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Numbers 7-14
New American Standard Bible

Offerings of the Leaders

7 Now on (A)the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he (B)anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also. 2 Then (C)the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, (D)made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the [a]supervisors over the [b]numbered men). 3 When they brought their offering before the Lord, six (E)covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them in front of the tabernacle. 4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 5 “Accept these things from them, that they may be [c]used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.” 6 So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to (F)their service, 8 and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to (G)their service, [d]under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because theirs was (H)the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

10 And the leaders offered the dedication offering [e]for the altar [f]when (I)it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar. 11 Then the Lord said to Moses, “They shall present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”

12 Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah; 13 and his offering was one silver [g](J)dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels (K)in [h]sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 14 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 15 one [i]bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 16 (L)one male goat as a sin offering; 17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of (M)Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering; 19 he presented as his offering one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 20 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 21 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 22 one male goat as a sin offering; 23 and for the sacrifice of (N)peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

24 On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun; 25 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 26 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 27 one bull, one ram, and one (O)male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 28 one male goat as a sin offering; 29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben; 31 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 32 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 33 one bull, one ram, and one (P)male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 34 one male goat as a sin offering; 35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon; 37 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 38 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 39 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 40 one male goat as a sin offering; 41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day it was (Q)Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad; 43 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of (R)fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 44 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 45 (S)one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 46 one male goat as a sin offering; 47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day it was (T)Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim; 49 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 50 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (U)incense; 51 (V)one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 52 one male goat as a sin offering; 53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 On the eighth day it was (W)Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh; 55 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 56 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (X)incense; 57 one bull, one ram, and one (Y)male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 58 one male goat as a sin offering; 59 and for the (Z)sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day it was (AA)Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin; 61 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 62 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (AB)incense; 63 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 64 one male goat as a (AC)sin offering; 65 and for the sacrifice of (AD)peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day it was (AE)Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan; 67 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary (AF)shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 68 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (AG)incense; 69 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 70 one male goat as a sin offering; 71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day it was (AH)Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher; 73 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 74 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (AI)incense; 75 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 76 one male goat as a sin offering; 77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

78 On the twelfth day it was (AJ)Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali; 79 his offering was also one (AK)silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 80 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 81 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 82 one male goat as a sin offering; 83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84 This was (AL)the dedication offering [j]for the altar from the leaders of Israel [k]when (AM)it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans, 85 each silver dish weighing 130 shekels and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the utensils totaled 2,400 in sanctuary shekels; 86 the twelve gold pans full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece in sanctuary (AN)shekels, all the gold of the pans totaled 120 shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, all the rams, twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering, twelve, and the male goats as a sin offering, twelve; 88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings totaled twenty-four bulls, all the rams, sixty, the male goats, sixty, and the male lambs one year old, sixty. (AO)This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

89 Now when (AP)Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above (AQ)the [l]atoning cover that was on the ark of the testimony, from (AR)between the two [m]cherubim; so He spoke to him.

The Seven Lamps

8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you [n]mount the lamps, the seven lamps will (AS)provide light in the front of the lampstand.’” 3 Therefore Aaron did so; he [o]mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 4 (AT)Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flower ornamentation it was hammered work; (AU)according to the [p]pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

Cleansing the Levites

5 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and (AV)cleanse them. 7 This is what you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle [q]purifying (AW)water on them, and have them [r](AX)use a razor over their whole [s]body, and they shall (AY)wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. 8 Then have them take a [t]bull with (AZ)its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and you shall take a second [u]bull as a sin offering. 9 So (BA)you shall present the Levites in front of the tent of meeting. (BB)You shall also assemble the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, 10 and present the Levites before the Lord; and the sons of Israel (BC)shall lay their hands on the Levites. 11 Aaron then shall [v]present the Levites before the Lord as a (BD)wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may [w]qualify to perform the service of the Lord. 12 Now (BE)the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; then you are to offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites. 13 And you shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to the Lord.

14 “So you shall single out the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and (BF)the Levites shall be Mine. 15 Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and (BG)present them as a wave offering; 16 for they are (BH)exclusively given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself (BI)instead of the firstborn of every womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel. 17 For (BJ)every firstborn among the sons of Israel is Mine, among the people and among the animals; on the day that I fatally struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for Myself. 18 But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel. 19 And (BK)I have given the Levites as [x]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, so that there will be no (BL)affliction among the sons of Israel due to [y]their approaching the sanctuary.”

20 So this is what Moses, Aaron, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel did to the Levites; according to everything that the Lord had commanded Moses regarding the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them. 21 (BM)The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; just as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

Retirement for the Levites

23 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “This is what applies to the Levites: from (BN)twenty-five years old and upward [z]they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting. 25 But at the age of fifty years they shall [aa]retire from service in the work and not work anymore. 26 They may, however, [ab]assist their brothers in the tent of meeting, (BO)to fulfill an obligation, but they themselves shall do no work. In this way you shall deal with the Levites in their obligations.”

The Passover

9 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in (BP)the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “Now the sons of Israel are to [ac]celebrate the Passover at (BQ)its appointed time. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, [ad]at twilight, you shall celebrate it at its appointed time; you shall celebrate it in accordance with all its statutes and all its ordinances.” 4 So Moses [ae]told the sons of Israel to celebrate the Passover. 5 And (BR)they celebrated the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; (BS)in accordance with everything that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did. 6 But there were some men who were (BT)unclean because of contact with a [af]dead person, so that they could not celebrate Passover on that day; and (BU)they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. 7 Those men said to him, “Though we are unclean because of a [ag]dead person, why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the sons of Israel?” 8 Moses then said to them, “[ah](BV)Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.”

