\NormalFont\ShortTitle{NUMBERS}
{\MTB This book gives the account of the Israeli people after they escaped from Egypt. We call this book
\par }{\MT Numbers

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH The men of Israel were counted
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}In April
of
the
year
after
the Israeli
people
left
Egypt,
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
while
he/I
was
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
the
Sinai
Desert.
Yahweh
said
to
him/me,
\VS{2-3}“I
want
you
and
Aaron
to
determine
how
many Israeli
men
are
able
to
fight
in
battles.
Write
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old,
and
write
down
the
names
of
their
clans
and
families.
\VS{4}{\ADD{
I
have
chosen}}
one
man
from
each
of
the
tribes
to
help
you
to
do
this.
Each
one
will
be
a
leader
of
his
clan.
\par }{\PP \VS{5-15}Their
names
are:
\par }{\LI Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur,
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben;
\par }{\LI Shelumiel,
the
son
of
Zurishaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
\par }{\LI Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah;
\par }{\LI Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar,
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
\par }{\LI Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon,
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
\par }{\LI Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
from
the
tribe
of
Joseph’s
son
Ephraim;
\par }{\LI Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
from
the
tribe
of
Joseph’s
son
Manasseh;
\par }{\LI Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni,
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
\par }{\LI Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
\par }{\LI Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ocran,
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
\par }{\LI Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Deuel,
from
the
tribe
of
Gad;
\par }{\LI Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan,
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{16}Those
were
the
men
whom
Yahweh
chose
from
the
people.
They
were
leaders
of
their
tribes.
They
were
the
chief
men
of
the
clans
of
the Israeli
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Aaron
and
Moses/I
summoned
all
these
leaders,
\VS{18}and
they
gathered
all
of
the
people
together
on
that
same
day.
They
listed/wrote
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
were
at
least 20
years
old,
and
with
their
names
they
wrote
the
names
of
their
clans
and
their
family
groups
\VS{19}just
as
Moses/I
had
commanded.
They
wrote
the
names
while ◄the Israelis/we►
were
there
in
the
Sinai
Desert.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{20-43}This
is
a
list
of
the
number
of
men
who
were
at
least 20
years
old
and
able
to
fight
in
battles,
and
the
names
of
their
tribes:
\par }{\LI There
were 46,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben (who
was
Jacob’s
oldest
son);
\par }{\LI there
were 59,300
men
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
\par }{\LI there
were 45,560
men
from
the
tribe
of
Gad;
\par }{\LI there
were 74,600
men
from
the
tribe
of
Judah;
\par }{\LI there
were 54,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
\par }{\LI there
were 57,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
\par }{\LI there
were 40,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
\par }{\LI there
were 32,200
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh;
\par }{\LI there
were 35,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
\par }{\LI there
were 62,700
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
\par }{\LI there
were 41,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
\par }{\LI there
were 53,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{44-45}That
was
the
number
of
men
from
each
tribe
that
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the
twelve
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
listed,
along
with
the
names
of
their
clans.
\VS{46}The
total
was 603,550
men.
\par }{\PP \VS{47}But
this
number
did
not
include
the
names
of
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Levi,
\VS{48}because
Yahweh
had
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{49}“When
you ◄count/write
the
names
of►
the
men
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
do
not
count
the
men
in
the
tribe
of
Levi.
\VS{50}Appoint
the
male
descendants
of
Levi
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
chest
inside
it
that
contains
{\ADD{
the
tablets
on
which
are
written}}
the
Ten
Commandments.
They
must
also
take
care
of
the
other
things
that
are
inside
the
tent.
{\ADD{
When
you
travel}},
they
are
the
ones
who
must
carry
the
tent
and
all
the
things
that
are
inside
it,
and
they
must
take
care
of
it
and
set
up
their
tents
around
it.
\VS{51}Whenever
it
is
time
for
all
of
you
to
move
{\ADD{
to
another
location}},
the
descendants
of
Levi
are
the
ones
who
must dismantle
the
tent.
And
when
it
is
time
to
stop
traveling,
they
are
the
ones
who
must
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent
again.
Any
other
person
who
goes
near
the
Sacred
Tent
{\ADD{
to
do
this
work}}
must
be
executed.
\VS{52}The
people
of
each Israeli
tribe
must
set
up
their
tents
in
their
own
area,
and
they
must
set
up
a
flag/banner
that represents
their
tribe.
\VS{53}But
the
male
descendants
of
Levi
must
set
up
their
tents
around
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
order
to
protect
the
other Israeli
people
from
being
punished [MTY]
by
Yahweh
{\ADD{
for
coming
close
to
the
Sacred
Tent}}.
The
descendants
of
Levi
are
the
ones
who
must
stand
around
the
Sacred
Tent
to
guard
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{54}So
the Israeli
people
did
everything
just
like
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Instructions for setting up the Israeli camp
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me:
\VS{2}“When
the Israelis
set
up
their
tents,
they
should
set
them
up
in
areas
that
surround
the
Sacred
Tent,
but
not
close
to
it.
The
people
of
each
tribe
must
set
up
their
tents
in
a
different
area.
Each
tribe
must
erect
in
that
area
a
banner
of
their
own
clan
and
a
flag
that represents
their
tribe.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{3-4}The
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah,
Issachar,
and
Zebulun
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
east
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
the
number
of
soldiers
whom
they
will
lead:
\par }{\PI Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 74,600
men
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
\par }{\PI \VS{5-6}Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 54,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
\par }{\PI \VS{7-8}Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 57,400
men
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
\par }{\PI \VS{9}So
there
will
be 86,400
troops
on
the
east
side
{\ADD{
of
the
Sacred
Tent}}.
Whenever
the Israelis
move
to
a
new
location,
those
three
tribes
must
go
in
front
of
the
others.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{10-11}The
tribes
of
Reuben,
Simeon,
and
Gad
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
the
number
of
men
whom
they
will
lead:
\par }{\PI Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 46,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
\par }{\PI \VS{12-13}Shelumiel,
the
son
of
Zurishaddai,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 59,300
men
of
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
\par }{\PI \VS{14-15}Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Deuel,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 45,650
men
of
the
tribe
of
Gad.
\par }{\PI \VS{16}So
there
will
be 151,450
troops
on
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Those
three
tribes
will
follow
the
first
group
{\ADD{
when
the Israelis
travel}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{17}Behind
that
group
will
walk
the
descendants
of
Levi,
who
will
carry
the
Sacred
Tent.
The Israelis
will
march
in
the
same
order
that
they
always
set
up
their
tents.
Each
tribe
will
carry
its
own
flag.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{18-19}The
tribes
of
Ephraim,
Manasseh,
and
Benjamin
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
west
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
number
of
men
whom
they
will
lead:
\par }{\PI Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 40,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
\par }{\PI \VS{20-21}Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 32,200
men
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
\par }{\PI \VS{22-23}Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 35,400
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
\par }{\PI \VS{24}So
there
will
be 108,100
troops
on
the
west
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Those
three
tribes
will
follow
the
second
group,
{\ADD{
behind
the
descendants
of
Levi}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{25-26}The
tribes
of
Dan,
Asher,
and
Naphtali
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
the
number
of
men
whom
they
will
lead:
\par }{\PI Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 62,700
men
of
the
tribe
of
Dan.
\par }{\PI \VS{27-28}Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ocran,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 41,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Asher.
\par }{\PI \VS{29-30}Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 53,400
men
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
\par }{\PI \VS{31}So
there
will
be 157,600
troops
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Those
three
tribes
will
be
last.
They
must
carry
their
own
flags
when
the Israelis
travel.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PI \VS{32}So
there
were 603,550 Israeli
men
who
were
able
to
fight
who
were
listed
according
to
their families’
ancestors.
\VS{33}But
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded,
the
names
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
were
not
included.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{34}The Israelis
did
everything
that
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me.
They
set
up
their
tents
close
to
their
tribal
flags,
and
when
they
traveled
{\ADD{
to
a
new
location,
they
walked}}
with
their
own
clans
and
family
groups.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH The sons of Aaron
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}These
are
some
of
the
things
that
happened
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
when
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
on
Sinai
Mountain.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Aaron’s
four
sons
were
Nadab
the
oldest,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
\VS{3}They
were
appointed [MTY] (OR,
Moses/I
appointed
them)
to
be
priests.
\VS{4}But,
while
Yahweh
was
watching,
Nadab
and
Abihu
died
in
the
Sinai
Desert
because
they
burned
{\ADD{
incense}}
in
a
manner
that
was
different
from
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
They
had
no
sons,
so
Eleazar
and
Ithamar
were
the
{\ADD{
only}}
sons
of
Aaron
who
{\ADD{
were
left
to
be}}
priests,
along
with
their
father
Aaron.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{6}“Bring
{\ADD{
the
men
of}}
the
tribe
of
Levi
and
present
them
to
Aaron,
in
order
that
they
may
assist
him.
\VS{7}They
will
serve
Aaron
and
all
the
other Israeli
people,
while
they
do
their
work
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
outside
it.
\VS{8}They
must
serve
all
the Israeli
people
by
taking
care
of
all
the
things
that
are
inside
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{9}Appoint
them
to
{\ADD{
help}}
Aaron
and
his
two
sons.
I
have
chosen
them
from
all
the Israeli
people
to
do
that.
\VS{10}Appoint
Aaron
and
his
two
sons
to
do
the
work
that
priests
do.
But
anyone
else
who
comes
close
to
the
Sacred
Tent
{\ADD{
to
do
that
work}}
must
be
executed.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me,
\VS{12}“Note
that
from
all
the Israelis,
I
have
chosen
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
take
the
places
of
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the Israeli
people.
The
male
descendants
of
Levi
belong
to
me,
\VS{13}because
truly
all
the
firstborn
{\ADD{
males}}
belong
to
me.
That
is
because
on
the
day
that
I
killed
all
the
firstborn
{\ADD{
sons}}
of
the
people
of
Egypt,
I
{\ADD{
spared}}
all
the
firstborn
{\ADD{
sons}}
of
the Israelis
and
set
them
apart
for
myself.
I
also
set
apart
the
firstborn
{\ADD{
males}}
of
your domestic
animals.
They
belong
to
me,
Yahweh.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
again
in
the
Sinai
Desert.
He
said,
\VS{15}“Count
the
male
members
of
the
tribe
of
Levi.
Write
down
their
names
and
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
Count
all
the
males
who
are
at
least
one
month
old.”
\VS{16}So
Moses/I
counted
them,
just
as
Yahweh
commanded.
\par }{\LI \VS{17}Levi
had
{\ADD{
three}}
sons,
whose
names
were
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
\par }{\LI \VS{18}Gershon
had
{\ADD{
two}}
sons:
Libni
and
Shimei.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
them
had
the
same
names
as
those
{\ADD{
two}}
sons.
\par }{\LI \VS{19}Kohath
had
{\ADD{
four}}
sons:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
them
had
the
same
names
as
those
{\ADD{
four}}
sons.
\par }{\LI \VS{20}Merari
had
{\ADD{
two}}
sons:
Mahli
and
Mushi.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
them
had
the
same
names
as
those
{\ADD{
two}}
sons.
\par }{\LI Those
are
the
clans
that
were
descended
from
Levi.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{21}The
two
clans
descended
from
Gershon
are
those
that
were
descended
from
{\ADD{
his
sons}}
Libni
and
Shimei.
\VS{22}In
those
two
clans
there
were 7,500
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
\VS{23}They
were
told
to
set
up
their
tents
on
the
west
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{24}The
leader
of
those
two
clans
was
Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Lael.
\VS{25}Their
work
was
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
including
the
coverings
of
the
tent,
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
of
the
tent,
\VS{26}the ◄curtains/large
pieces
of
cloth►
that
formed
the
walls
around
the
courtyard
that
is
around
the
tent
and
around
the
altar,
the
curtains
that
were
at
the
entrance
of
the
courtyard,
and
the
ropes
{\ADD{
for fastening
the
tent}}.
They
also
did
all
the
work
of
taking
care
of
the
things
outside
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}The
clans
that
were
descended
from
Kohath
were
those
descended
from
his
four
sons:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
\VS{28}In
those
four
clans
there
were 8,600
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
The
work
of
the
men
of
the
clans
was
to
take
care
of
{\ADD{
the
things
that
are
inside}}
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{29}They
set
up
their
tents
on
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{30}The
leader
of
those
four
clans
was
Elizaphan,
the
son
of
Uzziel.
\VS{31}The
work
of
the
men
of
those
clans
was
to
take
care
of
the
sacred
chest,
the
table
{\ADD{
on
which
the
priest
put
the
sacred
bread}},
the
lampstand,
the
altars,
all
the
items
that
the
priest
used
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
the
curtain
that
is
inside
the
tent.
Their
work
was
also
to
take
care
of
the
things
inside
the
tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}Aaron’s
son
Eleazar
was
the
leader
of
all
the
male
descendants
of
Levi.
He
supervised
all
the
work
that
was
done
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}The
clans
that
were
descended
from
Merari
were
those
descended
from
{\ADD{
his
sons}}
Mahli
and
Mushi.
\VS{34}In
those
two
clans
there
were 6,200
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
\VS{35}They
were
told
to
set
up
their
tents
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
leader
of
those
two
clans
was
Zuriel,
the
son
of
Abihail.
\VS{36}The
work
of
the
men
of
those
two
clans
was
to
take
care
of
the
frames
that
held
up
the
tent,
the crossbars,
the
pillars,
and
the
bases.
They
also
did
all
the
work
that
was
connected
with
those
items.
\VS{37}Their
work
was
also
to
take
care
of
the
posts
{\ADD{
that
held
up
the
curtains
that
formed
the
walls
of}}
the
courtyard,
and
all
the
bases,
tent
pegs,
and
ropes
{\ADD{
that
fastened
those
curtains}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{38}Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
Aaron’s
sons
were
told
to
set
up
their/our
tents
in
the
area
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
east
side.
Their/Our
work
was
to
supervise
the
work
that
would
be
done
in
and
around
the
Sacred
Tent,
for
the
benefit
of
the Israeli
people.
Only
the
priests
were
permitted
to
do
that.
{\ADD{
Yahweh
declared
that}}
we
should
execute
anyone
else
who
went
near
the
tent
{\ADD{
to
do
the
work
that
the
priests
do}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}When
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
all
the
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old,
who
belonged
to
the
clans
descended
from
Levi,
the
total
was 22,000.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{40}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Now
count
all
the
{\ADD{
other}}
firstborn
males
in
Israel
who
are
at
least
one
month
old,
and
write
down
their
names.
\VS{41}Also,
set
apart
for
me
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be substitutes
for
the
firstborn
males
of
the
other Israelis.
And
set
apart
for
me
the
livestock
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be substitutes
for
the
firstborn
livestock
of
the
other Israeli
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{42}So
Moses/I
did
that.
He/I
counted
the
firstborn
males
of
all
the Israeli
people,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\VS{43}The
total
of
those
who
were
at
least
one
month
old
was 22,273.
\par }{\PP \VS{44}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{45}“Set
apart
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be substitutes
for
{\ADD{
the
firstborn
males
of}}
the
other Israeli
people.
The
descendants
of
Levi
belong
to
me,
Yahweh.
\VS{46}There
are 273
more
firstborn
males
of
the
other Israeli
people
than
of
the
descendants
of
Levi.
\VS{47-48}To
pay
for
these 273
males,
collect
five
pieces
of
silver
for
each
of
them.
Each
of
those
pieces
of
silver
must
weigh
the
same
as
each
of
the
silver coins
that
are
stored
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
Give
this
silver
to
Aaron
and
his
sons.”
\par }{\PP \VS{49}So
Moses/I
did
that.
He/I
collected
the
silver
from
those 273
males.
\VS{50}The
total
was 1,365
pieces
of
silver.
Each
silver coin
weighed
the
same
as
each
of
the
silver coins
stored
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{51}Moses/I
gave
these
silver coins
to
Aaron
and
his
sons,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH The work of the clans descended from Kohath
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Write
down
the
names
of
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
Levi.
\VS{3}Write
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
between 30
and 50
years
old.
These
will
be
men
who
will
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}“he
work
of
these
descendants
of
Kohath
will
be
{\ADD{
to
take
care
of}}
the
sacred
items
{\ADD{
that
are
used
when
the
people
worship}}
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{5}When
you Israelis
move
to
another
location,
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
enter
the
tent
to
take
down
the
curtain
that
separates
the
Very
Holy
Place
from
the
other
part
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
must
cover
the
sacred
chest
with
that
curtain.
\VS{6}Then
they
must
cover
that
with
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Over
that
they
must
spread
a
blue
cloth.
Then
they
must
insert
into
the
rings
on
the
chest
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying
it}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}“hen
they
must
put
a
blue
cloth
over
the
table
on
which
the
priests
put
the
sacred
bread.
On
top
of
the
cloth
they
must
put
the
bowls
{\ADD{
for
incense}},
the
pans,
the
other
dishes,
the
jars
for
{\ADD{
the
wine
that
will
be}}
offered
as
a
sacrifice,
and
the
sacred
bread.
\VS{8}Over
all
of
this
they
must
spread
a
scarlet/red
cloth.
Finally,
they
must
put
on
top
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Then
they
must
insert
into
the
{\ADD{
rings
at
the
corners
of}}
the
tables
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying
it}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“hen
with
another
blue
cloth
they
must
cover
the
lampstand,
the
lamps,
the
lamp
snuffers,
the
trays,
and
the
special
jars
of
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
{\ADD{
to
burn
in
the
lamps}}.
\VS{10}They
must
cover
the
lampstand
and
all
the
other
items
with
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
They
must
place
all
these
things
on
a
frame
for
carrying
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}“hen
they
must
spread
another
blue
cloth
over
the
gold
altar
{\ADD{
which
is
used
for
burning}}
incense.
Over
this
they
must
spread
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Then
they
must
insert
into
{\ADD{
the
rings
of}}
that
altar
the
poles
for
carrying
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}“hey
must
take
all
the
other
items
that
are
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
wrap
them
in
a
blue
cloth,
cover
that
with
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats,
and
place
all
that
on
a
frame
for
carrying
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}“hen
they
must
remove
the
ashes
from
the
altar
{\ADD{
on
which
they
have
burned
sacrifices}}.
Then
they
must
cover
the
altar
with
a
purple
cloth.
\VS{14}Then
they
must
spread
on
top
of
the
cloth
all
the
items
used
at
the
altar—the
pans
{\ADD{
for
carrying
the
hot
coals}},
the
meat
forks,
the
shovels,
the
bowls
{\ADD{
for
containing
the
blood
to
sprinkle
on
the
people}},
and
all
the
other
containers.
Then
they
must
spread
over
all
those
things
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Then
they
must
insert
into
{\ADD{
the
rings
at
the
sides
of}}
the
altar
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying
it}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}“hen
Aaron
and
his
sons
have
finished
covering
all
these
sacred
things,
the Israeli
people
will
be
ready
to
move
{\ADD{
to
a
new
location}}.
The
descendants
of
Kohath
must
come
and
carry
all
the
sacred
things
to
{\ADD{
the
next
place}}
where
you Israelis
will
set
up
your
tents.
But
the
descendants
of
Kohath
must
not
touch
any
of
these
sacred
items,
because
they
will
{\ADD{
immediately}}
die
{\ADD{
if
they
touch
them}}.
They
are
the
ones
who
will
carry
these
things,
{\ADD{
but
they
must
not
touch
them}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}“aron’s
son
Eleazar
will
have
the
work
of
taking
care
of
the
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
for
the
lamps,
the nice-smelling
incense,
the
grain
which
will
be
burned
on
the
altar
each
day,
and
the
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
for
anointing
{\ADD{
the
priests}}.
Eleazar
is
the
one
who
will
supervise
the
work
that
is
done
at
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
men
who
take
care
of
everything
that
is
in
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“hen
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
\VS{18-20}“When
the
descendants
of
Kohath
approach
the
sacred
items
in
the
Sacred
Tent
{\ADD{
to
take
them
to
another
location}},
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
always
go
in
with
them
and
show
each
of
them
what
work
to
do
and
what
things
to
carry.
But
the
descendants
of
Kohath
must
not
enter
the
Sacred
Tent
{\ADD{
at
any
other
time}}
and
look
at
the
things
that
are
in
it.
If
they
do
that,
I
will
get
rid
of
all
the
descendants
of
Kohath.”
\par }{\SH The
work
of
the
men
descended
from
Gershon
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{22}“Write
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
the
Gershon
{\ADD{
division
of
the
descendants
of
Levi}}.
\VS{23}Write
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
between 30
and 50
years
old.
They
will
be
men
who
will
also
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}“his
is
the
work
that
they
must
do
and
the
things
that
they
must
carry
{\ADD{
when
you
move
to
a
new
location}}:
\VS{25}They
must
carry
the
curtains
of
the
Sacred
Tent;
they
must
carry
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
things
that
cover
it,
including
the
nice
outer
covering
made
from
skins
of
goats,
and
the
curtain
which
is
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{26}They
must
also
carry
the
curtains
that
form
the
wall
that
surrounds
the
courtyard
that
surrounds
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar,
the
curtain
that
is
at
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard,
and
the
ropes
{\ADD{
that
fasten
the
curtains}}.
They
must
also
do
the packing
and
loading
of
these
things.
\VS{27}Aaron
and
his
sons
will
supervise
the
work
of
all
the
descendants
of
Gershom.
That
work includes
carrying
those
things
and
doing
other
work
that
is
necessary
for
moving
them.
They
must
tell
each
of
the
descendants
of
Gershom
what
things
they
must
carry.
\VS{28}Those
are
the
tasks
that
you
must
give
to
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
Gershom.
Aaron’s
son
Ithamar
is
the
one
who
will
supervise
their
work.
\par }{\SH The
work
of
the
men
descended
from
Merari
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Count
also
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
Levi’s
son
Merari.
\VS{30}Write
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
between 30
and 50
years
old.
They
will
be
men
who
will
also
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{31}Their
work
will
be
to
carry
the
frames
that
hold
up
the
tent,
the crossbars,
the
posts
{\ADD{
that
hold
up
the
curtains}},
and
the
bases.
\VS{32}They
must
also
carry
the
posts
for
{\ADD{
the
curtains
that
form
the
walls
of}}
the
courtyard
and
the
bases
for
the
posts,
the
tent
pegs,
and
the
ropes
{\ADD{
to
fasten
the
curtains}}.
Tell
each
man
what
things
he
must
carry.
\VS{33}Those
are
the
tasks
that
the
descendants
of
Merari
must
do
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Aaron’s
son
Ithamar
is
the
one
who
will
supervise
them.”
\par }{\SH Summary
of
the
counting
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
\par }{\PP \VS{34}So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the Israeli
leaders
counted
the
descendants
of
Kohath,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
\VS{35}They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{36}The
total
was 2,750
men.
\VS{37}They
were
the
descendants
of
Kohath
who
{\ADD{
were
able
to}}
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
them
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\par }{\PP \VS{38}They/We
also
counted
the
descendants
of
Gershon,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
\VS{39}They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{40}The
total
was 2,630
men.
\VS{41}They
were
the
descendants
of
Gershon
who
{\ADD{
were
able
to}}
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
them
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\par }{\PP \VS{42}They/We
also
counted
the
descendants
of
Merari,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
\VS{43}They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{44}The
total
was 3,200
men.
\VS{45}They
were
the
descendants
of
Merari
who
{\ADD{
were
able
to}}
work.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
them
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\par }{\PP \VS{46}So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the Israeli
leaders
counted
all
the
descendants
of
Levi,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
\VS{47}They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old.
They
were
ones
who
{\ADD{
were
able
to}}
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent
and
who
carried
the
tent
and
everything
that
was
connected
with
it.
\VS{48}The
total
was 8,580
men.
\VS{49}They/We
completed
the
counting
{\ADD{
of
all
the
descendants
of
Levi}},
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
And
they/we
told
each
man
what
work
he
was
to
do
and
what
things
he
must
carry
{\ADD{
when
they
moved
to
a
new
location}}.

