indeed annuls them on the day he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning the obligation of herself, shall not stand; her husband has annulled them, and יַהְוֶה will forgive her. v13 “Every vow and every binding oath to humble herself, her husband may confirm it or her husband may annul it. v14 “But if her husband indeed says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her obligations which are on her; he has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard them. v15 “But if he indeed annuls them after he has heard them, then he shall bear her guilt.” v16 These are the statutes which יַהְוֶה commanded Moses, as between a man and his wife, and as between a father and his daughter, while she is in her youth in her father’s house.

 

Numbers Chapter v31

 

31:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Take full vengeance for the sons of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people.” v3 And Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute יַהְוֶה’s vengeance on Midian. v4 “A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” v5 So there were furnished from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. v6 And Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the war, and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war with them, and the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. v7 So they made war against Midian, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses, and they killed every male. v8 And they killed the kings of Midian along with the rest of their slain: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. v9 And the sons of Israel captured the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods, they plundered. v10 Then they burned all their cities where they lived and all their camps with fire. v11 And they took all the spoil and all the prey, both of man and of beast. v12 And they brought the captives and the prey and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest and to the congregation of the sons of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan opposite Jericho. v13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the congregation went out to meet them outside the camp. v14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. v15 And Moses said to them, “Have you spared all the women? v16 “Behold, these caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against יַהְוֶה in the matter of Peor, so the plague was among the congregation of יַהְוֶה. v17 “Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. v18 “But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves. v19 “And you, camp outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves, you and your captives, on the third day and on the seventh day. v20 “And you shall purify for yourselves every garment and every article of leather and all the work of goats’ hair, and all articles of wood.” v21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to battle, “This is the statute of the law which יַהְוֶה has commanded Moses: v22 only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin and the lead, v23 everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean, but it shall be purified with water for impurity. But whatever cannot stand the fire you shall pass through the water. v24 “And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may enter the camp.” v25 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation, take a count of the booty that was captured, both of man and of animal; v27 and divide the booty between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation. v28 “And levy a tax for יַהְוֶה from the men of war who went out to battle, one in five hundred of the persons and of the cattle and of the donkeys and of the sheep; v29 take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as an offering to יַהְוֶה. v30 “And from the sons of Israel’s half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys and of the sheep, from all the animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of יַהְוֶה.” v31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses. v32 Now the booty that remained from the spoil which the men of war had plundered was v675,000 sheep, v33 and v72,000 cattle, v34 and v61,000 donkeys, v35 and of human beings, of the women who had not known man intimately, all the persons were v32,000. v36 And the half, the portion of those who went out to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was v337,500, v37 and יַהְוֶה’s levy of the sheep was v675, v38 and the cattle were v36,000, from which יַהְוֶה’s levy was v72. v39 And the donkeys were v30,500, from which יַהְוֶה’s levy was v61. v40 And the human beings were v16,000, from whom יַהְוֶה’s levy was v32 persons. v41 And Moses gave the levy which was יַהְוֶה’s offering to Eleazar the priest, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses. v42 As for the sons of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who had gone to war-- v43 now the congregation’s half was v337,500 sheep, v44 and v36,000 cattle, v45 and v30,500 donkeys, v46 and the human beings were v16,000-- v47 and from the sons of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animals, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of יַהְוֶה, just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses. v48 Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, approached Moses; v49 and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a census of men of war who are in our charge, and no man of us is missing. v50 “So we have brought as an offering to יַהְוֶה what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before יַהְוֶה.” v51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all kinds of wrought articles. v52 And all the gold of the offering which they offered up to יַהְוֶה, from the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, was v16,750 shekels. v53 The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself. v54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it to the tent of meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before יַהְוֶה.

 

Numbers Chapter v32

 