9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If any one of you or of your generations becomes unclean because of a dead [ai]person, or is on a distant journey, he may, however, celebrate the Passover to the Lord. 11 In the second month on the (BW)fourteenth day at twilight, they shall celebrate it; they (BX)shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They (BY)shall not leave any of it until morning, (BZ)nor break a bone of it; they shall celebrate it in accordance with the whole statute of the Passover. 13 (CA)But the person who is clean and is not on a journey, yet refrains from celebrating the Passover, that [aj]person shall then be cut off from his people, because he did not present the offering of the Lord at its appointed time. That person (CB)will bear the responsibility for his sin. 14 And (CC)if a stranger resides among you and [ak]celebrates the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and its ordinance, so he shall celebrate it; you shall have [al]the (CD)same statute, both for the stranger and for the native of the land.’”

The Cloud on the Tabernacle

15 Now on (CE)the day that the tabernacle was erected, (CF)the cloud covered the tabernacle, the (CG)tent of the testimony, and (CH)in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle until morning. 16 That is how it was continuously; (CI)the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 (CJ)Whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent, afterward the sons of Israel would set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the sons of Israel would camp. 18 At the [am]command of the Lord the sons of Israel would set out, and at the [an]command of the Lord they would camp; (CK)as long as the cloud settled over the tabernacle, they remained camped. 19 Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, [ao]the sons of Israel would comply with the Lord’s ordinance and not set out. 20 If [ap]sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, (CL)in accordance with the [aq]command of the Lord they remained camped. Then in accordance with the [ar]command of the Lord they set out. 21 If [as]sometimes the cloud [at]remained from evening until morning, when the cloud was lifted in the morning they would set out; or if it remained in the daytime and at night, whenever the cloud was lifted, they would set out. 22 Whether it was two days, 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 (CM)when it was lifted, they did set out. 23 (CN)At the [au]command of the Lord they camped, and at the [av]command of the Lord they set out; they did what the Lord required, in accordance with the [aw]command of the Lord through Moses.

The Silver Trumpets

10 The Lord spoke further to Moses, saying, 2 “Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for (CO)summoning the congregation and breaking camp. 3 Now (CP)when both are blown, all the congregation shall meet you at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 4 But if only one is blown, then the (CQ)leaders, the heads of the [ax]divisions of Israel, shall meet you. 5 And when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched (CR)on the east side shall set out. 6 Then when you sound an alarm the second time, the camps that are pitched on (CS)the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be sounded for them to break camp. 7 When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow the trumpets without (CT)sounding an alarm. 8 (CU)The sons of Aaron, moreover, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be a permanent statute for you throughout your generations. 9 And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who (CV)attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you will be (CW)thought of by the Lord your God, and be saved from your enemies. 10 Also on the day of your joy and at your appointed [ay]feasts, and on the first days of your months, (CX)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 God. I am the Lord your God.”

The Tribes Leave Sinai

11 Now in (CY)the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from above the [az]tabernacle of the testimony; 12 and the sons of Israel set out on (CZ)their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled in the (DA)wilderness of Paran. 13 (DB)So they moved on for the first time in accordance with the [ba]command of the Lord through Moses. 14 The [bb]flag of the camp of the sons of Judah, by their armies, (DC)set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army, 15 and Nethanel the son of Zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar; 16 and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.

17 (DD)Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out. 18 Next (DE)the flag of the camp of Reuben, by their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army, 19 and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, 20 and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.

21 (DF)Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and (DG)the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. 22 (DH)Next the flag of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, by their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army, 23 and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh; 24 and Abidan the son of Gideoni over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.

25 (DI)Then the flag of the camp of the sons of Dan, by their armies, which formed the (DJ)rear guard for all the camps, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army, 26 and Pagiel the son of Ochran over the tribal army of the sons of Asher; 27 and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali. 28 [bc]This was the order of marching for the sons of Israel by their armies as they set out.

29 Then Moses said to (DK)Hobab the son of (DL)Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the Lord said, ‘(DM)I will give it to you.’ (DN)Come with us and we will do you good, for the Lord (DO)has [bd]promised good concerning Israel.” 30 But he said to him, “(DP)I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.” 31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know [be]where we should camp in the wilderness, and you (DQ)will be as eyes for us. 32 So it will be, if you go with us, that [bf](DR)whatever good the Lord [bg]does for us, (DS)we will [bh]do for you.”

33 (DT)So they moved on from the mountain of the Lord three days’ journey, with (DU)the ark of the covenant of the Lord going on in front of them for the [bi]three days, to seek out (DV)a resting place for them. 34 (DW)And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

35 Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said,

“(DX)Rise up, Lord!
And may Your enemies be scattered,
And those (DY)who hate You flee from Your presence.”

36 And when it came to rest, he said,

“(DZ)Return, Lord,
To the myriad (EA)thousands of Israel.”

The People Complain

11 Now the people became like (EB)those who complain of adversity (EC)in the ears of the Lord; and the Lord heard them and His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some at the outskirts of the camp. 2 (ED)The people then cried out to Moses; and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire [bj]died out. 3 So that place was named [bk](EE)Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them.