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH Expelling those who were ritually impure
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘ou
must
send
away
from
your ◄camp/area
where
you
have
your
tents►
any
man
or
woman
who
has
leprosy
and
anyone
who
has
a
discharge
{\ADD{
of
some fluid
from
his
body}},
and
anyone
who
has
become
unacceptable
to
God
because
of
{\ADD{
having
touched}}
a
corpse.
\VS{3}Send
them
away
from
there
in
order
that
they
will
not
{\ADD{
touch
people
in
the
camp
area}}
where
I
live
among
you
and
cause
them
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.’ ”
\VS{4}So
{\ADD{
Moses/I
told
that
to
the Israeli
people,
and}}
the Israeli
people
obeyed
what
Yahweh
commanded
Moses/me.
\par }{\SH Paying
for
committing
crimes
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me,
\VS{6}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘f
someone ◄commits
a
crime
against/does
something
wrong
to►
another
person,
{\ADD{
I
consider
that}}
that
person
has
done
wrong
to
me.
\VS{7}That
person
must
confess
that
he
or
she
is
guilty,
and
he
or
she
must
pay
to
the
person
to
whom
wrong
was
done
{\ADD{
what
others
consider
to
be
a
suitable/proper
payment}}
for
what
he
has
done,
and
he
must
pay
an extra 20 percent.
\VS{8}If
the
person
against
whom
the
wrong
was
done
{\ADD{
has
died
and}}
there
is
no
relative
to
whom
the
money
can
be
paid,
then
the
money
belongs
to
me,
and
it
must
be
paid
to
the
priest.
In
addition,
the
one
who
did
the
wrong
must
give
a
male
sheep
to
the
priest
{\ADD{
to
sacrifice}}
in
order
that ◄that
person’s
sin
may
be
forgiven/I
can
forgive
that
person
for
his
sin►.
\VS{9}All
the
sacred
offerings
that
the Israelis
bring
to
the
priest
belong
to
the
priest.
\VS{10}The
priest
can
keep
those
gifts.’ ”
\par }{\SH Suspecting
a
wife
of
committing
adultery
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me:
\VS{12}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘uppose
a
man
thinks
that
his
wife
has
slept
with
another
man,
\VS{13}but
neither
he
nor
anyone
else
knows
if
it
is
true
or
not,
because
no
one
saw
her
doing
that.
\VS{14}But
if
the
woman’s
husband
is
jealous,
and
if
he suspects
that
she
has
committed
adultery,
and
he
wants
to
know
whether
that
is
true
or
not,
\VS{15}he
should
take
his
wife
to
the
priest.
He
must
take
along
as
an
offering
two quarts/liters
of
barley
flour.
The
priest
must
not
pour
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
or
incense
on
it,
because
this
is
an
offering
that
the
man
has
brought
because
he ◄is
jealous/wants
his
wife
to
sleep
only
with
him►.
It
is
an
offering
to
find
out
if
she
is
guilty
or
not.
{\ADD{
Neither
olive
oil
nor
incense
should
be
used
because
are
associated
with
joy
and
this
is
not
a
time
for
joy.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}The
priest
must
tell
the
woman
to
stand
{\ADD{
in
front
of
the
altar}}
in
my
presence.
\VS{17}He
must
put
some
sacred
water
in
a
clay
jar,
and
then
he
must
put
some
dirt
from
the
floor
of
the
Sacred
Tent
into
the
water.
\VS{18}He
must untie/unfasten
the
woman’s
hair.
Then
he
must
put
in
her
hands
the
grain
that
her
jealous
husband
is
offering
to
determine
whether
she
has
committed
adultery
or
not.
The
priest
must
hold
{\ADD{
the
bowl
that
contains}}
bitter
water
that
will
cause ◄the
woman
to
be
cursed/bad
things
to
happen
to
the
woman►
{\ADD{
if
she
is
guilty}}.
\VS{19}The
priest
must
require
her
to
solemnly
declare
{\ADD{
that
she
will
tell
the
truth}}.
Then
he
must
say
to
her, “as
another
man
had
sex [EUP]
with
you?
Have
you
faithfully
{\ADD{
slept
only
with
your
husband}}
or
not?
If
you
have
not
slept
with
another
man,
nothing
bad
will
happen
to
you
if
you
drink
the
water.
\VS{20}But
if
you
have
had
sex
with
another
man,
{\ADD{
Yahweh
will
curse
you}}.
\VS{21-22}Your
womb
will
shrivel
up
and
your
stomach
will
swell
up.
You
will
never
be
able
to
give
birth
to
children,
and
as
a
result,
everyone
will
curse
you
and
avoid
you.
If
you
have
committed
adultery,
{\ADD{
when
you
drink}}
this
water,
that
is
what
will
happen
to
you.”
Then
the
woman
must
answer, “{\ADD{
If
I
am
guilty}},
I
will
not
object
if
that
happens.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}‘Then
the
priest
must
write
{\ADD{
with
ink}}
on
a
small
scroll
these ◄curses/bad
things
that
will
happen
to
her
if
she
is
guilty►
{\ADD{
and
then
wash
the
ink
off
into
the
bitter
water}}.
\VS{24-25}The
priest
must
take
from
her
the
offering
of
barley
flour
{\ADD{
that
she
is
holding}},
and
lift
it
up
to
dedicate
it
to
me.
Then
he
must
put
it
on
the
altar
\VS{26}and
burn
part
of
it
as
a
sacrifice.
Then
the
woman
must
drink
the
bitter
water.
\VS{27}If
the
woman
has
committed
adultery,
the
water
will
cause
her
to
suffer
greatly.
Her
stomach
will
swell
up
and
her
womb
will
shrink,
{\ADD{
and
she
will
be
unable
to
give
birth
to
children}}.
And
then
her ◄relatives/fellow Israelis►
will
curse
her.
\VS{28}But
if
she ◄is
innocent/has
not
committed
adultery►,
her
body
will
not
be
harmed,
and
she
will
still
be
able
to
give
birth
to
children.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}‘hat
is
the
ritual
that
must
be
performed
when
a
woman
who
is
married
has
been
unfaithful
to
her
husband,
\VS{30}or
when
a
man
is
jealous
and suspects
that
his
wife
{\ADD{
has
had
sex
with
another
man}}.
The
priest
must
tell
that
woman
to
stand
{\ADD{
at
the
altar}}
in
my
presence
and
obey
these
instructions.
\VS{31}Even
if
the
woman
has
not
done
what
the
husband suspected,
he
will
not
be
punished [MTY]
for
doing
something
wrong
{\ADD{
by
bringing
his
wife
to
the
priest}}.
But
if
his
wife
is
guilty,
she
will
suffer
as
a
result.’ ”