32:1 Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had an exceedingly large number of livestock. So when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that it was indeed a place suitable for livestock, v2 the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, v3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon, v4 the land which יַהְוֶה conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock.” v5 And they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan.” v6 But Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you yourselves sit here? v7 “Now why are you discouraging the sons of Israel from crossing over into the land which יַהְוֶה has given them? v8 “This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. v9 “For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the sons of Israel so that they did not go into the land which יַהְוֶה had given them. v10 “So יַהְוֶה’s anger burned in that day, and He swore, saying, v11 ‘None of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob; for they did not follow Me fully, v12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have followed יַהְוֶה fully.’ v13 “So יַהְוֶה’s anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of יַהְוֶה was destroyed. v14 “Now behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to add still more to the burning anger of יַהְוֶה against Israel. v15 “For if you turn away from following Him, He will once more abandon them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all these people.” v16 Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones; v17 but we ourselves will be armed ready to go before the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place, while our little ones live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. v18 “We will not return to our homes until every one of the sons of Israel has possessed his inheritance. v19 “For we will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this side of the Jordan toward the east.” v20 So Moses said to them, “If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before יַהְוֶה for the war, v21 and all of you armed men cross over the Jordan before יַהְוֶה until He has driven His enemies out from before Him, v22 and the land is subdued before יַהְוֶה, then afterward you shall return and be free of obligation toward יַהְוֶה and toward Israel, and this land shall be yours for a possession before יַהְוֶה. v23 “But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against יַהְוֶה, and be sure your sin will find you out. v24 “Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep; and do what you have promised.” v25 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do just as my lord commands. v26 “Our little ones, our wives, our livestock and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead; v27 while your servants, everyone who is armed for war, will cross over in the presence of יַהְוֶה to battle, just as my lord says.” v28 So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the sons of Israel. v29 And Moses said to them, “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, everyone who is armed for battle, will cross with you over the Jordan in the presence of יַהְוֶה, and the land will be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession; v30 but if they will not cross over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.” v31 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, “As יַהְוֶה has said to your servants, so we will do. v32 “We ourselves will cross over armed in the presence of יַהְוֶה into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us across the Jordan.” v33 So Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land with its cities with their territories, the cities of the surrounding land. v34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer, v35 and Atroth-shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah, v36 and Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and sheepfolds for sheep. v37 And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim, v38 and Nebo and Baal-meon-- their names being changed-- and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which they built. v39 And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. v40 So Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it. v41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth-jair. v42 And Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah after his own name.

 

Numbers Chapter v33

 

33:1 These are the journeys of the sons of Israel, by which they came out from the land of Egypt by their armies, under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. v2 And Moses recorded their starting places according to their journeys by the command of יַהְוֶה, and these are their journeys according to their starting places. v3 And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the next day after the Passover the sons of Israel started out boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians, v4 while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born whom יַהְוֶה had struck down among them. יַהְוֶה had also executed judgments on their gods. v5 Then the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and camped in Succoth. v6 And they journeyed from Succoth, and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. v7 And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon; and they camped before Migdol. v8 And they journeyed from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah. v9 And they journeyed from Marah, and came to Elim; and in Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; and they camped there. v10 And they journeyed from Elim, and camped by the Red Sea. v11 And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and camped in the wilderness of Sin. v12 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and camped at Dophkah. v13 And they journeyed from Dophkah, and camped at Alush. v14 And they journeyed from Alush, and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink. v15 And they journeyed from Rephidim, and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. v16 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. v17 And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and camped at Hazeroth. v18 And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and camped at Rithmah. v19 And they journeyed from Rithmah, and camped at Rimmon-perez. v20 And they journeyed from Rimmon-perez, and camped at Libnah. v21 And they journeyed from Libnah, and camped at Rissah. v22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and camped in Kehelathah. v23 And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and camped at Mount Shepher. v24 And they journeyed from Mount Shepher, and camped at Haradah. v25 And they journeyed from Haradah, and camped at Makheloth. v26 And they journeyed from Makheloth, and camped at Tahath. v27 And they journeyed from Tahath, and camped at Terah. v28 And they journeyed from Terah, and camped at Mithkah. v29 And they journeyed from Mithkah, and camped at Hashmonah. v30 And they journeyed from Hashmonah, and camped at Moseroth. v31 And they journeyed from Moseroth, and camped at Bene-jaakan. v32 And they journeyed from Bene-jaakan, and camped at Hor-haggidgad. v33 And they journeyed from Hor-haggidgad, and camped at Jotbathah. v34 And they journeyed from Jotbathah, and camped at Abronah. v35 And they journeyed from Abronah, and camped at Ezion-geber. v36 And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is, Kadesh. v37 And they journeyed from Kadesh, and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom. v38 Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of יַהְוֶה, and died there, in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come from the land of Egypt on the first day in the fifth month. v39 And Aaron was one hundred twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor. v40 Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel. v41 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor, and camped at Zalmonah. v42 And they journeyed from Zalmonah, and camped at Punon. v43 And they journeyed from Punon, and camped at Oboth. v44 And they journeyed from Oboth, and camped at Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab. v45 And they journeyed from Iyim, and camped at Dibon-gad. v46 And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and camped at Almon-diblathaim. v47 And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. v48 And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho. v49 And they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. v50 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, v51 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, v52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images and demolish all their high places; v53 and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. v54 ‘And you shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger you shall give more inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. v55 ‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall come about that those whom you let remain of them will become as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land in which you live. v56 ‘And it shall come about that as I plan to do to them, so I will do to you.’”