4 Now the (EF)rabble who were among them [bl]had greedy cravings; and the sons of Israel also wept again and said, “(EG)Who will give us [bm]meat to eat? 5 (EH)We remember the fish which we used to eat for free in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; 6 but now (EI)our [bn]appetite is gone. There is nothing at all [bo]to look at except this manna!”

7 (EJ)Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of [bp](EK)bdellium. 8 The people would roam about and gather it and grind it [bq]between two millstones, or pound it in the mortar, and boil it in the pot and make loaves with it; and its taste was like the taste of [br]cake baked with oil. 9 (EL)When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna would come down [bs]with it.

The Complaint of Moses

10 Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each one at the entrance of his tent; and the anger of the Lord became very hot, and [bt]Moses was displeased. 11 (EM)So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You [bu]been so hard on Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have put the burden of all this people on me? 12 Was it I who conceived all this people? Or did I give birth to them, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them [bv]in your arms, as a [bw](EN)nurse carries a nursing infant, to the land which (EO)You swore to their fathers’? 13 Where am I to get meat to give to (EP)all this people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat so that we may eat!’ 14 (EQ)I am not able to carry all this people by myself, because it is too [bx]burdensome for me. 15 (ER)So if You are going to deal with me this way, please kill me now, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my misery.”

Seventy Elders to Assist Moses

16 The Lord therefore said to Moses, “Gather for Me (ES)seventy men from the elders of Israel, (ET)whom you know to be the elders of the people and their officers, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take their stand there with you. 17 (EU)Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take away some of (EV)the Spirit who is upon you, and put Him upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you will not bear it by yourself. 18 And you shall say to the people, ‘(EW)Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept (EX)in the ears of the Lord, saying, “[by]Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat and you shall eat. 19 You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, 20 [bz]but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nose and [ca]makes you nauseated; because (EY)you have rejected the Lord who is among you and have wept before Him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’” 21 But Moses said, “The people, among whom I am included, are six hundred thousand on foot! Yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, so that they may eat for a whole month.’ 22 Are flocks and herds to be slaughtered for them, so that it will be sufficient for them? Or are all the fish of the sea to be [cb]caught for them, so that it will be sufficient for them?” 23 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Is (EZ)the Lord’s [cc]power too little? Now you shall see whether (FA)My word will [cd]come true for you or not.”

24 So Moses went out and (FB)told the people the words of the Lord. He also gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and positioned them around the tent. 25 (FC)Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took away some of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. Yet they did not do it again.

26 But two men had remained in the camp; the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the [ce]other, Medad. And (FD)the Spirit rested upon them (and they were among those who had been registered, but had not gone out to the tent), and they prophesied in the camp. 27 So a young man ran and informed Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 Then (FE)Joshua the son of Nun, the personal servant of Moses from his youth, responded and said, “(FF)My lord Moses, restrain them!” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? (FG)If only all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!” 30 Then Moses [cf]returned to the camp, both he and the elders of Israel.

The Quail and the Plague

31 (FH)Now a wind burst forth from the Lord and it brought quail from the sea, and dropped them 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 [cg]two cubits deep on the surface of the ground. 32 And the people [ch]spent all that day, all night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quail (the one who gathered least gathered [ci]ten (FI)homers) and spread them out for themselves all around the camp. 33 (FJ)While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very severe plague. 34 So that place was named [cj](FK)Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah (FL)the people set out for Hazeroth, and they [ck]remained at Hazeroth.

The Murmuring of Miriam and Aaron

12 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a (FM)Cushite woman); 2 (FN)and they said, “Is it a fact that the Lord has spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?” And the Lord heard this. 3 (Now the man Moses was (FO)very humble, more than any person who was on the face of the earth.) 4 And the Lord suddenly said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “You three go out to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them went out. 5 (FP)Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent; and He called Aaron and Miriam. When they had both come forward, 6 He said,

“Now hear My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, will make Myself known to him in a (FQ)vision.
I will speak with him in a (FR)dream.
7 It is not this way for (FS)My servant Moses;
(FT)He is faithful in all My household;
8 (FU)With him I speak mouth to mouth,
That is, openly, and not [cl]using [cm]mysterious language,
And he beholds (FV)the form of the Lord.
So why were you not afraid
To speak against My servant, against Moses?”

9 And the anger of the Lord burned against them and (FW)He departed. 10 But when the cloud had withdrawn from above the tent, behold, (FX)Miriam was leprous, as (FY)white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was leprous. 11 Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, I beg you, (FZ)do not [cn]hold us responsible for this sin by which we have turned out to be foolish, and by which we have sinned. 12 Oh, do not let her be like a dead person, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb!” 13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “God, (GA)heal her, please!” 14 But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had only (GB)spit in her face, would she not be put to shame for seven days? Have her shut (GC)outside the camp for seven days, and afterward she may be received again.” 15 So (GD)Miriam was shut outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was received again.

16 Afterward, however, the people moved on from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

Spies View the Land

13 Then (GE)the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “(GF)Send out men for yourself to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers’ tribes, every one a leader among them.” 3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the [co]command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the sons of Israel. 4 These then were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; 5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; 6 from the tribe of Judah, (GG)Caleb the son of Jephunneh; 7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; 8 from the tribe of Ephraim, (GH)Hoshea the son of Nun; 9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; 10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; 11 from the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi; 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; 13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; 14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; 15 and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; but Moses called (GI)Hoshea the son of Nun, [cp]Joshua.