\par }\Chap{6}{\SH Rules about Nazir-men
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me:
\VS{2}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘f
any
of
you
{\ADD{
wants
to}}
make
a
solemn
promise
to
dedicate
himself
to
belong
to
me
in
a
special
way,
{\ADD{
after
you
obey
these
instructions}},
you
will
be
called
a Nazir-man,
{\ADD{
which
means “dedicated
man”}}.
\VS{3}You
must
not
drink
any
wine
or
other alcoholic/fermented
drink.
You
must
not
drink
any
vinegar
made
from
wine
or
from
any
other alcoholic/fermented
drink.
You
must
not
drink
grape
juice
or
eat
grapes
or
raisins.
\VS{4}You
must
not
eat
anything
that
comes
from grapevines,
not
even
the
skins
or
seeds
of
grapes,
during
the
time
that
you
are
a Nazir-man.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}‘ven
your
hair
will
be
dedicated
to
me
during
the
time
that
you
area Nazir-man,
so
you
must
never
allow
anyone
to
cut
your
hair.
Until
the
time
that
your
solemn
promise
to
dedicate
yourself
to
me
is
ended,
you
must
allow
your
hair
to
grow
long.
\VS{6}And
you
must
not
go
near
a
corpse
during
the
time
that
you
are
a Nazir-man.
\VS{7}Even
if
the
person
who
died
is
your
father
or
your
mother
or
your
brother
or
your
sister,
you
must
not
cause
yourself
to
become
unacceptable
to
me
{\ADD{
by
coming
close
to
the
corpse}}.
Your
long
hair [MTY]
shows
that
you
belong
to
me
in
a
special
way,
so
you
must
not
cut
your
hair.
\VS{8}You
are
required
to
keep
doing
this
all
the
time
that
you
are
dedicated
to
me
in
this
special
way.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}‘f
anyone
dies
very
suddenly
when
he
is
near
you,
then
your
hair
that
you
have
dedicated
to
me
is
no
longer
sacred.
So
you
must
wait
seven
days
and
then
shave
it
all
off.
Then
you
must
perform
a
special
ritual
to
cause
yourself
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again.
\VS{10}The
next
day
you
must
bring
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons
to
the
priest
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{11}‘he
priest
must
{\ADD{
kill
the
birds
and}}
offer
them
as
sacrifices.
One
of
them
will
be
an
offering
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed,
and
the
other
will
be
an
offering
that
is
burned
completely
to
please
me.
{\ADD{
After
the
priest
burns
them
on
the
altar}},
I
will
forgive
you
for
having
come
close
to
a
corpse,
and
{\ADD{
when}}
your
hair
{\ADD{
grows
again
it}}
will
be
dedicated
to
me
again.
\VS{12}The
amount
of
time
that
you
were
set
apart
for
me
the
previous
time
does
not
count,
because
you
had
become
unacceptable
to
me
{\ADD{
by
coming
close
to
a
corpse}}
during
the
time
that
you
were
a Nazir-man.
So
you
must
again
make
a
solemn
promise
to
dedicate
yourself
to
me
for
the
entire
amount
of
time
that
you indicated
the
previous
time.
And
you
must
also
sacrifice
a one-year-old
lamb
for
not
doing
what
you
were
required
to
do.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}‘hen
the
time
that
you
promised
to
dedicate
yourself
to
me
is
ended,
go
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
\VS{14}and
offer
as
sacrifices
to
me
three
animals
that
have
no defects:
Offer
a one-year-old
ram
that
will
be
burned
completely,
a one-year-old
female
lamb
as
a
sacrifice
to
enable
me
to
forgive
your
sins,
and
one full-grown
ram
as
a
sacrifice
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}‘hen
you
bring
those
animals,
you
must
also
bring
some
wine
to
offer
as
a
sacrifice.
And
you
must
also
bring
a
basket
of
bread
that
you
have
made
with
very
good
flour
and
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
But
you
must
not
put
any
yeast
in
the
bread.
Also brush/spread
some
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
on
some
thin
wafers
and
bring
them
to
the
priest.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}‘he
priest
will
put
the
young
lamb
and
the
young
ram
on
the
altar
and
completely
burn
them,
in
order
that
I
will
be
pleased
and
will
forgive
you
for
your
sins.
\VS{17}Then
he
will
kill
the full-grown
ram
as
an
offering
to
restore
fellowship
with
me,
and
he
will
also
burn
on
the
altar
some
of
the
bread
and
the
grain
and
wine.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}‘fter
that,
you
must
{\ADD{
stand
at}}
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
shave
off
your
hair.
Then
you
must
put
that
hair
in
the
fire
that
is
under
the
{\ADD{
animal
that
has
been
sacrificed}}
on
the
altar
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}‘he
meat
from
the
ram’s
shoulder
must
be
boiled.
After
it
is
cooked,
the
priest
will
take
it
along
with
one
of
the
loaves
of
bread
and
one
wafer
which
has
been brushed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil,
and
he
will
put
them
in
your
hands.
\VS{20}Then
the
priest
will
{\ADD{
take
them
back
and}}
lift
them
up
high
to
dedicate
them
to
me.
They
now
belong
to
the
priest,
and
he
is
permitted
to
eat
some
of
the
meat
from
the
ram’s
shoulder
and
from
its
ribs
and
from
one
of
its
thighs,
because
that
meat
is
his
share
of
the
sacrifice.
After
that,
you
will
no
longer
be
a Nazir-man,
and
you
will
again
be
permitted
to
drink
wine.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}‘hose
are
the
regulations
about
the
offerings
that Nazir-men
solemnly
promise
to
bring
to
me
to
end
their
time
of
being
dedicated
to
me.
They
must
bring
these
offerings,
but
if
they
want
to,
they
may
bring additional
offerings.
And
they
must
do
everything
that
they
solemnly
promised
to
do
when
they
dedicated
themselves
to
me.’ ”
\par }{\SH The
blessing
for
the
people
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{23}“Tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
that
when
they
{\ADD{
ask
me
to}}
bless
the
people,
they
must
say,
\par }{\Q \VS{24}‘I
desire
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you
\par }{\QB and
protect
you,
\par }{\Q \VS{25}and
that
he
will
smile
at
you
\par }{\QB and
act
kindly
toward
you,
\par }{\Q \VS{26}and
that
he
will
be
good
to
you [IDM]
\par }{\QB and
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
Yahweh
said, “If
Aaron
and
his
sons
ask
me
to
bless
the Israeli
people,
truly
I
will
bless
them.”

\par }\Chap{7}{\SH The offerings brought to the Sacred Tent
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
Moses/I
had
finished
setting
up
the
Sacred
Tent,
he/I
dedicated [MTY]
it
to
Yahweh.
He/I
also
dedicated
the
things
that
are
inside
the
tent,
and
the
altar
{\ADD{
for
burning
sacrifices}},
and
all
the
things
that
would
be
used
at
the
altar.
\VS{2}Then
the
leaders
of
the
{\ADD{
twelve}} Israeli
tribes,
the
same
men
who
had
{\ADD{
helped
Aaron
and
Moses/me
to}}
count
the
men
{\ADD{
who
could
fight
in
battles}},
\VS{3}came
to
the
tent,
bringing
gifts
to
Yahweh.
They
brought
six sturdy/large
carts
and
twelve
oxen,
one
ox
from
each
of
the
leaders
and
a
cart
from
each
of
the
two
leaders.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{5}“Accept
these
gifts,
in
order
that
the
descendants
of
Levi
can
use
them
for
carrying
the
sacred
items
that
are
here
at
the
Sacred
Tent.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
Moses/I
took
the
carts
and
oxen
and
gave
them
to
the
descendants
of
Levi.
\VS{7}He/I
gave
two
carts
and
four
oxen
to
the
descendants
of
Gershon
for
their
work,
\VS{8}and
he/I
gave
four
carts
and
eight
oxen
to
the
descendants
of
Merari
for
their
work.
Aaron’s
son
Ithamar
was
the
supervisor
of
all
their
work.
\VS{9}But
he/I
did
not
give
any
carts
or
oxen
to
the
descendants
of
Kohath,
because
they
took
care
of
the
sacred
items
that
were
to
be
carried
on
their
shoulders,
{\ADD{
not
on
carts}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}On
the
day
that
the
altar
was
dedicated [MTY],
the
{\ADD{
twelve}}
leaders
brought
other
gifts
to
be
dedicated
and
put
them
in
front
of
the
altar.
\VS{11}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Each
of
the
next
twelve
days
one
leader
should
bring
his
gifts
for
the
dedication
of
the
altar.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12-83}These
are
the
gifts
that
each
of
the
leaders
brought:
\par }{\PI —a
silver
dish
that
weighed ◄more
than
three
pounds/1.5 kg.►,
and
a
silver
bowl
that
weighed ◄almost
two
pounds/800 grams►,
both
of
which
were
full
of
good
flour
and
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
to
be
offerings
of
grain;
they
both
were
weighed
using
the
standard
scales;
\par }{\PI —a
small
gold
dish
that
weighed ◄four ounces/14 grams►,
filled
with
incense;
\par }{\PI —a
young
bull,
a
{\ADD{full-grown}}
ram,
and
a one-year-old
ram,
to
be
sacrifices
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar;
\par }{\PI —a
goat
to
be
sacrificed
to
{\ADD{
enable
me
to
forgive
the
people
}}for
the
sins
they
have
committed;
\par }{\PI —and
two
bulls,
five full-grown
rams,
five
male
goats,
and
five
rams
that
were one-year-old,
to
be
sacrifices
to
maintain
the
people’s
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
\par }{\PP This
was
the
order
in
which
the
leaders
brought
their
gifts:
\par }{\PI on
the
first
day,
Nahshon,
son
of
Amminadab
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
brought
his
gifts;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/second
day,
Nethanel,
son
of
Zuar,
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/third
day,
Eliab,
son
of
Helon,
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/fourth
day,
Elizur,
son
of
Shedeur,
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/fifth
day,
Shelumiel,
son
of Jurishhaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/sixth
day,
Eliasaph,
son
of
Deuel,
from
the
tribe
of
Gad;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/seventh
day,
Elishama,
son
of
Ammihud,
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/eighth
day,
Gamaliel,
son
of
Pedahzur,
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/ninth
day,
Abidan,
son
of
Gideoni,
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/tenth
day,
Ahiezer,
son
of
Ammishaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/eleventh
day,
Pagiel,
son
of Acran,
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
\par }{\PI on
the
next/twelfth
day,
Ahira,
son
of
Enam,
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
\par }{\PP \VS{84-88}When
the
altar
was
dedicated
to
Yahweh,
those
{\ADD{
twelve}}
leaders
brought
these
gifts:
\par }{\PI —twelve
silver
plates
and
twelve
silver
bowls,
weighing
a
total
of
about ◄60
pounds/27.6 kg.►,
each
of
them
being
weighed
on
the
scales
kept
in
the
Sacred
Tent;
\par }{\PI —twelve
gold
dishes
filled
with
incense,
weighing
a
total
of
about ◄three
pounds/1.4 kg.►,
each
being
weighed
on
those
same
scales;
\par }{\PI —twelve
bulls,
twelve
{\ADD{full-grown}}
rams,
and
twelve one-year-old
rams,
to
be
sacrifices
that
were
completely
burned,
along
with
the
grain
offerings;
\par }{\PI —twelve
goats
to
be
sacrificed
{\ADD{
to
forgive
the
people}}
for
the
sins
{\ADD{
they
have
committed}};
\par }{\PI —and 24
bulls, 60 full-grown
rams, 60
goats,
and 60
rams
that
were one-year-old,
to
be
sacrifices
to
maintain
the
people’s
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
\par }{\PP \VS{89}Whenever
Moses/I
entered
the
Sacred
Tent
to
talk
with
Yahweh,
he/I
heard
Yahweh’s
voice
speaking
between
the
two
{\ADD{
images
of}}
creatures
with
wings
that
were
above
the
lid
of
the
sacred
chest.

\par }\Chap{8}{\SH Aaron set up the lampstand
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Tell
Aaron
to
put
the
seven
lamps
on
the
lampstand
and
place
them
in
such
a
way
that
they
shine
toward
the
front
of
the
lampstand.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}So
{\ADD{
Moses/I
told
him
what
Yahweh
said}},
and
he
did
that.
\VS{4}The
lampstand
had
been
made
from
gold
that
had
been
hammered
{\ADD{
from
one
large
lump
of
gold}},
from
its
base
to
the decorations
at
the
top
{\ADD{
that
resembled}}
flowers.
The
lampstand
was
made
exactly
like
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me
that
it
should
be
made.
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
dedicating
the
descendants
of
Levi
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{6}“You
must
cause
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be
acceptable
to
me
by
setting
them
apart
from
the
other Israeli
people.
\VS{7}Do
that
by sprinkling
them
with
water
{\ADD{
which
will symbolize}}
their
being
freed/cleansed
from
{\ADD{
the
guilt
of}}
their
sins.
Then
they
must
shave
{\ADD{
off
all
the
hair
on}}
their
bodies
and
wash
their
clothes.
\VS{8}Then
they
must
bring
to
the
Sacred
Tent
one
bull
and
some
grain
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
{\ADD{
Those
things
will
be
burned}}
as
sacrifices.
They
must
also
bring
another
bull
{\ADD{
that
will
enable
me
to
forgive
them
}}
for
the
sins
they
have
committed.
\VS{9}Then
you
must
summon
all
the Israeli
people
to
come
together
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
to
{\ADD{
gather
around}}
the
descendants
of
Levi.
\VS{10}Then
the Israeli
people
must
lay
their
hands
on
the
descendants
of
Levi.
\VS{11}Aaron
must
then
present
them
to
me
to
be
a
gift
from
the Israeli
people,
in
order
that
they
can
work
for
me
{\ADD{
at
the
Sacred
Tent}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}“fter
that,
the
descendants
of
Levi
must
place
their
hands
on
the
heads
of
the
two
bulls.
Then
the
bulls
will
be
{\ADD{
killed
and}}
burned
on
the
altar.
One
will
be
an
offering
to
enable
me
{\ADD{
to
forgive
them
for
}}the
sins
they
have
committed,
and
the
other
will
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
to
please
me}}.
\VS{13}The
descendants
of
Levi
must
stand
{\ADD{
at
the
altar}}
in
front
of
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
you
must
then
dedicate
to
me
the
descendants
of
Levi.
\VS{14}This
ritual
will
show
that
the
descendants
of
Levi
are
set
apart
from
the
other Israelis
and
that
they
belong
to
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}“fter
the
descendants
of
Levi
have
been
made
acceptable
to
me,
and
presented
to
me
like
a
special
offering,
they
may
start
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{16}They
will
belong
to
me.
They
will
work
for
me
as substitutes
for
the
firstborn
males
of
all
the Israelis,
{\ADD{
who
also
belong
to
me}}.
\VS{17}All
the
firstborn
males
in
Israel,
both
the
people
and
the
animals,
are
mine.
When
I
caused
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the
people
of
Egypt
to
die,
{\ADD{
I ◄spared/did
not
kill►
the
firstborn
males
of
the Israelis}}.
I
set
them
apart
to
belong
to
me.
I
said
that
the
firstborn
males
of
all
their domestic
animals
would
also
belong
to
me.
\VS{18}But
now
I
have
chosen
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
take
the
places
of
the
firstborn
males
of
other Israelis.
\VS{19}I
have
appointed
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
help
Aaron
and
his
sons
at
the
Sacred
Tent,
as
Aaron
and
his
sons
offer
the
sacrifices
so
that
the Israeli
people’s
sins
will
be
forgiven,
and
to
prevent
the Israelis
from
coming
close
to
the
tent
with
the
result
that
a
plague
would
cause
many
of
them
to
become
sick
and
die.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the
other Israelis
helped
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
do
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\VS{21}The
descendants
of
Levi
{\ADD{
sprinkled
themselves
with
water
to symbolize
that}}
they
had
been
freed/cleansed
from
{\ADD{
the
guilt
of}}
their
sins,
and
they
washed
their
clothes.
Then
Aaron
brought
them
to
{\ADD{
the
altar
to}}
present
them
to
Yahweh,
and
he
offered
sacrifices
to
cleanse
them
from
{\ADD{
the
guilt
of}}
their
sins
and
cause
them
to
become
acceptable
to
Yahweh.
\VS{22}After
that,
the
descendants
of
Levi
started
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent
to
assist
Aaron
and
his
sons.
They
did
that
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me:
\VS{24}“The
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
between 25
and 50
years
old
will
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{25}But
after
they
become 50
years
old,
they
must ◄retire/not
do
that
work
anymore►.
\VS{26}They
may
help
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
to
do
their
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent,
but
they
must
not
do
the
work
themselves.
That
is
what
you
must
tell
them
about
the
work
they
will
do.”

\par }\Chap{9}{\SH They celebrated Passover again
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}One
year
after
the Israelis
left
Egypt,
during
the
month
of
March,
while
they
were
in
the
Sinai
Desert,
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
they
must
celebrate
the
Passover
{\ADD{
Festival
again}}.
\VS{3}They
must
do
it
on
the
fourteenth
day
of
this
month,
early
in
the
evening,
and
they
must
obey
all
the
instructions
about
it
{\ADD{
that
I
gave
you
previously}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}So
Moses/I
told
the
people
what
Yahweh
had
said
about
celebrating
the
Passover.
\VS{5}The
people
celebrated
it,
there
in
the
Sinai
Desert,
in
the
evening
of
the
fourteenth
day
of
the
month,
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}But
some
of
the Israeli
people
had
touched
a
corpse,
and
as
a
result
they
had
become unfit
to
celebrate
the
Passover.
So
they
asked
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
\VS{7}“It
is
true
that
we
have
touched
a
corpse.
But
why
should
that
prevent
us
from
celebrating
the
Passover
Festival
and
offering
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
like
everyone
else [RHQ]?”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Moses/I
replied, “Wait
here
until
I
go
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
find
out
what
Yahweh
says
about
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\ADD{
So
Moses/I
went
into
the
tent
and
asked
Yahweh
what
he/I
should
tell
the
people}},
and
this
is
what
Yahweh
said:
\VS{10}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
If
any
of
you
or
your
descendants
touch
a
corpse
and
as
a
result
become
unacceptable
to
me,
or
if
you
are
away
from
home
on
a
long
trip
{\ADD{
at
the
time
to
celebrate
the
Passover}},
you
will
still
be
permitted
to
celebrate
it.
\VS{11}But
you
must
celebrate
it
exactly
one
month
later,
early
in
the
evening
of
the
fourteenth
day
of
that
month.
Eat
the
meat
of
the
lamb
for
the
Passover
Festival
with
bread
that
is
baked
without
yeast
and
eat
bitter
herbs.
\VS{12}Do
not
leave
any
of
it
until
the
next
morning.
And
do
not
break
any
of
the lamb’s
bones.
Obey
all
the
regulations
about
celebrating
the
Passover.
\VS{13}But
if
any
of
you
has
not
done
anything
that
would
make
you unfit
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival,
and
you
are
not
away
from
home
on
a
long
trip,
and
you
do
not
sacrifice
to
me
at
the
proper
time,
you
will
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people. ◄You
will
be
punished/I
will
punish
you►.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Foreigners
who
live
among
you
may
also
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival,
if
they
obey
all
my
commands
concerning
it.”
\par }{\SH A
cloud
covered
the
Sacred
Tent
\par }{\PP \VS{15-16}On
the
day
that
the
Sacred
Tent
was
set
up,
a
cloud
covered
it.
From
the
time
that
the
sun
set
until
the
time
that
the
sun
rose
{\ADD{
the
next
day}},
the
cloud
resembled
a
{\ADD{
huge}}
fire.
And
that
is
what
happened
every
day
{\ADD{
that
we/the Israelis
were
in
the
desert}}.
\VS{17}When
the
cloud
rose
up
and
started
to
move
{\ADD{
to
a
new
location}},
we/they
followed
it.
When
the
cloud
stopped,
we/the Israelis
stopped
there
and
set
up
their
tents.
\VS{18}We/They
traveled
when
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
by
causing
the
cloud
to
move
or
stop}}, signaled
to
us/them
when
to
move
and
when
to
stop.
When
the
cloud
stayed
over
the
Sacred
Tent,
we/the Israelis
stayed
at
that
place.
\VS{19}Sometimes
the
cloud
stayed
over
the
tent
for
a
long
time,
so
when
that
happened,
we/they
did
not
travel.
\VS{20}Sometimes
the
cloud
remained
over
the
tent
for
only
a
few
days.
We/The
people
stopped
and
set
up
our/their
tents
as
Yahweh
commanded
us/them,
and
we/they
traveled
{\ADD{
to
a
new
location}}
when
Yahweh
commanded
us/them
to
do
that.
\VS{21}Sometimes
the
cloud
stayed
in
one
place
for
only
one
day.
When
that
happened,
when
the
cloud
rose
up
{\ADD{
into
the
sky}}
the
next
morning,
then
we/they
traveled.
Whenever
the
cloud
moved,
during
the
day
or
during
the
night,
we/they
traveled.
\VS{22}If
the
cloud
stayed
over
the
Sacred
Tent
for
two
days,
or
for
a
month,
or
for
a
year,
during
that
time
we/they
stayed
where
we/they
were.
But
when
the
cloud
rose
up
{\ADD{
into
the
sky}},
we/they
started
to
travel.
\VS{23}When
Yahweh
commanded
us/them
to
{\ADD{
stop
and}}
set
up
our/their
tents,
we/they
did
that.
When
he
told
us/them
to
move,
we/they
moved.
We/They
did
whatever
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
that
we/they
should
do.