 

Numbers Chapter v34

 

34:1 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v2 “Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders. v3 ‘Your southern sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward. v4 ‘Then your border shall turn direction from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and continue to Zin, and its termination shall be to the south of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall reach Hazaraddar, and continue to Azmon. v5 ‘And the border shall turn direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea. v6 ‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, its coastline; this shall be your west border. v7 ‘And this shall be your north border: you shall draw your border line from the Great Sea to Mount Hor. v8 ‘You shall draw a line from Mount Hor to the Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad; v9 and the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and its termination shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your north border. v10 ‘For your eastern border you shall also draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham, v11 and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth. v12 ‘And the border shall go down to the Jordan and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all around.’” v13 So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you are to apportion by lot among you as a possession, which יַהְוֶה has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes. v14 “For the tribe of the sons of Reuben have received theirs according to their fathers’ households, and the tribe of the sons of Gad according to their fathers’ households, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their possession. v15 “The two and a half tribes have received their possession across the Jordan opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrising.” v16 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v17 “These are the names of the men who shall apportion the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. v18 “And you shall take one leader of every tribe to apportion the land for inheritance. v19 “And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. v20 “And of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Samuel the son of Ammihud. v21 “Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. v22 “And of the tribe of the sons of Dan a leader, Bukki the son of Jogli. v23 “Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a leader, Hanniel the son of Ephod. v24 “And of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a leader, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. v25 “And of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a leader, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. v26 “And of the tribe of the sons of Issachar a leader, Paltiel the son of Azzan. v27 “And of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. v28 “And of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” v29 These are those whom יַהְוֶה commanded to apportion the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.

 

Numbers Chapter v35

 

35:1 Now יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, v2 “Command the sons of Israel that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession, cities to live in; and you shall give to the Levites pasture lands around the cities. v3 “And the cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their beasts. v4 “And the pasture lands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits around. v5 “You shall also measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits, with the city in the center. This shall become theirs as pasture lands for the cities. v6 “And the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. v7 “All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands. v8 “As for the cities which you shall give from the possession of the sons of Israel, you shall take more from the larger and you shall take less from the smaller; each shall give some of his cities to the Levites in proportion to his possession which he inherits.” v9 Then יַהְוֶה spoke to Moses, saying, v10 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, v11 then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your cities of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed any person unintentionally may flee there. v12 ‘And the cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for trial. v13 ‘And the cities which you are to give shall be your six cities of refuge. v14 ‘You shall give three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan; they are to be cities of refuge. v15 ‘These six cities shall be for refuge for the sons of Israel, and for the alien and for the sojourner among them; that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there. v16 ‘But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. v17 ‘And if he struck him down with a stone in the hand, by which he may die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. v18 ‘Or if he struck him with a wooden object in the hand, by which he may die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. v19 ‘The blood avenger himself shall put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death when he meets him. v20 ‘And if he pushed him of hatred, or threw something at him lying in wait and as a result he died, v21 or if he struck him down with his hand in enmity, and as a result he died, the one who struck him shall surely be put to death, he is a murderer; the blood avenger shall put the murderer to death when he meets him. v22 ‘But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or threw something at him without lying in wait, v23 or with any deadly object of stone, and without seeing it dropped on him so that he died, while he was not his enemy nor seeking his injury, v24 then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the blood avenger according to these ordinances. v25 ‘And the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he fled; and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil. v26 ‘But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge to which he may flee, v27 and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and the blood avenger kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood v28 because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return to the land of his possession. v29 ‘And these things shall be for a statutory ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. v30 ‘If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death at the evidence of witnesses, but no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. v31 ‘Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death. v32 ‘And you shall not take ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest. v33 ‘So you shall not pollute the land in which you are; for blood pollutes the land and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. v34 ‘And you shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell; for I יַהְוֶה am dwelling in the midst of the sons of Israel.’”

 

Numbers Chapter v36

 

36:1 And the heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the heads of the fathers’ households of the sons of Israel, v2 and they said, “ יַהְוֶה commanded my lord to give the land by lot to the sons of Israel as an inheritance, and my lord was commanded by יַהְוֶה to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters. v3 “But if they marry one of the sons of the other tribes of the sons of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; thus it will be withdrawn from our allotted inheritance. v4 “And when the jubilee of the sons of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; so their inheritance will be withdrawn from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.” v5 Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel according to the word of יַהְוֶה, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph are right in their statements. v6 “This is what יַהְוֶה has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry whom they wish; only they must marry within the family of the tribe of their father.’ v7 “Thus no inheritance of the sons of Israel shall be transferred from tribe to tribe, for the sons of Israel shall each hold to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. v8 “And every daughter who comes into possession of an inheritance of any tribe of the sons of Israel, shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that the sons of Israel each may possess the inheritance of his fathers. v9 “Thus no inheritance shall be transferred from one tribe to another tribe, for the tribes of the sons of Israel shall each hold to his own inheritance.” v10 Just as יַהְוֶה had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did: v11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad married their uncles’ sons. v12 They married those from the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained with the tribe of the family of their father. v13 These are the commandments and the ordinances which יַהְוֶה commanded to the sons of Israel through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.