17 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he said to them, “Go up there into (GJ)the [cq]Negev; then go up into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many. 19 And how is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are the people in open camps or in fortifications? 20 And (GK)how is the land, is it [cr]productive or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? And (GL)show yourselves courageous and get some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

21 So they went up and spied out the land from (GM)the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, [cs](GN)at Lebo-hamath. 22 When they had gone up into (GO)the Negev, [ct]they came to Hebron where (GP)Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the [cu]descendants of (GQ)Anak were. (Hebron was built seven years before (GR)Zoan in Egypt.)

23 Then they came to the [cv]Valley of [cw](GS)Eshcol, and from there they cut off 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. 24 That place was called the Valley of [cx]Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut off from there.

The Spies’ Reports

25 When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days, 26 they went on and came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, [cy]in the wilderness of Paran at (GT)Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 So they reported to him and said, “We came into the land where you sent us, and (GU)it certainly does flow with milk and honey, and (GV)this is its fruit. 28 Nevertheless, (GW)the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And indeed, we saw (GX)the [cz]descendants of Anak there! 29 Amalek is living in the land of (GY)the Negev, the Hittites, the Jebusites, and (GZ)the Amorites are living in the hill country, and (HA)the Canaanites are living by the sea and by the side of the Jordan.”

30 Then Caleb quieted the people [da]before Moses and said, “We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will certainly prevail over it.” 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “(HB)We are not able to go up against the people, because they are too strong for us.” 32 So they brought (HC)a bad report of the land which they had spied out to the sons of Israel, saying, “The land through which we have gone to spy out is (HD)a land that devours its inhabitants; and (HE)all the people whom we saw in it are people of great stature. 33 We also saw the [db](HF)Nephilim there (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and (HG)we were like [dc]grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

The People Rebel

14 Then all the congregation [dd]raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept [de]that night. 2 And all the sons of Israel (HH)grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the entire congregation said to them, “(HI)If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or even if we had died in this wilderness! 3 So why is the Lord bringing us into this land (HJ)to fall by the sword? (HK)Our wives and our little ones will become plunder! Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” 4 So they said to one another, “(HL)Let’s appoint a leader and return to Egypt!”

5 (HM)Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in the presence of all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel. 6 And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; 7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “(HN)The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. 8 (HO)If the Lord is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—(HP)a land which flows with milk and honey. 9 Only (HQ)do not rebel against the Lord; and do not (HR)fear the people of the land, for they will be our [df]prey. Their [dg]protection is gone from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.” 10 (HS)But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then (HT)the glory of the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.

Moses Pleads for the People

11 (HU)And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people be disrespectful to Me? And how long will (HV)they not [dh]believe in Me, despite all the signs that I have performed in their midst? 12 I will strike them with [di](HW)plague and dispossess them, and I (HX)will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they.”

13 (HY)But Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people up from their midst, 14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are in the midst of this people, because (HZ)You, Lord, are seen eye to eye, while Your cloud stands over them; and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if You put this people to death [dj]all at once, (IA)then the nations who have heard of Your fame will [dk]say, 16 ‘Since the Lord (IB)could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’ 17 So now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying, 18 ‘(IC)The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in mercy, forgiving wrongdoing and violation of His Law; but (ID)He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, (IE)inflicting the [dl]punishment of the fathers on the children [dm]to the third and the fourth generations.’ 19 Please (IF)forgive the guilt of this people in accordance with the greatness of Your mercy, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

The Lord Pardons and Rebukes

20 So the Lord said, “(IG)I have forgiven them in accordance with your word; 21 however, (IH)as I live, [dn](II)all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord. 22 Certainly (IJ)all the people who have seen My glory and My signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet (IK)have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice, 23 (IL)shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who were disrespectful to Me see it. 24 But as for My servant Caleb, (IM)because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, (IN)I will bring him into the land which he [do]entered, and his [dp]descendants shall take possession of it. 25 (IO)Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way of the [dq]Red Sea.”

26 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron again, saying, 27 “How long shall I put up with this evil congregation who are (IP)grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel which they are [dr]voicing against Me. 28 Say to them, ‘(IQ)As I live,’ declares the Lord, ‘just as (IR)you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you; 29 (IS)your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness, all (IT)your [ds]numbered men according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me. 30 By no means will you come into the land where I [dt]swore to settle you, (IU)except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 (IV)Your children, however, whom you said would become plunder—I will bring them in, and they will know the land which you have rejected. 32 (IW)But as for you, your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness. 33 Also, your sons will be shepherds in the wilderness for (IX)forty years, and they will [du]suffer for your unfaithfulness, until your bodies perish in the wilderness. 34 In accordance with the (IY)number of days that you spied out the land, forty days, for every day you shall suffer the punishment for your [dv]guilt a year, that is, forty years, and you will know My opposition. 35 (IZ)I, the Lord, have spoken, I certainly will do this to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. They shall be worn out in this wilderness, and there they shall die.’”

36 (JA)As for the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, and who returned and led all the congregation to grumble against him by bringing a bad report about the land, 37 (JB)those men who brought the bad report of the land also died by a (JC)plague in the presence of the Lord. 38 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.