\par }\Chap{10}{\SH The silver trumpets
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“{\ADD{
Tell
someone
to}}
make
two
trumpets
by hammering
each
one
from
{\ADD{
one
lump
of}}
silver.
Blow
the
trumpets
to
summon
the
people
to
come
together
and
also
to
signal
that
they
must
move
their
tents
{\ADD{
to
a
new
location}}.
\VS{3}If
both
trumpets
are
blown,
it
means
that
everyone
must
gather
together
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{4}If
only
one
trumpet
is
blown,
it
means
that
only
the
{\ADD{
twelve}}
leaders
of
the
tribes
must
gather
together.
\VS{5}If
the
trumpets
are
blown
loudly,
the
tribes
that
are
to
the
east
{\ADD{
of
the
Sacred
Tent}}
should
start
to
travel.
\VS{6}When
the
trumpets
are
blown
loudly
the
second
time,
the
tribes
that
are
to
the
south
should
start
to
travel.
The
loud
blasts
on
the
trumpet
will
signal
that
they
should
start
to
travel.
\VS{7}When
you
want
only
to
gather
the
people
together,
blow
the
trumpets,
but
do
not
blow
them
as
loudly.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}“he
priests
who
are
descended
from
Aaron
are
the
ones
who
should
blow
the
trumpets.
That
is
a
regulation
that
will
never
be
changed.
\VS{9}When
you
fight
against
enemies
who
attack
you
in
your
own
land,
tell
the
priests
to
blow
the
trumpets
loudly.
I,
Yahweh,
your
God,
will
hear
that,
and
I
will
rescue
you
from
your
enemies.
\VS{10}Also
tell
the
priests
to
blow
the
trumpets
when
the
people
are
happy,
and
at
the
festivals
{\ADD{
each
year}},
and
at
the
times
when
they
celebrate
the
new
moon
each
month.
Tell
them
to
blow
the
trumpets
when
the
people
bring
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned,
and
when
they
bring
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
If
they
do
that,
it
will
help
you
to
remember
that
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
{\ADD{
will
help
you}}.”
\par }{\SH The Israelis
traveled
\par }{\PP \VS{11}On
the
twentieth
day
of
May
in
the
second
year
{\ADD{
after
the/we Israelis
left
Egypt}},
the
cloud
rose
up
from
above
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{12}So
we/the Israelis
traveled
from
the
Sinai
Desert,
and
we/they
continued
traveling
{\ADD{
north}}
until
the
cloud
stopped
in
the
Paran
Desert.
\VS{13}That
was
the
first
time
we/they
moved,
obeying
the
instructions
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
Moses/me
to
tell
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The
group
that
went
first,
carrying
their
flag/banner,
was
the
group
from
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
was
their
leader.
\VS{15}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar
{\ADD{
followed
them}}.
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar,
was
their
leader.
\VS{16}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
went
next.
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon,
was
their
leader.
\VS{17}Then
they
dismantled
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
the
descendants
of
Gershon
and
Merari
carried
it,
and
they
went
next.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben
went
next,
carrying
their
flag.
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur,
was
their
leader.
\VS{19}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon
was
next.
Shelumiel,
the
son
of
Zurishaddai,
was
their
leader.
\VS{20}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Gad
was
next.
Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Deuel,
was
their
leader.
\VS{21}The
group
descended
from
Kohath
was
next.
They
carried
the
sacred
items
from
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
Sacred
Tent
itself
was
set
up
at
the
new
location
before
they
arrived
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
was
next,
carrying
their
flag.
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
was
their
leader.
\VS{23}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
went
next.
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
was
their
leader.
\VS{24}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
went
next.
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni,
was
their
leader.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}The
ones
who
went
last
were
the
group
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
carrying
their
flag.
Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai,
was
their
leader.
\VS{26}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Asher
went
next.
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ocran,
was
their
leader.
\VS{27}The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
went
last.
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan,
was
their
leader.
\VS{28}That
was
the
order
in
which
the
groups
of Israeli
tribes
traveled.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}One
day
Moses/I
said
to
his/my
brother-in-law
Hobab,
the
son
of
Reuel
from
the
Midian people-group, “We
are
on
the
way
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
us.
Come
with
us,
and
we
will
take
good
care
of
you,
because
Yahweh
has
promised
{\ADD{
to
do}}
good
things
for
us Israeli
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}But
Hobab
replied, “No,
I
will
not
go
with
you.
I
want
to
return
to
my
own
land
and
to
my
own
family.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}But
Moses/I
said, “Please
do
not
leave
us.
You
know
the
places
where
we
can
set
up
our
tents
in
this
desert,
and
you
can
guide
us.
\VS{32}Come
with
us.
We
will
share
with
you
all
the
good
things
that
Yahweh
gives
to
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\ADD{
So
Hobab
agreed
to
go
with
them}}.
The Israelis
left
Sinai
Mountain,
{\ADD{
which
they
called}}
Yahweh’s
Mountain,
and
they
walked
for
three
days.
The
{\ADD{
men
carrying
the}}
sacred
chest
went
in
front
of
the
other
people
for
those
three
days,
and
they
kept
looking
for
a
place
to
set
up
their
tents.
\VS{34}The
cloud
sent
by
Yahweh
was
over
them
every
day.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Each
morning
when
the
men
who
were
carrying
the
sacred
chest
started
to
walk,
Moses/I
said,
\par }{\Q “Yahweh,
arise!
\par }{\QB Scatter
your
enemies!
\par }{\QB Cause
those
who
hate
you
to
run
away
from
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}And
each
time
the
men
{\ADD{
stopped
to}}
set
down
the
sacred
chest,
Moses/I
said,
\par }{\Q “Yahweh,
stay
close
to
the
thousands
of
us Israelis!”

\par }\Chap{11}{\SH Yahweh sent fire because the people complained
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}One
day
the
people
complained
to
Yahweh
about
their
troubles.
When
Yahweh
heard
what
they
were
saying,
he
became
angry.
So
he
sent
a
fire
which
burned
among
the
people
at
the
edge
of
their
camp.
\VS{2}Then
the
people
cried
out
to
Moses/me,
and
he/I
prayed
to
Yahweh.
Then
the
fire
stopped
burning.
\VS{3}So
they
called
that
place
Taberah,
{\ADD{
which
means ‘urning’}},
because
the
fire
from
Yahweh
had
burned
among
them.
\par }{\SH Seventy
leaders
were
chosen
to
help
Moses
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
some troublemakers
from
other people-groups
{\ADD{
who
were
traveling}}
with
the Israelis
began
to
want
better
food.
And
{\ADD{
when
they
started
complaining}}
the Israeli
people
also
started
to
complain.
\VS{5}They
said, “We
wish
we
had
some
meat!
\VS{6}We
remember
the
fish
that
we
ate
while
we
were
in
Egypt,
fish
that
was
given
to
us
without ◄cost/asking
us
to
pay
for
it►.
And
we
had
all
the
cucumbers,
melons,
leeks,
onions,
and
garlic
{\ADD{
that
we
wanted}}.
But
now
we
do
not
have
any
desire
to
eat,
because
all
we
have
to
eat
is
this
manna!”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The
manna
resembled
small
white
seeds.
\VS{8}{\ADD{
Each
morning}}
the
people
would
go
out
and
gather
some
{\ADD{
from
the
surface
of
the
ground}}.
Then
they
made
flour
by
grinding
it
or
pounding
it
with
stones.
Then
they
{\ADD{
added
water
and}}
boiled
it
in
a
pot,
or
they
made
flat
cakes
with
it
{\ADD{
and
baked
them}}.
The
cakes
tasted
like
bread
that
was
baked
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{9}Each
night
the
manna
came
down
on
their
ground
where
their
tents
were,
like
dew
{\ADD{
from
the
sky}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Moses/I
heard
all
the Israeli
people
complaining
as
they
were
standing
in
the
entrances
of
their
tents.
Yahweh
became
very
angry,
and
Moses/I
was
also
very perturbed.
\VS{11}He/I
{\ADD{
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and}}
asked
Yahweh, “Why
have
you
caused
me,
your
servant,
to
experience
this
trouble [RHQ]?
Act mercifully
to
me!
What
wrong
have
I
done,
with
the
result
that
you
have
appointed
me
to
take
care
of
all
of
these
people [RHQ]?
\VS{12}◄I
am
not
their
father./Am
I
their
father?► [RHQ]
Why
have
you
told
me
to
take
care
of
them
like
a
woman
carries
around
her
baby
and ◄nurses
it/gives
it
her
milk► [MET, RHQ]?
How
can
I
take
them
to
the
land
that
you
promised
to
give
to
our
ancestors [RHQ]?
\VS{13}Where
can
I
get
meat
to
feed
all
these
people?
They
keep
complaining
to
me,
saying, ‘Give
us
some
meat
to
eat!’
\VS{14}I
cannot
carry
all
these
people’s
burdens
by
myself!
{\ADD{
They
are
like
a
heavy
load [MET],
and}}
I
cannot
carry
this
very
heavy
load
anymore.
\VS{15}If
you
intend
to
act
like
this
toward
me,
kill
me
now.
If
you
are
really
concerned
about
me,
be
kind
to
me
and
{\ADD{
kill
me
to}}
end
my
misery
{\ADD{
of
trying
to
take
care
of
them}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Summon 70
men
whom
you
know
are
leaders
among
the Israeli
people.
Tell
them
to
stand
with
you
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{17}I
will
come
down
and
talk
with
you
there.
Then
I
will
take
some
of
{\ADD{
the
power
of}}
my
Spirit
that
you
have,
and
I
will
put
{\ADD{
that
power}}
on
them
also.
They
will
help
you
to
take
care
of
some
of
the
things
that
the
people
are
concerned
about,
in
order
that
you
will
not
need
to
do
it
alone.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}“urthermore,
say
to
the
people, ‘Make
yourselves
acceptable
to
me,
and
tomorrow
you
will
have
meat
to
eat.
You
were
complaining,
and
Yahweh
heard
you
when
you
were
saying, “We
want
some
meat
to
eat.
We
had
better
food
in
Egypt!”
Now
Yahweh
will
give
you
some
meat,
and
you
will
eat
it.
\VS{19}You
will
eat
meat
not
only
for
one
or
two
days,
nor
only
for
five
or
ten
or 20
days.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
You
will
eat
meat
every
day}}
for
one
month,
and
then
you
will
loathe/despise
it,
and
it
will
cause
you
to
want
to
vomit.
{\ADD{
This
will
happen}}
because
you
have
rejected
Yahweh
who
is
here
among
you,
and
you
have
wailed
in
his
presence,
saying
{\ADD{“e
would
have
had
better
food
to
eat}}
if
we
had
not
left
Egypt [RHQ].” ’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}But
Moses/I
replied
to
Yahweh, “There
are 600,000
men
{\ADD{
plus
women
and
children}}
here
with
me,
so ◄{\ADD{
why}}
do
you
say ‘I
will
give
them
plenty
of
meat
every
day
for
a
month!’?/it
does
not
seem
right
for
you
to
say ‘I
will
give
them
plenty
of
meat
every
day
for
a
month!’► [RHQ]
\VS{22}Even
if
we
killed
all
the
sheep
and
cattle,
that
would
not [RHQ]
be
enough
{\ADD{
to
provide
meat
for
all
of
them}}
Even
if
we
caught
all
the
fish
in
the
sea
{\ADD{
and
gave
it
to
them}},
that
would
not
be
enough [RHQ]!”
\VS{23}But
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Do
you
think
that
I [SYN]
have
no
power?
You
will
now
see
if
I
can
do
what
I
say
I
will
do.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}So
Moses/I
went
out
{\ADD{
from
the
Sacred
Tent}}
and
told
the
people
what
Yahweh
had
said.
Then
he/I
gathered
together
the 70
leaders
and
told
them
to
stand
around
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Then
Yahweh
came
down
in
the
cloud
{\ADD{
that
was
above
the
tent}}
and
spoke
to
Moses/me.
He
took
some
of
{\ADD{
the
power
of}}
the
Spirit
that
he
had
given
to
Moses/me
and
gave
it
to
the 70
leaders.
By
means
of
the
power
of
the
Spirit
within
them,
they ◄prophesied/spoke
messages
that
Yahweh
gave
them►,
but
they
did
that
only
once.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Two
of
the
leaders
whom
Moses/I
appointed,
Eldad
and
Medad,
were
not
there
when
the
rest
of
them
gathered
together.
They
had
not
left
{\ADD{
their
tents}}
to
go
and
stand
around
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
Yahweh’s
Spirit
came
on
them
also,
and
they
started
to ◄prophesy/speak
messages
from
Yahweh►.
\VS{27}So
a
young
man
ran
and
told
Moses/me, “Eldad
and
Medad
are
prophesying
in
all
their
tents!”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Joshua,
who
had
helped
Moses/me
since
he
was
a
young
man,
said, “Sir,
tell
them
to
stop
doing
that!”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}But
Moses/I
replied, “◄Are
you
worried
that
they
might
injure
my
reputation/Do
you
think
that
I
want
to
be
the
only
one
who
prophesies► [RHQ]?
I
wish
that
all
Yahweh’s
people
could ◄prophesy/speak
messages
from
Yahweh►.
I
wish
that
Yahweh
would
give
the
power
of
his
Spirit
to
all
of
them!”
\VS{30}Then
Moses/I
and
all
the
leaders
went
back
to
their/our
tents.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Then
Yahweh
sent
a
strong
wind
from
the
sea.
It
blew
quail
into
the
area
all
around
the
camp
for
miles
in
every
direction,
{\ADD{
and
caused
the
quail
to
fall
onto
the
ground}}.
They
were
piled
up
on
the
ground
about ◄3
feet/1 meter►
high!
\VS{32}So
the
people
went
out
and
gathered
up
the
quail
all
that
day,
and
all
that
night,
and
all
of
the
following
day.
{\ADD{
It
seemed
as
though}}
everyone
gathered
at
least 50 bushels!
They
spread
the
quail
out
on
the
ground
all
around
the
camp,
{\ADD{
so
that
the
quail
would
dry
out}}.
\VS{33}{\ADD{
Then
they
cooked
them
and
started
to
eat
them}}.
But
while
they
were
still
eating
the
meat [MTY],
Yahweh
{\ADD{
showed
that
he}}
was
very
angry
with
them.
He
struck
them
with
a
severe
plague/sickness,
{\ADD{
and
many
people
died}}.
\VS{34}The
people
who
died
and
were
buried
were
the
ones
who
had
said
they
wanted
to
eat
meat
{\ADD{
like
they
had
formerly
eaten
in
Egypt}}.
So
they
called
that
place
Kibroth-Hattaavah,
{\ADD{
which
means ‘graves
of
those
who craved’}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}From
there,
the Israelis
continued
walking
{\ADD{
east}}
until
they
arrived
at
Hazeroth
{\ADD{
town}},
where
they
stopped
and
stayed
{\ADD{
for
a
long
time}}.