Israel Repulsed

39 Now when Moses spoke (JD)these words to all the sons of Israel, (JE)the people mourned greatly. 40 In the morning, however, they got up early and went up to the [dw]ridge of the hill country, saying, “(JF)Here we are; and we will go up to the place which the Lord has [dx]promised, for [dy]we have sinned.” 41 But Moses said, “(JG)Why then are you (JH)violating the [dz]command of the Lord, when doing so will not succeed? 42 (JI)Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, [ea]to prevent you from being defeated [eb]by your enemies. 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites will be there [ec]to confront you, and you will fall by the sword, since you have turned back from following the Lord. And the Lord will not be with you.” 44 But they foolishly dared to go up to the [ed]ridge of the hill country; neither (JJ)the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses left the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, and struck them and scattered them as far as (JK)Hormah.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 7:2 Lit ones standing
  2. Numbers 7:2 Lit mustered
  3. Numbers 7:5 Lit for serving
  4. Numbers 7:8 Lit by the hand
  5. Numbers 7:10 Lit of
  6. Numbers 7:10 Lit in the day that
  7. Numbers 7:13 Or platter, and so through v 85
  8. Numbers 7:13 About 0.5 oz. or 14 gm, and so through v 86
  9. Numbers 7:15 Lit bull, a son of the herd, and so through v 81
  10. Numbers 7:84 Lit of
  11. Numbers 7:84 Lit in the day that
  12. Numbers 7:89 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  13. Numbers 7:89 Heb plural of cherub
  14. Numbers 8:2 Lit put up
  15. Numbers 8:3 Lit put up
  16. Numbers 8:4 Lit appearance
  17. Numbers 8:7 Lit water of expiation
  18. Numbers 8:7 Lit cause to pass
  19. Numbers 8:7 Lit flesh
  20. Numbers 8:8 Lit bull, a son of the herd
  21. Numbers 8:8 Lit bull, a son of the herd
  22. Numbers 8:11 Lit wave, and so throughout the ch
  23. Numbers 8:11 Lit be to perform
  24. Numbers 8:19 Lit given ones
  25. Numbers 8:19 Lit the sons of Israel’s
  26. Numbers 8:24 Lit he
  27. Numbers 8:25 Lit return
  28. Numbers 8:26 Lit serve
  29. Numbers 9:2 Lit perform, and so throughout the ch
  30. Numbers 9:3 Lit between the two evenings, and so throughout the ch
  31. Numbers 9:4 Lit spoke to
  32. Numbers 9:6 Lit soul of man
  33. Numbers 9:7 Lit soul of man
  34. Numbers 9:8 Lit Stand
  35. Numbers 9:10 Lit soul
  36. Numbers 9:13 Lit soul
  37. Numbers 9:14 Or would celebrate
  38. Numbers 9:14 Or one statute
  39. Numbers 9:18 Lit mouth
  40. Numbers 9:18 Lit mouth
  41. Numbers 9:19 Lit and the
  42. Numbers 9:20 Lit it was that
  43. Numbers 9:20 Lit mouth
  44. Numbers 9:20 Lit mouth
  45. Numbers 9:21 Lit it was that
  46. Numbers 9:21 Lit was
  47. Numbers 9:23 Lit mouth
  48. Numbers 9:23 Lit mouth
  49. Numbers 9:23 Lit mouth
  50. Numbers 10:4 Lit thousands; or clans
  51. Numbers 10:10 Or times
  52. Numbers 10:11 Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
  53. Numbers 10:13 Lit mouth
  54. Numbers 10:14 Or division, and so throughout the ch
  55. Numbers 10:28 Lit These were the regulations for the order
  56. Numbers 10:29 Lit spoken
  57. Numbers 10:31 Lit our camping
  58. Numbers 10:32 Lit that good which
  59. Numbers 10:32 Lit does good
  60. Numbers 10:32 Lit do good
  61. Numbers 10:33 Lit three days’ journey
  62. Numbers 11:2 Lit sank down
  63. Numbers 11:3 I.e., the place for burning
  64. Numbers 11:4 Lit desired a desire
  65. Numbers 11:4 Lit flesh, and so throughout the ch
  66. Numbers 11:6 Lit soul has dried up
  67. Numbers 11:6 Lit for our eyes
  68. Numbers 11:7 I.e., a tree gum
  69. Numbers 11:8 Lit with
  70. Numbers 11:8 Lit juice of oil
  71. Numbers 11:9 Lit on
  72. Numbers 11:10 Lit it was evil in Moses’ eyes
  73. Numbers 11:11 Lit treated badly
  74. Numbers 11:12 Lit against your chest
  75. Numbers 11:12 Or foster father
  76. Numbers 11:14 Lit heavy
  77. Numbers 11:18 Or Who will give...?
  78. Numbers 11:20 Lit until a
  79. Numbers 11:20 Lit becomes nausea to you
  80. Numbers 11:22 Lit gathered
  81. Numbers 11:23 Lit hand too short
  82. Numbers 11:23 Lit happen to you
  83. Numbers 11:26 Lit second
  84. Numbers 11:30 Lit withdrew to
  85. Numbers 11:31 About 3 ft. or 90 cm
  86. Numbers 11:32 Lit arose
  87. Numbers 11:32 About 77 cubic feet or 2.2 cubic meters
  88. Numbers 11:34 I.e., the graves of greediness
  89. Numbers 11:35 Lit were
  90. Numbers 12:8 Lit in
  91. Numbers 12:8 Lit riddles
  92. Numbers 12:11 Lit place the sin on us
  93. Numbers 13:3 Lit mouth
  94. Numbers 13:16 In Heb Yehoshua
  95. Numbers 13:17 I.e., South country, and so throughout the ch
  96. Numbers 13:20 Lit fat or gaunt
  97. Numbers 13:21 Or to the entrance of Hamath
  98. Numbers 13:22 Most mss one came
  99. Numbers 13:22 Lit sons
  100. Numbers 13:23 Or wadi
  101. Numbers 13:23 I.e., cluster (of grapes)
  102. Numbers 13:24 I.e., cluster
  103. Numbers 13:26 Lit to
  104. Numbers 13:28 Lit sons
  105. Numbers 13:30 Lit toward
  106. Numbers 13:33 Lit fallen ones; LXX giants
  107. Numbers 13:33 Or locusts
  108. Numbers 14:1 Lit raised and gave their voice
  109. Numbers 14:1 Lit in that
  110. Numbers 14:9 Lit food
  111. Numbers 14:9 Lit shadow
  112. Numbers 14:11 Or trust in
  113. Numbers 14:12 Lit the plague
  114. Numbers 14:15 Lit as one man
  115. Numbers 14:15 Lit say, saying
  116. Numbers 14:18 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
  117. Numbers 14:18 Lit on
  118. Numbers 14:21 Lit and all
  119. Numbers 14:24 Lit entered there
  120. Numbers 14:24 Lit seed
  121. Numbers 14:25 Lit Sea of Reeds
  122. Numbers 14:27 Lit complaining
  123. Numbers 14:29 Lit mustered
  124. Numbers 14:30 Lit raised My hand
  125. Numbers 14:33 Lit bear
  126. Numbers 14:34 Or wrongdoings
  127. Numbers 14:40 Or top of the mountain
  128. Numbers 14:40 Lit said
  129. Numbers 14:40 I.e., by lacking faith to go
  130. Numbers 14:41 Lit mouth
  131. Numbers 14:42 Lit so that you are not
  132. Numbers 14:42 Lit before
  133. Numbers 14:43 Lit before you
  134. Numbers 14:44 Or top of the mountain
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Offerings at the Dedication of the Tabernacle

7 When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle,(A) he anointed(B) and consecrated it and all its furnishings.(C) He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.(D) 2 Then the leaders of Israel,(E) the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted,(F) made offerings. 3 They brought as their gifts before the Lord six covered carts(G) and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two. These they presented before the tabernacle.

4 The Lord said to Moses, 5 “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.”

6 So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7 He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites,(H) as their work required, 8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites,(I) as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. 9 But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites,(J) because they were to carry on their shoulders(K) the holy things, for which they were responsible.

10 When the altar was anointed,(L) the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication(M) and presented them before the altar. 11 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12 The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon(N) son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.

13 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels[a] and one silver sprinkling bowl(O) weighing seventy shekels,[b](P) both according to the sanctuary shekel,(Q) each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;(R) 14 one gold dish(S) weighing ten shekels,[c](T) filled with incense;(U) 15 one young bull,(V) one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;(W) 16 one male goat for a sin offering[d];(X) 17 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(Y) This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.(Z)

18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar,(AA) the leader of Issachar, brought his offering.

19 The offering he brought was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 20 one gold dish(AB) weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 21 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 22 one male goat for a sin offering; 23 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

24 On the third day, Eliab son of Helon,(AC) the leader of the people of Zebulun, brought his offering.

25 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 26 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 27 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 28 one male goat for a sin offering; 29 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur,(AD) the leader of the people of Reuben, brought his offering.

31 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 32 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 33 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 34 one male goat for a sin offering; 35 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,(AE) the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering.

37 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 38 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 39 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 40 one male goat for a sin offering; 41 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel,(AF) the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering.

43 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 44 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 45 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 46 one male goat for a sin offering; 47 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud,(AG) the leader of the people of Ephraim, brought his offering.

49 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 50 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 51 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 52 one male goat for a sin offering; 53 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.(AH)

54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,(AI) the leader of the people of Manasseh, brought his offering.

55 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 56 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 57 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 58 one male goat for a sin offering; 59 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni,(AJ) the leader of the people of Benjamin, brought his offering.

61 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 62 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 63 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 64 one male goat for a sin offering; 65 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,(AK) the leader of the people of Dan, brought his offering.

67 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 68 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 69 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 70 one male goat for a sin offering; 71 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Okran,(AL) the leader of the people of Asher, brought his offering.

73 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 74 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 75 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 76 one male goat for a sin offering; 77 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Okran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan,(AM) the leader of the people of Naphtali, brought his offering.

79 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 80 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 81 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 82 one male goat for a sin offering; 83 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84 These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed:(AN) twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls(AO) and twelve gold dishes.(AP) 85 Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each sprinkling bowl seventy shekels. Altogether, the silver dishes weighed two thousand four hundred shekels,[e] according to the sanctuary shekel.(AQ) 86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel.(AR) Altogether, the gold dishes weighed a hundred and twenty shekels.[f] 87 The total number of animals for the burnt offering(AS) came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering.(AT) Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.(AU) 88 The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering(AV) came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs(AW) a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.(AX)

89 When Moses entered the tent of meeting(AY) to speak with the Lord,(AZ) he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover(BA) on the ark of the covenant law.(BB) In this way the Lord spoke to him.