\par }\Chap{12}{\SH Miriam and Aaron were jealous of Moses
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1-2}{\ADD{
Moses’/My
older
sister}}
Miriam
and
{\ADD{
his/my
older
brother}}
Aaron
were
saying
this: “Is
Moses
the
only
one
to
whom
Yahweh
has
spoken
messages
to
tell
to
us [RHQ]?
Does
Yahweh
not
speak
messages
to
us
two
also?”
{\ADD{
They
told
people
that}}
they
were
saying
that
because
Moses/I
had
married
a
woman
who
was
a
descendant
of
the
Cush people-group,
{\ADD{
but
they
were
really
saying
that
because
they ◄were
jealous/did
not
want
Moses/me
to
be
the
only
leader
of
the Israeli
people►}}.
But
Yahweh
heard
what
they
were
saying.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}{\ADD{
The
truth
was
that}}
Moses/I
was
very
humble.
He/I
was
more
humble
than
anyone
else
on
the
earth
{\ADD{
and
Moses/I
had
not
appointed
himself/myself
to
be
their
leader}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}So
immediately
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
and
to
Aaron
and
Miriam.
He
said, “All
three
of
you
must
go
and
stand
at
the
Sacred
Tent.”
So
they/we
did
that.
\VS{5}Then
Yahweh
descended
to
the
entrance
of
the
tent
in
a
cloud
{\ADD{
that
resembled
a
huge
white}}
pillar.
He
told
Aaron
and
Miriam
to
step
forward,
so
they
did.
\VS{6}Then
he
said
to
them,
\par }{\Q “Listen
to
me!
\par }{\Q When
a
prophet
is
among
you,
\par }{\Q I
{\ADD{
usually}}
reveal
myself
to
him
by allowing
him
to
see
visions,
\par }{\Q and
I
speak
to
him
in
dreams.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}But
that
is
not
the
way
I
speak
to
my
servant
Moses.
\par }{\QB I
trust
that
he
will
lead
my
people
{\ADD{
well}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}So
I
talk
to
him face-to-face.
\par }{\QB I
speak
to
him ◄clearly/using
words
that
he
will
understand
easily►,
not
using
parables.
\par }{\QB He
has
even
seen
what
I
look
like.
\par }{\QB So
you
should
be
afraid
to
criticize
my
servant
Moses!”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
Miriam
and
Aaron,
and
he
left.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When
the
cloud
rose
up
from
the
Sacred
Tent,
Aaron
looked
at
Miriam,
and
he
saw
that
her
skin
was
{\ADD{
as
white}}
as
snow,
because
she
now
had
leprosy.
\VS{11}Aaron
said
to
Moses/me, “My
master,
please
do
not
punish
us
for
this
sin
that
we
have
foolishly
committed.
\VS{12}Do
not
allow
Miriam
to
be
like
a
baby
that
is
already
dead
when
it
is
born,
whose
flesh
is
already
half
decayed!”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}So
Moses/I
cried
out
to
Yahweh,
saying, “God,
I
plead
with
you
to
heal
her!”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}But
Yahweh
replied, “If
her
father
had
{\ADD{
rebuked
her
for
doing
something
wrong
by}}
spitting
in
her
face,
she
would
have
been
ashamed
for
seven
days.
{\ADD{
She
should
be
ashamed
because
of
what
she
has
done}}.
So
send
her
outside
the
camp
for
seven
days.
Then
{\ADD{
she
will
not
have
leprosy
anymore,
and}}
she
may
return
to
the
camp.”
\VS{15}So
they
sent
her
outside
the
camp
for
seven
days. ◄The
people/We►
did
not
move
{\ADD{
to
another
location}}
until
she
returned.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}But
after
{\ADD{
she
returned}},
they/we
left
Hazeroth
and
moved
{\ADD{
north}}
in
the
Paran
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.

\par }\Chap{13}{\SH Twelve Israeli men explored Canaan
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Send
some
men
to
Canaan
{\ADD{
land}}
to
explore
it.
That
is
the
land
that
I
will
give
to
you Israelis.
Send
men
who
are
leaders
in
their
tribes.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded
him/me.
He/I
sent
out
twelve Israeli
men
who
were
all
leaders
of
their
tribes.
He/I
sent
them
from
their/our
camp
at
Paran
in
the
desert.
\VS{4}These
are
the
names
of
the
men
{\ADD{
and
the
tribes
they
belonged
to:}}
\par }{\LI Shammua,
the
son
of
Zaccur,
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben;
\par }{\LI \VS{5}Shaphat,
the
son
of
Hori,
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
\par }{\LI \VS{6}Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah;
\par }{\LI \VS{7}Igal,
the
son
of
Joseph,
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
\par }{\LI \VS{8}Hoshea,
the
son
of
Nun,
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
\par }{\LI \VS{9}Palti,
the
son
of
Raphu,
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
\par }{\LI \VS{10}Gaddiel,
the
son
of
Sodi,
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
\par }{\LI \VS{11}Gaddi,
the
son
of
Susi,
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh;
\par }{\LI \VS{12}Ammiel,
the
son
of
Gemalli,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
\par }{\LI \VS{13}Sethur,
the
son
of
Michael,
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
\par }{\LI \VS{14}Nahbi,
the
son
of
Vophsi,
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali;
\par }{\LI \VS{15}and
Geuel,
the
son
of Maki,
from
the
tribe
of
Gad.
\par }{\MM \VS{16}Those
are
the
names
of
the
men
whom
Moses/I
sent
out
to
explore
Canaan.
{\ADD{
Before
they
left}},
Moses/I
gave
Hoshea
a
new
name,
Joshua,
{\ADD{
which
means ‘ahweh
is
the
one
who
saves}}.’
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Before
Moses/I
sent
them
to
explore
Canaan,
he/I
said
to
them, “Go
through
the
southern
part
of
Canaan,
and
then
go
{\ADD{
north}}
into
the hilly
area.
\VS{18}See
what
the
land
is
like.
See
if
the
people
who
live
there
are
strong
or
weak.
See
if
there
are
many
people
or
only
a
few
people.
\VS{19}Find
out
what
kind
of
land
they
live
in [RHQ].
Is
it
good
or
bad?
Find
out
about
the
towns
in
which
they
live [RHQ].
Do
they
have
walls
around
them
or
not?
\VS{20}Find
out
about
the
soil [RHQ].
Is
it ◄fertile/good
for
growing
crops►
or
not?
Find
out
if
there
are
trees
there [RHQ].
Try
to
bring
back
some
of
the
fruit
that
grows
in
that
land.”
{\ADD{
He/I
said
that
because}}
it
was
the
beginning
of
the
time
to
harvest
grapes.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}So
those
men
went
to
Canaan.
They
went
{\ADD{
through
the
entire
land}},
from
the
Zin
desert
{\ADD{
in
the
south}}
all
the
way
to
Rehob
{\ADD{
town}}
near
Lebo-Hamath
{\ADD{
in
the
north}}.
\VS{22}In
the
south,
they
went
to
Hebron,
where
Ahiman,
Sheshai,
and
Talmai,
{\ADD{
huge
men}}
descended
from
Anak,
lived.
Hebron
was
a
city
that
was
built
seven
years
before
Zoan
{\ADD{
city}}
was
built
in
Egypt.
\VS{23}In
one
valley,
they
cut
from
a grapevine
one
cluster
of
grapes.
{\ADD{
Because
it
was
very
large,
they
needed}}
two
men
to
carry
it
on
a
pole.
They
also
picked
some
pomegranates
and
some
figs
{\ADD{
to
carry
back
to
their
camp}}.
\VS{24}They
called
that
place
Eshcol
{\ADD{
which
means ‘cluster’}}
because
they
had
cut
that
{\ADD{
huge}}
cluster
of
grapes
there.
\VS{25}After
they
explored
the
land
for 40
days,
they
returned
to
their
camp.
\par }{\SH The
report
about
Canaan
\par }{\PP \VS{26}They
came
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people
in
the
desert
at
Paran.
They
reported
to
everyone
what
they
had
seen.
They
also
showed
them
the
fruit
that
they
had
brought
back.
\VS{27}But
this
is
what
they
reported
to
Moses/me: “We
arrived
in
the
land
that
you
sent
us
to
explore.
It
is
truly
a
beautiful
land,
and
it
is
very
fertile [IDM].
Here
is
some
of
the
fruit.
\VS{28}But
the
people
who
live
there
are
very
strong.
Their
cities
are
large
and
are
surrounded
by
walls.
We
even
saw
some
of
the
{\ADD{
huge}}
descendants
of
Anak
there.
\VS{29}The
descendants
of
Amalek
live
in
the
southern
part
{\ADD{
of
the
land}},
and
the
descendants
of
Heth,
Jebus,
and Amor
live
in
the hilly
area
{\ADD{
to
the
north}}.
The
descendants
of
Canaan
live
along
the
coast
of
the
{\ADD{Mediterranean}}
sea
and
along
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}{\ADD{
When
they
said
that,
the
people
were
afraid
and
started
to
cry
out
very
loudly}}.
But
Caleb
told
the
people
who
were
standing
near
Moses/me
to
be
quiet.
Then
he
said, “We
should
go
there
and
take
the
land,
because
we
are
certainly
able
to
conquer
it!”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}But
the
men
who
had
gone
with
him
said, “No,
we
cannot
attack
{\ADD{
and
defeat}}
those
people!
They
are
much
stronger
than
we
are!”
\VS{32}So
those
men
gave
to
the Israeli
people
a
bad
report
about
the
land
that
they
had
explored.
They
said, “The
land
that
we
explored
is
very
large;
we
cannot
conquer
it.
And
all
the
people
whom
we
saw
are
very
tall.
\VS{33}We
even
saw
the
descendants
of Nephili
there.
The
descendants
of
Anak
{\ADD{
whom
we
saw
there}}
are
descended
from
the
giant Nephili
people.
When
we
saw
them,
we
felt
{\ADD{
as
small}}
as
grasshoppers [SIM],
and
they
thought
that
we
looked
like
grasshoppers
too!”

\par }\Chap{14}{\SH The Israeli people continued to complain
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}That
night,
all
the Israeli
people
cried
loudly.
\VS{2}The
next
day
they
all
complained
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
All
the
men
said, “We
wish
that
we
had
died
in
Egypt,
or
in
this
desert!
\VS{3}Why
is
Yahweh
bringing
us
to
this
land,
where
we
men
will
be
killed
with
swords?
And
our
wives
and
children
will
be
taken
away
{\ADD{
to
be
slaves}}.
{\ADD{
Instead
of
going
to
Canaan}}.
It
would
be
better
for
us
to
return
to
Egypt!”
\VS{4}Then
{\ADD{
some
of}}
them
said
to
each
other, “We
should
choose
a
leader
who
will
take
us
back
to
Egypt!”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
Aaron
and
Moses/I
bowed
down
{\ADD{
to
pray}}
in
front
of
all
the Israeli
people
who
had
gathered
there.
\VS{6}Joshua
and
Caleb,
two
of
the
men
who
had
explored
the
land,
tore
their
clothes
{\ADD{
because
they
were
very
dismayed}}.
\VS{7}They
said
to
the Israeli
people, “The
land
that
we
explored
is
very
good.
\VS{8}If
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
us,
he
will
lead
us
into
that
very
fertile [IDM]
land,
and
he
will
give
it
to
us.
\VS{9}So
do
not
rebel
against
Yahweh!
And
do
not
be
afraid
of
the
people
in
that
land!
We
will ◄gobble
them
up/completely
destroy
them► [MET]!
They
do
not
have
anyone
who
will
protect
them,
but
Yahweh
will
be
with
us
{\ADD{
and
help
us}}.
So
do
not
be
afraid
of
them!”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
all
the Israeli
people
talked
about
{\ADD{
killing
Caleb
and
Joshua
by}}
throwing
stones
at
them.
But
{\ADD{
suddenly}}
Yahweh’s
glory
appeared
to
them
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{11}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “How
long
will
these
people
reject
me [RHQ]?
I
am
tired
of
them
not believing
in
what
I
{\ADD{
can
do}},
in
spite
of
all
the
miracles
I
have
performed
among
them [RHQ]!
\VS{12}So
I
will
cause
a ◄plague/widespread
sickness►
to
strike
them
and
get
rid
of
them.
But
I
will
cause
your
{\ADD{
descendants}}
to
become
a
great
nation.
They
will
be
a
nation
that
is
much
greater
and
stronger
than
these
people
are.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}But
Moses/I
replied
to
Yahweh, “{\ADD{
Please
do
not
do
that,
because}}
the
people
of
Egypt
will
hear
about
it!
You
brought
these Israeli
people
from
Egypt
by
your
great
power,
\VS{14}and
the
people
of
Egypt
will
tell
that
to
the
{\ADD{
descendants
of
Canaan}}
who
live
in
this
land.
Yahweh,
they
have
already
heard
about
you.
They
know
that
you
have ◄been
with/helped►
these
people
and
that
they
have
seen
you face-to-face.
They
have
heard
that
your
cloud
is
like
a
huge
pillar
that
stays
over
them,
and
by
using
that
cloud
you
lead
them
during
the
day,
and
the
cloud
becomes
like
a
fire
at
night
{\ADD{
to
give
them
light}}.
\VS{15}If
you
kill
these
people
all
at
one
time,
the people-groups
who
have
heard
about
your
{\ADD{
power}}
will
say,
\VS{16}‘Yahweh
was
not
able
to
bring
them
into
the
land
that
he
promised
to
give
to
them,
so
he
killed
them
in
the
desert.’
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“o
Yahweh,
now
show
that
you
are
very
powerful.
You
said,
\VS{18}‘I
do
not
quickly
become
angry;
instead,
I
love
people
very
much,
and
I
forgive
people
for
having
sinned
and
having
disobeyed
my
laws.
But
I
will
always
punish [LIT]
people
who
are
guilty
of
doing
what
is
wrong.
When
parents
sin,
I
will
punish
them,
but
I
will
also
punish
their
children
and
their
grandchildren
and
their great-grandchildren
and
their great-great-grandchildren.’
\VS{19}So,
because
you
love
people
like
that,
forgive
these
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
just
like
you
have
continued
to
forgive
them
ever
since
they
left
Egypt.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
Yahweh
replied, “I
have
forgiven
them,
as
you
requested
me
to.
\VS{21}But,
just
as
certainly
as
I
live
and
that
people
all
over
the
world
{\ADD{
can
see}}
my ◄glory/glorious
power►,
{\ADD{
I
solemnly
declare
this:}}
\VS{22}All
these
people
saw
my
glory
and
all
the
miracles
that
I
performed
in
Egypt
and
in
the
desert,
but
they
disobeyed
me,
and
many
times
they
tested
{\ADD{
whether
they
could
continue
to
do
evil
things
without
my
punishing
them}}.
\VS{23}Because
of
that,
not
one
of
them
will
see
the
land
that
I
promised
their
ancestors
{\ADD{
that
I
would
give
to
them}}.
No
one
who
rejected
me
will
see
that
land.
\VS{24}But
Caleb,
who
serves
me
{\ADD{
well}},
is
different
from
the
others.
He
obeys
me
completely.
So
I
will
bring
him
into
that
land
that
he
has
already
seen,
and
his
descendants
will
inherit/possess
some
of
it.
\VS{25}So,
since
the
descendants
of
Amalek
and
Canaan
who
are
living
in
the
valleys
{\ADD{
in
Canaan
are
very
strong}},
when
you
leave
here
tomorrow,
{\ADD{
instead
of
traveling
toward
Canaan}},
go
back
along
the
road
through
the
desert towards
the
Red
Sea.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
punished
the Israelis
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
\VS{27}“How
long
will
the
wicked
people
of
this
nation
keep
complaining
about
me [RHQ]?
I
have
heard
everything
that
they
have
grumbled/complained
against
me.
\VS{28}So
now
tell
them
this: ‘Just
as
certainly
as
I,
Yahweh,
live,
I
will
do
exactly
what
you
said
would
happen.
\VS{29}{\ADD{
I
will
cause}}
all
of
you
to
die
here
in
this
desert!
Because
you
grumbled
about
me,
none
of
you
who
are
more
than 20
years
old
and
who
were
counted
when
Moses
counted
everyone
\VS{30}will
enter
the
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
you.
Only
Caleb
and
Joshua
will
enter
that
land.
\VS{31}You
said
that
your
children
would
be
taken
from
you
{\ADD{
to
become
slaves}},
but
I
will
take
them
into
the
land,
and
they
will
enjoy
living
in
the
land
that
you ◄rejected/said
that
you
could
not
conquer►.
\VS{32}But
as
for
you
{\ADD{adults}},
you
will
die
here
in
this
desert.
\VS{33}And
like
shepherds
{\ADD{
wander
around
in
the
desert
as
they
take
care
of
their
sheep}},
your
children
will
wander
around
in
this
desert
for 40
years.
Because
you adults
were
not
loyal/faithful
to
me,
your
children
will
suffer
until
you
all
die
in
the
desert.
\VS{34}You
will
suffer
for
your
sins
for 40
years.
That
will
be
one
year
for
each
of
the 40
days
that
the
twelve
men
explored
Canaan
land.
And
I
will
be
like
an
enemy
to
you.’
\VS{35}{\ADD{
This
will
certainly
happen
because}}
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
I
will
do
these
things
to
every
one
in
this
group
who
conspired
against
me.
They ◄conspired
against/decided
together
to
reject►
me
here
in
the
desert,
and
they
will
all
die
right
here
in
this
desert!”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Then
the
ten
men
{\ADD{
who
had
explored
Canaan
and}}
who
had
urged
the
people
to
rebel
against
Yahweh
by
giving
reports
that
discouraged
the
people
\VS{37}were
immediately
struck
with
a
plague/disease
that
Yahweh
sent,
and
they
died.
\VS{38}Of
the
twelve
men
who
had
explored
Canaan,
only
Joshua
and
Caleb
remained
alive.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}When
Moses/I
reported
to
the Israeli
people
what
Yahweh
had
said,
many
of
them
were
very
sad.
\VS{40}So
the
people
got
up
early
the
next
morning
and
started
to
go
toward
the hilly
area
in
Canaan.
They
said, “{\ADD{
We
know
that}}
we
have
sinned,
but
now
we
{\ADD{
are
ready
to}}
enter
the
land
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{41}But
Moses/I
said, “Yahweh
commanded
you
{\ADD{
to
return
to
the
desert,
so}}
why
are
you
now disobeying
him [RHQ]?
It
will
not ◄succeed/be possible►.
\VS{42}Do
not
try
to
enter
the
land
now!
{\ADD{
If
you
try}},
your
enemies
will
defeat
you,
because
Yahweh
will
not ◄be
with/help►
you.
\VS{43}When
you
begin
to
fight
the
descendants
of
Amalek
and
Canaan,
they
will
slaughter
you!
Yahweh
will
abandon
you,
because
you
have
abandoned
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{44}But
even
though
Moses/I
did
not
leave
the
camp,
and
the
sacred
chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments
was
not
taken
from
the
camp,
the
people
began
to
go towards
the hilly
area
in
Canaan.
\VS{45}Then
the
descendants
of
Amalek
and
Canaan
who
lived
in
that hilly
area
came
down
and
attacked
them
and
chased
them
as
far
{\ADD{
south}}
as
{\ADD{
the
town
of}}
Hormah.

\par }\Chap{15}{\SH Instructions about offerings
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
told
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
When
you
arrive
in
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
you,
\VS{3}you
must
offer
to
me
special
sacrifices
which
will
be
pleasing
to
me
{\ADD{
when
the
priest
burns
them
on
the
altar}}.
Some
of
them
may
be
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}.
Some
of
them
may
be
to indicate
that
you
have
made
a
solemn
promise
to
me.
Some
of
them
may
be
offerings
that
you
yourselves
have
decided
to
make.
Some
of
them
may
be
offerings
at
one
of
the
festivals
that
you
celebrate
each
year.
These
offerings
may
be
taken
from
your
herds
{\ADD{
of
cattle}}
or
from
your
flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep
and
goats}}.
\VS{4}When
you
give
these
offerings,
you
must
also
bring
to
me
a
grain
offering
of
two quarts/liters
of
nice
flour
mixed
with
one quart/liter
of
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{5}When
you
offer
a
lamb
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
be
completely
burned,
you
must
also
pour
on
the
altar
one quart/liter
of
wine.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}‘hen
you
offer
a
ram
to
be
a
sacrifice,
you
must
also
bring
an
offering
of
four quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with ◄a
third
of
a gallon/1.3 liters►
of
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{7}And
also
pour
on
the
altar ◄a
third
of
a gallon/1.3 liters►
of
wine.
While
they
are
being
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}‘ometimes
you
will
offer
a
young
bull
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Sometimes
you
will
offer
a
sacrifice
to indicate
that
you
have
made
a
solemn
promise
to
me.
Sometimes
you
will
offer
a
sacrifice
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
\VS{9}When
you
offer
these
sacrifices,
you
must
also
offer
a
grain
offering
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
two quarts/liters
of
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{10}Also
pour
on
the
altar
two quarts/liters
of
wine
to
be
an
offering.
While
those
special
gifts
are
being
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
\VS{11}Each
time
someone
offers
a
bull
or
a
ram
or
a
male
lamb
or
a
young
goat
to
be
a
sacrifice,
it
must
be
done
that
way.
\VS{12}You
must
obey
these
instructions
for
each
animal
that
you
bring
to
me
for
an
offering.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}‘ll
of
you
people
who
have
been Israelis
all
of
your
lives
must
obey
these
regulations
when
you
offer
sacrifices
that
will
be
pleasing
to
me
when
they
are
burned
on
the
altar.
\VS{14}If
any
foreigners
visit
you
or
live
among
you,
if
they
also
want
to
bring
a
sacrifice
that
will
be
pleasing
to
me
when
it
is
burned
on
the
altar,
they
must
obey
these
same
instructions.
\VS{15}I
consider
that
those
who
have
always
been Israelis
and
those
who
are
foreigners
are
equal,
and
so
they
must
all
obey
the
same
instructions.
All
of
your
descendants
must
also
continue
to
obey
these
instructions.
\VS{16}You Israelis
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you
must
all
obey
the
same
instructions.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{18}“Tell
these
instructions
to
the Israeli
people:
{\ADD{
Yahweh
says
this}}: ‘When
you
arrive
in
the
land
to
which
I
am
taking
you,
\VS{19}and
you
eat
the
crops
that
are
growing
there,
you
must
set
some
of
them
aside
to
be
a
sacred
offering
to
me.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
Each
year}}
set
aside
some
of
the
first
grain
that
you
gather
after
you
have
threshed
it.
Bake
a
loaf
of
bread
from
the
first
flour
that
you
grind
and
bring
it
to
me
to
be
a
sacred
offering.
\VS{21}Every
year,
you
and
your
descendants
must
continue
to
make
and
bring
to
me
{\ADD{
a
loaf
of
bread
baked}} [MTY]
{\ADD{
with
flour}}
from
the
first
part
of
the
grain
that
you
harvest.’ ”
\par }{\SH When
people
sin
unintentionally
or deliberately
\par }{\PP \VS{22}“ ‘There
may
be
times
when
you Israelis
do
not
obey
all
these
instructions
that
I
have
given
to
Moses
to
tell
you,
but
not
because
you
intended
to
disobey
them.
\VS{23}There
may
be
times
when
some
of
your
descendants
do
not
obey
all
these
instructions
that
I
have
given
to
Moses
to
tell
to
you.
\VS{24}If
you
or
they
sin
{\ADD{
by
forgetting
to
obey
these
instructions}}
and
none
of
the Israeli
people
realize
that
they
were
doing
that,
one
young
bull
as
an
offering
for
all
the
people
{\ADD{
must
be
brought
to
the
priest}}.
That
will
be
pleasing
to
me
{\ADD{
when
it
is
burned
on
the
altar}}.
They
must
also
bring
to
me
a
grain
offering
and
an
offering
of
wine,
and
a
male
goat,
to
be
sacrificed
to
enable
me
to
forgive
them
for
the
sins
they
have
committed.
\VS{25}{\ADD{
By
offering
these
sacrifices}},
the
priest
will
make
atonement
for
all
of
you Israeli
people.
Then,
as
a
result
of
their
bringing
to
me
an
offering
to
be
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}, ◄you
will
be
forgiven/I
will
forgive
you►,
because
you
sinned
without realizing
that
you
were
sinning.
\VS{26}You Israeli
people
and
the
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you
will
all
be
forgiven.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}If
one
person
commits
a
sin
without realizing
that
he
was
sinning,
that
person
must
bring
to
me
a
female
goat
to
be
an
offering
to
enable
me
to
forgive
that
person
for
the
sins
that
person
has
committed.
\VS{28}The
priest
will
offer
it
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
remove
the
guilt
of
that
person,
and
that
person
will
be
forgiven.
\VS{29}You Israelis
and
all
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you
must
obey
these
same
instructions.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}But
those
who
disobey
my
commands ◄deliberately/because
they
want
to►,
both Israelis
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you,
have
sinned
against
me
{\ADD{
by
doing
that}}.
So ◄they
must
be
expelled/you
must
expel
them►
from
your
camp.
\VS{31}They
have
despised
my
commands
and deliberately
disobeyed
them,
so
they
must
be
punished
for
their
sin
by
not
being
allowed
to
live
among
you
anymore.’ ”
\par }{\SH A
man
is
punished
for
working
on
the
Sabbath
\par }{\PP \VS{32}One
day,
while
the Israelis
were
in
the
desert,
some
of
them
saw
a
man
who
was
gathering
firewood
on
the
Sabbath/rest
day.
\VS{33}Those
who
saw
him
doing
that
brought
him
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people.
\VS{34}They
guarded
him
carefully,
because
they
did
not
know
what
to
do
{\ADD{
to
punish}}
him.
\VS{35}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “The
man
must
be
executed.
All
of
you
must
{\ADD{
kill
him
by
throwing}}
stones
at
him
outside
the
camp.”
\VS{36}So
they
all
took
the
man
outside
the
camp
and
killed
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me
that
they
should
do.
\par }{\SH Putting
tassels
on
clothing
\par }{\PP \VS{37}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{38}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
You
and
all
your
descendants
must
{\ADD{
twist
threads
together
to}}
make
tassels,
and
then
attach
them
with
blue
cords
to
the
bottom
edges
of
your
clothes.
\VS{39}When
you
look
at
the
tassels,
you
will
remember
all
the
instructions
that
I
gave
to
you,
and
you
will
obey
them,
instead
of
doing
what
you
desire
and
as
a
result
causing
yourselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.
\VS{40}Seeing
those
tassels
will
help
you
to
remember
that
you
must
obey
all
my
commands
and
that
you
must
be ◄my
holy
people/dedicated
to
me►.
\VS{41}Do
not
forget
that
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
I
am
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
in
order
that
you
might
belong
to
me.
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.”

\par }\Chap{16}{\SH Several men rebelled against Moses
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}One
day
Korah,
who
was
the
son
of
Izhar
and
a
descendant
of
Levi’s
son
Kohath,
conspired
with
Dathan
and
Abiram,
who
were
the
sons
of
Eliab,
and
On,
who
was
the
son
of
Peleth.
Those
three
men
were
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
\VS{2}Korah
and
those
other
three
men
incited 250
other
people
who
were
leaders
among
the Israeli
people
to
join
them
in
rebelling
against
Moses/me.
\VS{3}They
came
together
to
criticize
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
They
said
to
them/us, “You
two
are
using
more
{\ADD{
authority}}
than
you
should!
Yahweh
has
set
apart
all
of
us Israeli
people,
and
he
is
with/helping
all
of
us.
So
why
do
you
act
as
though
you
are
more
important
than
the
rest
of
us
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh [RHQ]?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}When
Moses/I
heard
what
they
were
saying,
he/I
prostrated
himself/myself
on
the
ground.
\VS{5}Then
he/I
said
to
Korah
and
those
{\ADD{Israeli
leaders}}
who
were
with
Korah, “Tomorrow
morning
Yahweh
will
show
us
whom
he
has
chosen
to
be
his
{\ADD{
priest}},
and
who
is
holy
and
allowed
to
come
near
to
him.
Yahweh
will
permit
{\ADD{
only}}
those
whom
he
chooses
to
come
into
his
presence.
\VS{6}So
Korah,
tomorrow
you
and
those
who
are
with
you
must
prepare
your
pans
to
burn
incense.
\VS{7}Then
you
must
light
a
fire
in
them
and
burn
the
incense
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
Then
we
will
see
which
one
of
us
Yahweh
has
chosen
to
be
his
holy
servant.
It
is
you
men
who
are
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
trying
to
use
more
{\ADD{
authority}}
than
you
should!”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
Moses/I
spoke
again
to
Korah.
He/I
said, “You
men
who
are
descendants
of
Levi,
listen
to
me!
\VS{9}The
God
of
us Israelis
has
chosen
all
of
you
to
be
close
to
him
in
order
that
you
can
work
for
him
at
his
Sacred
Tent
and
serve
the
people. ◄Is
that unimportant/Does
that
mean
nothing►
to
you [RHQ]?
\VS{10}Yahweh
has
brought
you,
{\ADD{
Korah}},
and
your
fellow
descendants
of
Levi,
near
to
himself.
Now
are
you demanding
to
become
priests
also?
\VS{11}It
is
really
Yahweh
against
whom
you
and
your
fellow
descendants
of
Levi
are
rebelling.
Aaron
is
not
the
one
about
whom
you
are
really
complaining [RHQ].”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Moses/I
summoned
Dathan
and
Abiram,
but
{\ADD{
they
refused
to
come}}.
They
{\ADD{
sent
a
message}}
saying, “We
will
not
come
to
you!
\VS{13}You
brought
us
out
of
Egypt,
which
was
a
very
fertile [IDM]
land,
in
order
to
cause
us
to
die
here
in
this
desert.
That
was
bad.
But
now
you
are
also
trying
to boss
us [RHQ],
and
that
is
worse.
\VS{14}You
have
not
given
us
a
new
land
to
live
in,
a
land
that
has
good
fields
and
vineyards.
You
are
only
trying
to [RHQ] trick
these
people.
So
we
will
not
come
to
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
Moses/I
became
very
angry.
He/I
said
to
Yahweh, “Do
not
accept
the
grain
offerings
that
they
have
brought.
I
have
not
taken
anything
from
them,
not
even
one
donkey,
and
I
have
never
done
anything
wrong
to
them,
{\ADD{
so
they
have
no
reason
to
complain
about
me}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
Moses/I
said
to
Korah, “You
and
all
those
who
are
with
you
must
come
here
tomorrow
and
stand
in
front
of
Yahweh.
Aaron
will
also
be
here.
\VS{17}You
and
all
the 250
men
who
are
with
you
must
each
take
a
pan
in
which
to
burn
incense,
and
put
incense
in
it,
to
{\ADD{
burn
it
to
be}}
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
Aaron
will
do
the
same
thing.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}So
{\ADD{
the
next
day}}
each
of
those
men
got
a
pan
to
burn
incense.
They
put
in
it
incense
and
hot
coals
to
light
it,
and
then
they
all
stood
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
with
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
\VS{19}Then
Korah
summoned
all
the
people
who
supported
him
and
who
were
against
Moses/me,
and
they
also
gathered
at
the
entrance
of
the
tent.
Then
the
glory
of
Yahweh
appeared
to
all
of
them/us,
\VS{20}and
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
\VS{21}“Get
away
from
all
these
people,
in
order
that
I
can
get
rid
of
them
immediately!”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}But
Aaron
and
Moses/I
prostrated
themselves/ourselves
on
the
ground.
We
pleaded
with
Yahweh,
saying, “God,
you
are
the
one
who
caused
all
these
people
to
live [MTY].
Only
one
of
these
men
has
sinned;
so, ◄is
it
right
for
you
to
be
angry
with
all
the
people?/it
is
not
right
for
you
to
be
angry
with
all
the
people!► [RHQ]”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{24}“{\ADD{Okay}},
but
tell
all
the
people
to
get
away
from
the
tents
of
Korah,
Dathan,
and
Abiram.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}So
Moses/I
stood
up
and
went
to
the
tents
of
Dathan
and
Abiram.
The Israeli
leaders
followed
him/me.
\VS{26}He/I
told
the
people, “Get
away
from
the
tents
of
these
wicked
men,
and
do
not
touch
anything
that
belongs
to
them!
If
you
touch
anything,
you
will
die
because
of
their
sins!”
\VS{27}So
all
the
people
moved
away
from
the
tents
of
Korah,
Dathan,
and
Abiram.
Dathan
and
Abiram
came
out
of
their
tents
with
their
wives
and
children
and
babies,
and
stood
at
the
entrances
of
their
tents.
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Then
Moses/I
said, “I
was
not
the
one
who
decided
to
do
all
these
things
that
I
have
done.
It
was
Yahweh
who
{\ADD{
chose
me
and}}
sent
me
to
do
them.
And
now
he
will
prove
that
to
you.
\VS{29}If
these
men
die
in
a
normal
way,
then
it
will
be
clear
that
Yahweh
did
not
choose
me.
\VS{30}But
if
Yahweh
does
something
that
has
never
happened
before,
if
he
causes
the
ground
{\ADD{
that
is
under
their
feet}}
to
open
up
and
swallow
these
men
{\ADD{
and
their
families}}
and
all
their
possessions,
and
they
fall
into
the
opening
and
are
buried
while
they
are
still
alive,
then
you
will
know
that
these
men
have
insulted
Yahweh.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}As
soon
as
Moses/I
said
this,
the
ground
split
open
beneath
those
men.
\VS{32}It
swallowed
them
and
their
families
and
all
those
who
were
standing
there
with
Korah
and
all
of
their
possessions.
\VS{33}They
fell
into
the
opening
in
the
ground
while
they
were
still
alive,
and
all
their
possessions
fell
into
the
opening
also.
They
disappeared,
and
the
ground
closed
back
up
again.
\VS{34}They
screamed
as
they
fell,
and
all
the
people
who
were
standing
nearby
heard
them scream.
The
people
{\ADD{
were
terrified
and}}
cried
out
as
they
ran
away,
saying, “{\ADD{
We
do
not
want}}
the
ground
to
swallow
us
also!”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}And
then
a
fire
from
Yahweh
came
down
{\ADD{
from
the
sky}}
and
burned
up
the 250
men
who
were
burning
the
incense!
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{37}“Tell
Aaron’s
son
Eleazar
to
take
the
pans
that
had
incense
in
them
away
from
the
fire
and
to
scatter
the
burning
coals.
The
pans
that
those
men
{\ADD{
were
carrying}}
are ◄holy/dedicated
to
me►
{\ADD{
because
they
burned
incense
to
me
in
them}}.
\VS{38}Those
men
have
now
died
because
of
their
sin;
so
{\ADD{
Eleazar
must}}
take
their
pans
and
hammer
the
metal
to
make
it
become
very
thin.
He
must
make
a
covering
for
the
altar
with
that
metal.
Those
pans
were
used
to
offer
incense
to
me,
so
they
are ◄holy/dedicated
to
me►.
{\ADD{
What
happened
to}}
those
pans
will
now
warn
the Israeli
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}So
Eleazar
the
priest
collected
the 250
pans
for
burning
incense
that
had
been
used
by
the
men
who
died
in
the
fire.
He
hammered
the
pans
very
thin
to
make
a
covering
for
the
altar,
as
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
should
be
done.
\VS{40}That
warned
the Israeli
people
that
only
those
who
were
descendants
of
Aaron
were
permitted
to
burn
incense
for
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
If
anyone
else
did
that,
the
same
thing
that
happened
to
Korah
and
those
who
were
with
him
would
happen
to
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{41}But
the
following
morning,
all
the Israeli
people
started
to
complain
against
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
saying “You
have
killed
many
people
who
belonged
to
Yahweh!”
\par }{\PP \VS{42}When
all
the
people
gathered
together
to
protest
about
what
Aaron
and
Moses/I
had
done,
they
looked
at
the
Sacred
Tent
and
saw
that
the
sacred
cloud
had
covered
it,
and
the
glory
of
Yahweh
had
appeared.
\VS{43}Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
and
stood
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{44}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{45}“Get
away
from
these
people,
in
order
that
I
can
get
rid
of
them
immediately
{\ADD{
without injuring
you
two}}!”
But
Aaron
and
Moses/I
prostrated
themselves/ourselves
on
the
ground
{\ADD{
and
prayed}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{46}Moses/I
said
to
Aaron, “Quickly
take
another
pan
and
put
in
it
some
burning/hot
coals
from
the
altar.
Put
incense
in
the
pan,
and
carry
it
out
among
the
people
to
atone
for
the
sins
of
the
people.
Yahweh
is
very
angry
with
them,
and
{\ADD{
I
know
that}}
a ◄severe
plague/bad
sickness►
has
already
started
among
them.”
\VS{47}So
Aaron
did
what
Moses/I
told
him.
He
took
the
burning
incense
out
among
the
people.
The
plague
had
already
started
to
strike
the
people,
but
Aaron
continued
to
burn
the
incense
so
that
God
would
forgive
them
for
the
sins
they
had
committed.
\VS{48}He
stood
between
the
people
who
had
already
died
and
those
who
were
still
alive,
and
then
the
plague
stopped.
\VS{49}But 14,700
people
had
already
died
from
that
plague/sickness,
in
addition
to
the
people
who
died
with
Korah.
\VS{50}Then
after
the
plague
had
ended,
Aaron
and
Moses/I
returned
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.