Setting Up the Lamps

8 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.(BC)’”

3 Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold(BD)—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern(BE) the Lord had shown Moses.

The Setting Apart of the Levites

5 The Lord said to Moses: 6 “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.(BF) 7 To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing(BG) on them; then have them shave their whole bodies(BH) and wash their clothes.(BI) And so they will purify themselves.(BJ) 8 Have them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil;(BK) then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.[g](BL) 9 Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting(BM) and assemble the whole Israelite community.(BN) 10 You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.(BO) 11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering(BP) from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord.

12 “Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls,(BQ) using one for a sin offering(BR) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,(BS) to make atonement(BT) for the Levites. 13 Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering(BU) to the Lord. 14 In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.(BV)

15 “After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering,(BW) they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.(BX) 16 They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn,(BY) the first male offspring(BZ) from every Israelite woman. 17 Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal,(CA) is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.(CB) 18 And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.(CC) 19 From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons(CD) to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites(CE) and to make atonement for them(CF) so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”

20 Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes.(CG) Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord and made atonement(CH) for them to purify them.(CI) 22 After that, the Levites came to do their work(CJ) at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.

23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more(CK) shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,(CL) 25 but at the age of fifty,(CM) they must retire from their regular service and work no longer. 26 They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work.(CN) This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.”

The Passover

9 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month(CO) of the second year after they came out of Egypt.(CP) He said, 2 “Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover(CQ) at the appointed time.(CR) 3 Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month,(CS) in accordance with all its rules and regulations.(CT)”

4 So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,(CU) 5 and they did so in the Desert of Sinai(CV) at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.(CW) The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.(CX)

6 But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean(CY) on account of a dead body.(CZ) So they came to Moses and Aaron(DA) that same day 7 and said to Moses, “We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting the Lord’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?(DB)”

8 Moses answered them, “Wait until I find out what the Lord commands concerning you.”(DC)

9 Then the Lord said to Moses, 10 “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body(DD) or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate(DE) the Lord’s Passover, 11 but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month(DF) at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.(DG) 12 They must not leave any of it till morning(DH) or break any of its bones.(DI) When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.(DJ) 13 But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people(DK) for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.

14 “‘A foreigner(DL) residing among you is also to celebrate the Lord’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’”

The Cloud Above the Tabernacle

15 On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law,(DM) was set up,(DN) the cloud(DO) covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire.(DP) 16 That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire.(DQ) 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out;(DR) wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.(DS) 18 At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained(DT) in camp. 19 When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order(DU) and did not set out.(DV) 20 Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. 22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. 23 At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.

The Silver Trumpets

10 The Lord said to Moses: 2 “Make two trumpets(DW) of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community(DX) together and for having the camps set out.(DY) 3 When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 4 If only one is sounded, the leaders(DZ)—the heads of the clans of Israel—are to assemble before you. 5 When a trumpet blast is sounded, the tribes camping on the east are to set out.(EA) 6 At the sounding of a second blast, the camps on the south are to set out.(EB) The blast will be the signal for setting out. 7 To gather the assembly, blow the trumpets,(EC) but not with the signal for setting out.(ED)

8 “The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come.(EE) 9 When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you,(EF) sound a blast on the trumpets.(EG) Then you will be remembered(EH) by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.(EI) 10 Also at your times of rejoicing—your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts(EJ)—you are to sound the trumpets(EK) over your burnt offerings(EL) and fellowship offerings,(EM) and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your God.(EN)”

The Israelites Leave Sinai

11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year,(EO) the cloud lifted(EP) from above the tabernacle of the covenant law.(EQ) 12 Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran.(ER) 13 They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses.(ES)

14 The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard.(ET) Nahshon son of Amminadab(EU) was in command. 15 Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe(EV) of Issachar,(EW) 16 and Eliab son of Helon(EX) was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.(EY) 17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out.(EZ)

18 The divisions of the camp of Reuben(FA) went next, under their standard.(FB) Elizur son of Shedeur(FC) was in command. 19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,(FD) 20 and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.(FE) 21 Then the Kohathites(FF) set out, carrying the holy things.(FG) The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.(FH)

22 The divisions of the camp of Ephraim(FI) went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud(FJ) was in command. 23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,(FK) 24 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.(FL)

25 Finally, as the rear guard(FM) for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai(FN) was in command. 26 Pagiel son of Okran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,(FO) 27 and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.(FP) 28 This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.

29 Now Moses said to Hobab(FQ) son of Reuel(FR) the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,(FS) “We are setting out for the place about which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’(FT) Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

30 He answered, “No, I will not go;(FU) I am going back to my own land and my own people.(FV)”

31 But Moses said, “Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.(FW) 32 If you come with us, we will share with you(FX) whatever good things the Lord gives us.(FY)”

33 So they set out(FZ) from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord(GA) went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.(GB) 34 The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.(GC)

35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

“Rise up,(GD) Lord!
    May your enemies be scattered;(GE)
    may your foes flee before you.(GF)”(GG)

36 Whenever it came to rest, he said,

“Return,(GH) Lord,
    to the countless thousands of Israel.(GI)”

Fire From the Lord

11 Now the people complained(GJ) about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord,(GK) and when he heard them his anger was aroused.(GL) Then fire from the Lord burned among them(GM) and consumed(GN) some of the outskirts of the camp. 2 When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed(GO) to the Lord(GP) and the fire died down. 3 So that place was called Taberah,[h](GQ) because fire from the Lord had burned among them.(GR)

Quail From the Lord

4 The rabble with them began to crave other food,(GS) and again the Israelites started wailing(GT) and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.(GU) 6 But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!(GV)”

7 The manna was like coriander seed(GW) and looked like resin.(GX) 8 The people went around gathering it,(GY) and then ground it in a hand mill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot or made it into loaves. And it tasted like something made with olive oil. 9 When the dew(GZ) settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down.