\par }\Chap{17}{\SH Aaron’s walking stick budded
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Tell
the Israeli
people
to
bring
to
you
twelve
walking
sticks.
They
should
bring
one
from
each
of
the
leaders
of
the
twelve
tribes.
You
should
carve
each leader’s
name
on
his
stick.
\VS{3}There
must
be
one
stick
for
the
leader
of
each
tribe,
so
you
must
carve
Aaron’s
name
on
the
stick
for
the
tribe
of
Levi.
\VS{4}Put
those
sticks
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest
that
has
in
it
the
tablets
on
which
the
Ten
Commandments
are
written.
That
is
the
place
where
I
always
talk
with
you.
\VS{5}Buds
will
sprout
on
the
stick
of
the
man
whom
I
have
chosen
{\ADD{
to
be
the
priest}}.
{\ADD{
When
the
people
see
that}},
they
will
stop
their
constantly
complaining
about
you
{\ADD{
because
they
will
realize
that
you
are
the
one
whom
I
have
chosen}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
Moses/I
told
the
people
what
Yahweh
had
said.
Then
each
of
the
twelve Israeli
leaders,
including
Aaron,
brought
his
walking
stick
to
Moses/me.
\VS{7}Moses/I
placed
the
sticks
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
following
morning,
when
he/I
went
into
the
tent,
he/I
saw
that
Aaron’s
stick,
which represented
the
tribe
of
Levi,
had
sprouted,
it
had
produced
leaves
and
blossoms,
and
it
had
also
produced
almonds
that
were
ripe!
\VS{9}Moses/I
brought
all
the
sticks
out
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
showed
them
to
the
people.
Each
of
the
twelve
leaders
took
back
his
own
stick.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Put
Aaron’s
stick
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest,
and
let
it
stay
there
permanently.
That
will
be
a
warning
to
people
who
want
to
rebel
{\ADD{
against
me}}.
Then
no
more
people
will
die
{\ADD{
because
of
complaining
against
me}}.”
\VS{11}So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
the Israeli
people
said
to
Moses/me, “We
are
going
to
die!
All
of
us
are
surely
going
to
die!
\VS{13}Everyone
who
comes
close
to
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent
dies.
Are
the
rest
of
us
going
to
die,
also?” [RHQ]

\par }\Chap{18}{\SH The duties of the priests and Levites
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Aaron, “You
and
your
sons
and
the
other
members
of
your
father’s
family
are
the
ones ◄who
will
be
punished/whom
I
will
punish►
{\ADD{
if
anything
bad
happens
to
the
things}}
inside
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
only
you
and
your
sons
will
be
punished
if
the
priests
do
something
bad.
\VS{2}Require
that
those
who
belong
to
your
tribe,
the
tribe
of
Levi,
must
assist
you
and
your
sons
while
you
perform
your
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{3}But
while
they
do
that
work,
they
must
not
go
near
the
sacred
items
inside
the
tent
or
near
the
altar.
If
they
do
that,
they
will
die,
and
you
will
die,
too!
\VS{4}They
may
assist
you
in
doing
all
the
work
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
but
no
one
else
is
permitted
to
come
near
the
place
where
you
are
working.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}“ou
are
the
ones
who
will
do
the
sacred
work
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
at
the
altar.
If
you
obey
these
instructions,
I
will
not
become
very
angry
with
the Israeli
people
again.
\VS{6}I
myself
have
chosen
the
descendants
of
Levi
from
the
other Israelis
in
order
that
they
may
be
your
special
helpers.
They
are
like
a
gift
that
I
have
given
you
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{7}But
it
is
you
and
your
sons,
who
are
the
priests,
who
must
perform
all
the rituals
concerning
the
altar
and
with
what
happens
inside
the
Very
Holy
Place.
I
am
giving
to
you
this
work
of
serving
as
priests.
So
anyone
else
who
tries
to
do
that
work
must
be
executed.”
\par }{\SH The
offerings
for
the
priests
and
Levites
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Yahweh
also
said
to
Aaron, “I
myself
have
appointed
you
to
take
care
of
all
the
sacred
offerings
that
the Israeli
people
bring
to
me.
I
have
given
all
these
sacred
offerings
to
you
and
to
your
sons.
You
and
your
descendants
will
get
a
share
of
these
offerings
permanently.
\VS{9}The
parts
of
the
offerings
that
are
not
completely
burned
on
the
altar
belong
to
you.
Those
parts
of
the
sacred
offerings,
including
the
offerings
of
grain,
the
offerings
for
sins
and
for
the
people
to
be
forgiven
for
not
giving
me
what
they
are
required
to
give,
are
set
apart,
and
are
to
be
given
to
you
and
your
sons.
\VS{10}You
must
eat
those
offerings
in
a
sacred
place,
{\ADD{
near
the
Sacred
Tent}}.
You
and
all
of
the
other
males
{\ADD{
in
your
clan}}
may
eat
them,
but
you
must
consider
those
offerings
to
be
holy/dedicated
to
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}“he
priests
lift
up
high
the
sacred
offerings
while
they
are
standing
in
front
of
the
altar.
All
of
those
offerings
that
the Israelis
offer
to
me
belong
to
you
and
your
sons
and
daughters.
They
will
always
be
your
share.
All
the
members
of
your
family
who
{\ADD{
have
performed
the rituals
to
cause
them
to
}}
be
acceptable
to
me
are
permitted
to
eat
from
these
offerings.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}“
am
{\ADD{
also}}
giving
to
you
the
first
food
that
people
harvest
each
year
and
bring
to
me—the
best
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
and
new
wine
and
grain.
\VS{13}All
of
the
first
crops
that
people
harvest
and
bring
to
me
belong
to
you.
Anyone
in
your
family
who
has
{\ADD{
performed
the
ritual
to}}
become
acceptable
to
me
is
permitted
to
eat
that
food.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}“verything
in
Israel
that
is
set
apart
to
belong
to
me
also
belongs
to
you.
\VS{15}The
firstborn
males,
both humans
and domestic
animals,
that
are
offered
to
me,
will
be
yours.
But
people
must
buy
back
their
firstborn
sons
and
the
firstborn
animals
that
may
not
be
used
for
sacrifices.
\VS{16}They
must
buy
them
back
when
they
are
one
month
old.
The
price
that
they
must
pay
{\ADD{
for
each
one}}
is
five
pieces
of
silver.
They
must
weigh
the
silver
on
the
scales
that
are
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“ut
they
are
not
permitted
to
buy
back
the
firstborn
cattle
or
sheep
or
goats.
They
are
holy
and
have
been
set
apart
for
me.
{\ADD{
Slaughter
them
and}}
sprinkle
their
blood
on
the
altar.
Then
completely
burn
the
fat
of
those
animals
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
to
be
an
offering
to
me.
The
smell
as
they
burn
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
\VS{18}The
meat
from
those
offerings
will
be
yours,
just
like
the
breast
and
right
thigh
of
animals
that
are
presented
to
me
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me
as
the
priest
lifts
them
up
high
in
front
of
the
altar
are
yours.
\VS{19}Anything
that
the Israeli
people
present
to
me
as
holy/sacred
gifts,
I
am
giving
to
you.
They
are
for
you
and
your
sons
and
daughters
{\ADD{
to
eat}}.
They
will
always
be
your
share.
This
is
an
agreement
that
I
am
making
with
you,
an
agreement
that
will ◄last
forever/never
be
changed►.
I
am
also
making
this
agreement
with
your
descendants.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Yahweh
also
said
to
Aaron, “You
priests
will
not
receive
any
of
the
land
or
the
property
like
the
{\ADD{
other}} Israeli
people
will
receive.
I
am
what
you
will
receive.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}“hen
the Israeli
people
bring
to
me
a
tenth
of
all
{\ADD{
the
crops
and
of
their newborn
animals}},
I
will
give
that
to
you
descendants
of
Levi.
That
will
be
your
payment
for
the
work
you
do
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{22}The
other Israelis
must
not
go
near
that
tent.
If
they
go
near
it,
{\ADD{
I
will
consider
that
their
doing
that
is
a
sin,
and
}}
they
will
die
for
committing
that
sin.
\VS{23}Only
the
descendants
of
Levi
are
permitted
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
they
will
be
punished
if
anything
bad
happens
to
it.
That
is
a
law
that
will
never
be
changed.
You
descendants
of
Levi
will
not
receive
any
land
among
the
other Israeli
people,
\VS{24}because
I
will
give
you
one
tenth
of
all
the
{\ADD{
crops
and
animals}}
that
the Israelis
bring
to
be
offerings
to
me.
That
is
why
I
said
that
you
will
not
receive
any
land
like
the
other Israelis
will
receive.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{26}“Tell
this
to
the
descendants
of
Levi: ‘When
you
receive
one
tenth
of
all
{\ADD{
the
crops
and
animals}}
from
the Israeli
people,
you
must
give
one
tenth
of
all
that
to
me
to
be
a
sacred
offering.
\VS{27}Just
like
the
other Israelis
give
one
tenth
of
the
grain
and
wine
that
they
produce,
\VS{28}you
must
give
to
me
one
tenth
of
all
that
you
receive
from
them.
That
will
be
your
sacred
offering
to
me.
You
must
present
it
to
Aaron.
\VS{29}Select
the
best
parts
of
the
things
that
are
given
to
you
to
give
them
to
me.’
\par }{\PP \VS{30}“lso,
tell
this
to
the
descendants
of
Levi: ‘When
you
present
those
best
portions
of
grain
and
wine
as
your
offering
to
me,
I
will
consider
that
those
gifts
are
as
though
they
came
from
your
own
grain
fields
and
vineyards.
\VS{31}You
descendants
of
Levi
and
your
families
are
permitted
to
eat
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
that
food,
and
you
may
eat
it
wherever
{\ADD{
you
want
to}},
because
it
is
your
payment
for
the
work
that
you
do
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{32}If
you
give
to
the
priests
the
best
portions
of
what
you
receive,
you
will
not
be
punished
{\ADD{
by
me}}
for accepting
one
tenth
of
the
gifts
that
the
people
bring
to
me.
But
you
must
consider
those
gifts
to
be
sacred/holy.
If
you
sin
{\ADD{
by
eating
those
things
in
ways
that
are
contrary
to
these
regulations
that
I
have
given
to
you}},
you
will
be
executed.’ ”

\par }\Chap{19}{\SH The ritual for removing the guilt of sin
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“I
am
now
giving
to
you
another
regulation.
Tell
the Israeli
people
to
bring
to
you
one reddish-brown
cow
that
has
no defects.
It
must
be
an
animal
that ◄has
never
been/no
one
has
ever►
used
for
plowing
ground.
\VS{3}Give
it
to
Eleazar,
the
priest.
He
must
take
it
outside
the
camp
and
slaughter
it
{\ADD{
and
drain
the
blood
in
a
basin}}.
\VS{4}He
must
dip
one
of
his
fingers
in
the
blood
and
sprinkle
some
of
it
seven
times
{\ADD{
on
the
ground}}
near
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{5}Then,
while
Eleazar
watches,
the
cow
must
be
burned
completely—its
hide,
its
meat,
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
its
blood,
and
even
its
dung.
\VS{6}Eliezer
then
must
take
a
stick
of
cedar
wood,
a
stalk
of
{\ADD{
a
plant
named}}
hyssop,
and
some
scarlet/red
yarn,
and
throw
them
into
the
fire
where
the
cow
is
burning.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}“hen
the
priest
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe.
After
doing
that,
he
may
return
to
the
camp.
But
he
will
be unfit
for
doing
any
sacred
work
until
that
evening.
\VS{8}The
man
who
burns
the
cow
must
also
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
he
will
also
be
unacceptable
to
me
until
that
evening.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“hen
someone
who
has
not
become
unacceptable
to
me
must
gather
up
the
ashes
of
the
cow
and
put
them
in
a ◄sacred
place/place
that
is
acceptable
to
me►
outside
the
camp.
The
ashes
must
be
kept
there
for
the
people
of
Israel
to
{\ADD{
use
when
they}}
mix
it
with
water
for
the
ritual
to
remove
the
guilt
of
sin.
\VS{10}The
man
who
gathers
up
the
ashes
of
the
cow
must
{\ADD{
also}}
wash
his
clothes,
and
he
{\ADD{
also}}
will
be unfit
to
do
any
more
sacred
work
until
that
evening.
That
is
a
regulation
that
will
never
be
changed.
It
must
be
obeyed
by
you Israeli
people
and
by
any
foreigners
who
live
among
you.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}“ll
those
who
touch
a
corpse
will
be
unacceptable
to
me
for
seven
days.
\VS{12}On
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day
{\ADD{
after
touching
a
corpse}},
in
order
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again,
{\ADD{
they
must
have
sprinkled
on
them}}
some
of
that
water
for
removing
the
guilt
of
their
sin.
If
they
do
not
do
that
on
both
of
those
days,
they
will
continue
to
be
unacceptable
to
me.
\VS{13}All
those
who
touch
a
corpse,
and
do
not
perform
in
the
correct
way
the
ritual
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again,
defile
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent.
They
will
no
longer
be
permitted
to
live
among
the Israeli
people.
The
water
to
remove
the
guilt
of
sin
was
not
sprinkled
on
them,
so
they
continue
to
be
unacceptable
to
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}“here
is
another
ritual
that
must
be
performed
when
someone
dies
inside
a
tent.
All
those
who
were
inside
that
tent
when
that
person
died
or
who
enter
that
tent
will
be
unacceptable
to
me
for
seven
days.
\VS{15}Any
jars
that
are
inside
that
tent
that
are
not
covered
are
not
permitted
to
be
used.
\VS{16}If
someone
who
is
out
in
a
field
touches
the
corpse
of
someone
who
was
murdered,
or
who
died
from
natural
causes,
or
if
someone
touches
a
bone
from
some
human
or
touches
a
grave,
that
person
will
be
unacceptable
to
me
for
seven
days.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“or
someone
like
that
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again,
some
of
the
ashes
from
{\ADD{
the
cow}}
that
was
burned
must
be
taken
and
put
in
a
jar.
Then
some
fresh
water
must
be
poured
over
the
ashes.
\VS{18}Then
someone
who
is
still
acceptable
to
me
must
take
a
stalk
of
{\ADD{
a
plant
named}}
hyssop
and
dip
it
into
the
water.
Then
that
person
must
sprinkle
some
of
the
water
on
the
tent
where
that
person
died,
on
the
things
that
are
in
the
tent,
and
on
the
people
who
were
in
the
tent.
He
must
also
sprinkle
some
of
that
water
on
any
person
who
touched
a
human
bone
or
who
touched
a
person
who
died,
or
who
touched
a
grave.
\VS{19}On
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day
after
that,
the
person
who
is
acceptable
to
me
must
sprinkle
some
of
that
water
on
those
who
have
become
unacceptable
to
me.
On
the
seventh
day,
the
people
who
are
performing
that
ritual
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again
must
wash
their
clothes
and
bathe.
If
they
do
that,
on
that
evening
they
will
become
acceptable
to
me
again.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}“f
those
who
have
become
unacceptable
to
me
do
not
become
acceptable
to
me
again
by
doing
this,
they
will
no
longer
be
permitted
to
live
among
the Israeli
people,
because
they
have
defiled
my
Sacred
Tent.
They
did
not
sprinkle
on
themselves
the
water
that
removes
the
guilt
of
their
sins,
so
they
remain
unacceptable
to
me.
\VS{21}That
is
a
law
for
the Israeli
people
that
will
never
be
changed.
Those
who
sprinkle
that
water
on
themselves
must
then
wash
their
clothes.
And
anyone
who
touches
that
water
which
removes
guilt
for
sins
will
remain
unacceptable
to
God
until
that
evening.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}“f
someone
touches
a
thing
or
a
person
that
has
become
unacceptable
to
me,
that
person
will
remain
unacceptable
to
me
until
that
evening.”