10 Moses heard the people of every family wailing(HA) at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled. 11 He asked the Lord, “Why have you brought this trouble(HB) on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me?(HC) 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant,(HD) to the land you promised on oath(HE) to their ancestors?(HF) 13 Where can I get meat for all these people?(HG) They keep wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.(HH) 15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me(HI)—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”

16 The Lord said to Moses: “Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders(HJ) who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people.(HK) Have them come to the tent of meeting,(HL) that they may stand there with you. 17 I will come down and speak with you(HM) there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them.(HN) They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.(HO)

18 “Tell the people: ‘Consecrate yourselves(HP) in preparation for tomorrow, when you will eat meat. The Lord heard you when you wailed,(HQ) “If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!”(HR) Now the Lord will give you meat,(HS) and you will eat it. 19 You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, 20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it(HT)—because you have rejected the Lord,(HU) who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”(HV)

21 But Moses said, “Here I am among six hundred thousand men(HW) on foot, and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!’ 22 Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?”(HX)

23 The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s arm too short?(HY) Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.(HZ)”

24 So Moses went out and told the people what the Lord had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud(IA) and spoke with him,(IB) and he took some of the power of the Spirit(IC) that was on him and put it on the seventy elders.(ID) When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied(IE)—but did not do so again.

26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them,(IF) and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”

28 Joshua son of Nun,(IG) who had been Moses’ aide(IH) since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”(II)

29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets(IJ) and that the Lord would put his Spirit(IK) on them!”(IL) 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

31 Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail(IM) in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubits[i] deep all around the camp, as far as a day’s walk in any direction. 32 All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers.[j] Then they spread them out all around the camp. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth(IN) and before it could be consumed, the anger(IO) of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague.(IP) 34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah,[k](IQ) because there they buried the people who had craved other food.

35 From Kibroth Hattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth(IR) and stayed there.

Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses

12 Miriam(IS) and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife,(IT) for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?”(IU) And the Lord heard this.(IV)

3 (Now Moses was a very humble man,(IW) more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)

4 At once the Lord said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out. 5 Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud;(IX) he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them stepped forward, 6 he said, “Listen to my words:

“When there is a prophet among you,
    I, the Lord, reveal(IY) myself to them in visions,(IZ)
    I speak to them in dreams.(JA)
7 But this is not true of my servant Moses;(JB)
    he is faithful in all my house.(JC)
8 With him I speak face to face,
    clearly and not in riddles;(JD)
    he sees the form of the Lord.(JE)
Why then were you not afraid
    to speak against my servant Moses?”(JF)

9 The anger of the Lord burned against them,(JG) and he left them.(JH)

10 When the cloud lifted from above the tent,(JI) Miriam’s skin was leprous[l]—it became as white as snow.(JJ) Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,(JK) 11 and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed.(JL) 12 Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.”

13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!(JM)”

14 The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face,(JN) would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp(JO) for seven days; after that she can be brought back.” 15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp(JP) for seven days,(JQ) and the people did not move on till she was brought back.

16 After that, the people left Hazeroth(JR) and encamped in the Desert of Paran.(JS)

Exploring Canaan

13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Send some men to explore(JT) the land of Canaan,(JU) which I am giving to the Israelites.(JV) From each ancestral tribe(JW) send one of its leaders.”

3 So at the Lord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.(JX) 4 These are their names:

from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;

5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;(JY)

7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;(JZ)

9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;

12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.

16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore(KA) the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun(KB) the name Joshua.)(KC)

17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan,(KD) he said, “Go up through the Negev(KE) and on into the hill country.(KF) 18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified? 20 How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.(KG)” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)(KH)

21 So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin(KI) as far as Rehob,(KJ) toward Lebo Hamath.(KK) 22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron,(KL) where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai,(KM) the descendants of Anak,(KN) lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)(KO) 23 When they reached the Valley of Eshkol,[m](KP) they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates(KQ) and figs.(KR) 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there. 25 At the end of forty days(KS) they returned from exploring the land.(KT)

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 3 1/4 pounds or about 1.5 kilograms; also elsewhere in this chapter
  2. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
  3. Numbers 7:14 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
  4. Numbers 7:16 Or purification offering; also elsewhere in this chapter
  5. Numbers 7:85 That is, about 60 pounds or about 28 kilograms
  6. Numbers 7:86 That is, about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms
  7. Numbers 8:8 Or purification offering; also in verse 12
  8. Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning.
  9. Numbers 11:31 That is, about 3 feet or about 90 centimeters
  10. Numbers 11:32 That is, possibly about 1 3/4 tons or about 1.6 metric tons
  11. Numbers 11:34 Kibroth Hattaavah means graves of craving.
  12. Numbers 12:10 The Hebrew for leprous was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  13. Numbers 13:23 Eshkol means cluster; also in verse 24.
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