\par }\Chap{20}{\SH Water flowed from a rock
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
March/April
{\ADD{
of
the
next
year}},
the Israeli
people
traveled/walked
to
the
Zin
Desert
and ◄camped/set
up
their
tents►
near
Kadesh
{\ADD{
town}}.
While
they/we
were
there,
{\ADD{
Moses’/my
older
sister}}
Miriam
died
and
was
buried
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}There
was
no
water
for
the
people
to
drink
there,
so
they
came
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
\VS{3}They
complained
and
said, “We
wish
that
we
had
died
in
front
of
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent
when
our
fellow Israelis
died!
\VS{4}◄Did
you
bring
us,
who
are
Yahweh’s
people,
into
this
desert
to
die
along
with
our
livestock?/You
brought
us,
who
are
Yahweh’s
people,
into
this
desert
to
die
along
with
our
livestock!► [RHQ]
\VS{5}Why
did
you
bring
us
from
Egypt
to
this
miserable
place [RHQ]?
There
is
no
grain,
there
are
no
figs,
no
grapes,
and
no
pomegranates
here.
And
there
is
no
water
for
us
to
drink!”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Aaron
and
Moses/I
turned
away
from
the
people
and
went
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
prostrated
themselves/ourselves
on
the
ground.
Then
Yahweh
appeared
to
them/us
with
his
bright
glory,
\VS{7}and
he
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{8}“You
and
Aaron
must
take
Aaron’s
walking
stick
with
you
and
gather
all
the
people
together.
While
the
people
are
watching,
command
that
water
will
flow
out
of
that
{\ADD{
large}}
rock
over
there.
Water
for
the
people
will
flow
from
it;
all
they
and
all
their
livestock
will
have
enough
water
to
drink.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
told
him/me
to
do.
He/I
took
Aaron’s
walking
stick
from
the
place
in
the
Sacred
Tent
where
it
was
kept.
\VS{10}Then
Aaron
and
he/I
summoned
all
the
people
to
gather
at
the
rock.
Then
Moses/I
shouted
to
them, “All
you
rebellious
people,
listen!
Is
it
necessary
for
us
to
give
you
water
from
this
rock?”
\VS{11}Then
Moses/I
raised
his/my
hand
and
{\ADD{
instead
of
speaking
to
the
rock}},
he/I
struck
the
rock
two
times
with
the
walking
stick.
And
water
gushed/poured
out.
So
all
the
people
and
their
livestock
drank
all
the
water
that
they
wanted.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}But
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me, “You
did
not
believe
that
I
could demonstrate
my
power
to
the Israeli
people
{\ADD{
and
give
them
water
without
your
striking
the
rock}}.
So
you
will
not
lead
them
into
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
them!”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Later
this
place
was
called
Meribah,
{\ADD{
which
means ‘arguing’}},
because
there
the Israeli
people argued
with
Yahweh,
and
there
he
showed
his
power
to
them
{\ADD{
by
giving
them
water}}.
\par }{\SH The
king
of
Edom
refused
to
allow
the Israelis
to
travel
through
his
country
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\ADD{
While
the
people
were}}
at
Kadesh
{\ADD{
town}},
Moses/I
sent
messengers
to
the
king
of
Edom
to
tell
him
this:
\par }{\PI “Your
relatives,
the Israeli
people,
are
sending
you
this
message.
You
know
the
many
troubles/hardships
that
have
happened
to
us.
\VS{15}You
know
that
our
ancestors
went
down
to
Egypt.
You
know
that
they
stayed
there
for
many
years.
They
suffered
because
the
{\ADD{
rulers
of}}
Egypt
caused
them
to
become
their
slaves
{\ADD{
and
to
work
very
hard}}.
\par }{\PI \VS{16}“ut
when
they
called
out
to
Yahweh,
he
heard
them
and
sent
an
angel
who
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
Now
we
have
set
up
our
tents
here
at
Kadesh,
a
town
at
the
border
of
your
land.
\VS{17}Please
allow
us
to
travel
through
your
country.
We
will
{\ADD{
be
careful
to}}
not
walk
through
your
fields
and
your
vineyards.
We
will
not
even
drink
water
from
your
wells.
As
we
travel,
we
will
stay
on
the
king’s
highway,
{\ADD{
the
main
road
that
goes
from
the
south
to
the
north}},
and
we
will
not
leave
that
road
until
we
have
crossed
the
border
{\ADD{
of
your
country
in
the
north}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}But
the
king
of
Edom
refused.
He
replied, “Stay
out
of
my
country!
If
you
try
{\ADD{
to
enter
it}},
I
will
{\ADD{
send
my
army
to}}
attack
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}The Israeli
messengers
replied, “{\ADD{
If
we
travel
through
your
country}},
we
will
stay
on
the
main
road.
If
we
and
any
of
our
livestock
drink
any
of
your
water,
we
will
pay
for
it.
We
want
only
to
travel
through
your
country.
We
do
not
want
anything
else.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}But
the
king
replied, “No!
Stay
out
of
our
country!
We
will
not
{\ADD{
allow
you}}
to
travel
through
our
land!”
Then
he
sent
the
strongest
soldiers
in
his
army
to
prevent
the Israelis
{\ADD{
from
entering
his
country}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}So,
because
{\ADD{
the
king
of}}
Edom
refused
to
allow
the Israelis
to
travel
through
his
country,
the Israelis
turned
{\ADD{
and
traveled
a
different
way}}.
\par }{\SH Aaron
died
\par }{\PP \VS{22}The Israeli
people
left
Kadesh.
They
went
to
Hor
Mountain,
\VS{23}{\ADD{
which
is
at
the
border
of
Edom}}.
While
they
were
there,
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
\VS{24}“It
is
time
for
Aaron
to
die [EUP].
He
will
not
enter
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
you Israelis,
because
the
two
of
you
disobeyed
me
{\ADD{
when
I
told
you
to
speak
to
the
rock
to
cause}}
the
water
{\ADD{
to
flow}}
at
Meribah.
\VS{25}Now
you,
Moses,
take
Aaron
and
his
son
Eleazar
up
on
Hor
Mountain.
\VS{26}There
you
must
remove
Aaron’s
robes
{\ADD{
that
he
wears
when
he
does
the
work
of
a
priest}},
and
put
them
on
his
son,
Eleazar.
Aaron
will
die
up
there.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
The
three
of
them/us
climbed
up
Hor
Mountain,
while
all
the Israeli
people
watched.
\VS{28}At
the
top
of
the
mountain,
Moses/I
took
off
the
robes
that
Aaron
wore
{\ADD{
while
he
did
the
work
of
a
priest}}
and
put
them
on
Eleazar.
Then
Aaron
died
there
on
the
top
of
the
mountain,
and
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
went
back
down.
\VS{29}When
the Israeli
people
realized
that
Aaron
had
died,
they
all
mourned
for
him
for 30
days.

\par }\Chap{21}{\SH The Israelis defeated the Canaan people
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
king
of
Arad
{\ADD{
city}}
lived
in
the
area
where
the
Canaan people-group
lived,
in
the
desert
in
the
southern
part
of
the
land.
He
heard
a
report
that
the Israelis
were
approaching
on
the
road
to
Atharim
{\ADD{
village}}.
So
his
army
attacked
the Israelis
and
captured
some
of
them.
\VS{2}Then
the Israelis
solemnly
vowed: “Yahweh,
if
you
will
help
us
to
defeat
these
people,
we
will
completely
destroy
all
their
towns.”
\VS{3}Yahweh
heard
what
they
requested,
and
he
enabled
them
to
defeat
the
army
of
the
Canaan people-group.
The Israeli
soldiers
killed
all
the
people
and
destroyed
their
towns.
{\ADD{
Ever
since
that
time}},
that
place
has
been
called
Hormah
{\ADD{
which
means ‘destruction’}}.
\par }{\SH The
bronze
snake
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
the Israelis
left
Hor
Mountain
and
traveled
on
the
road towards
the
Red
Sea,
in
order
to
go
around
{\ADD{
the
land
of}}
Edom.
But
the
people
became
impatient
along
the
way,
\VS{5}and
they
began
to
grumble/complain
against
God
and
against
Moses/me.
They
said, “Why
have
you
brought
us
out
of
Egypt
to
die
here
in
this
desert [RHQ]?
There
is
nothing
to
eat
here,
and
nothing
to
drink.
And
we
detest
this lousy
{\ADD{
manna}}
food!”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
Yahweh
sent
poisonous
snakes
among
them.
Many
of
the
people
were
bitten
by
the
snakes
and
died.
\VS{7}Then
the
people
came
to
Moses/me
and
cried
out,
saying, “We
{\ADD{
now
know
that
we}}
have
sinned
against
Yahweh
and
against
you.
Pray
to
Yahweh,
asking
that
he
will
take
away
the
snakes!”
So
Moses/I
prayed
for
the
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
Yahweh
told
him/me, “Make
a
model/image
of
a
poisonous
snake,
and
attach
it
to
the
top
of
a
pole.
If
those
who
are
bitten
by
the
snakes
look
at
that
model,
they
will ◄recover/get
well►.”
\VS{9}So
Moses/I
made
a
snake
from
bronze
and
attached
it
to
the
top
of
a
pole.
Then,
when
those
who
had
been
bitten
by
a
snake
looked
at
the
bronze
snake,
they
recovered!
\par }{\SH The Israelis
traveled
to
Moab
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
the Israelis
traveled
to
Oboth
and ◄camped/set
up
their
tents►
there.
\VS{11}Then
they
left
there,
and
went
to
Iye-Abarim,
in
the
desert
on
the
eastern
border
of
Moab.
\VS{12}From
there
they
traveled
to
the
valley
where
the
Zered riverbed
is,
and
camped
there.
\VS{13}Then
they
traveled
to
the
north
side
of
the
Arnon
{\ADD{
River}}.
That
area
is
in
the
desert
next
to
the
land
where
the Amor people-group
lived.
The
Arnon
{\ADD{
River}}
is
the
boundary
between
Moab
and
where
the Amor people-group
lived.
\VS{14}That
is
why
in
the
book
called ‘The
Book
of
the
Wars
of Yahweh’
it
tells
about
\par }{\Q “Waheb
{\ADD{
town}}
in
the
Suphah
area,
and
the
ravines
there;
\par }{\QB and
the
Arnon
{\ADD{
River}}
\par }{\Q \VS{15}and
the
ravines
there,
\par }{\QB which
extend
as
far
as
Ar
{\ADD{
village}}
on
the
border
of
Moab.”
\par }{\MM \VS{16}From
there,
the Israelis
traveled
to
Beer.
There
was
a
well
there,
where
Yahweh
previously
had
said
to
Moses/me, “Gather
the
people
together,
and
I
will
give
them
water.”
\VS{17}There
the Israelis
sang
this
song:
\par }{\Q “O
well,
give
us
water!
\par }{\Q Sing
about
this
well!
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Sing
about
this
well
\par }{\QB which
our
leaders
dug;
\par }{\QB they
dug
out
{\ADD{
the
dirt}}
with
their
royal
scepters
and
their
walking
sticks.”
\par }{\MM Then
the Israelis
left
that
desert
and
went
through
Mattanah,
\VS{19}Nahaliel,
and
Bamoth
{\ADD{
villages}}.
\VS{20}Then
they
went
to
the
valley
in
Moab
where
Pisgah
{\ADD{
Mountain}}
rises
above
the
desert.
\par }{\SH The Israelis
defeated
kings
Sihon
and
Og
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
the Israelis
sent
messengers
to
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group.
This
was
the
message
{\ADD{
that
they/we
gave
him}}:
\par }{\PI \VS{22}“Allow
us
to
travel
through
your
country.
We
will
stay
on
the
king’s
highway,
{\ADD{
the
main
road
that
goes
from
the
south
to
the
north}},
until
we
have
finished
traveling
through
your
land.
We
will
not
walk
through
any
field
or
vineyard,
or
drink
water
from
your
wells.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}But
King
Sihon
refused.
He
would
not
allow
them
to
walk
through
his
land.
Instead,
he
sent
his
whole
army
to
attack
the Israelis
in
the
desert.
They
attacked
the Israelis
at
Jahaz
{\ADD{
village}}.
\VS{24}But
the Israelis
completely
defeated
them
and
occupied
their
land,
from
the
Arnon
{\ADD{
River
in
the
south}}
to
the
Jabbok
{\ADD{
River
in
the
north}}.
They
stopped
at
the
border
of
the
land
where
the
Ammon people-group
lived,
because
{\ADD{
the
Ammon
army
was
defending}}
the
border
strongly.
\VS{25}So
the Israelis
occupied
all
the
cities
and
towns
where
the Amor people-group
lived,
and
some
of
the Israelis
began
to
live
in
them.
They
occupied
Heshbon
{\ADD{
city}}
and
the
nearby
villages.
\VS{26}Heshbon
was
the
capital
of
the
country.
It
was
the
city
where
King
Sihon
ruled.
His
army
had
previously
defeated
the
army
of
the
king
of
Moab,
and
then
his
people
had
begun
to
live
in
all
of
the
land
of
Moab
as
far
as
the
Arnon
{\ADD{
River
in
the
south}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}For
that
reason,
one
of
the poets
wrote
long
ago,
\par }{\Q “Come
to
Heshbon,
the
city
where
King
Sihon
{\ADD{
ruled}}.
\par }{\QB We
want
the
city
to
be
restored/rebuilt.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}A
fire
blazed
from
Heshbon;
\par }{\QB it
burned
down
Ar
{\ADD{
city}}
in
Moab,
\par }{\Q it
destroyed
{\ADD{
everything
on}}
the
hills
along
the
Arnon
{\ADD{
River}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}You
people
of
Moab,
terrible
things
have
happened
to
you!
\par }{\QB You
people
who
{\ADD{
worship
your
god}}
Chemosh
have
been ◄annihilated/wiped
out►!
\par }{\Q The
men
who
{\ADD{
worshiped}} [MET]
Chemosh
have
run
away
and
are
now
refugees,
\par }{\QB and
the
women
{\ADD{
who
worshiped
him}}
have
been
captured
by
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}But
we
have
defeated
{\ADD{
Sihon
and}}
those
descendants
of Amor,
\par }{\QB all
the
way
from
Heshbon
{\ADD{
in
the
north}}
to
Dibon
{\ADD{
city
in
the
south}}.
\par }{\Q We
have
completely
obliterated/destroyed
them
as
far
as
Nophah
and
Medeba
{\ADD{
towns}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}So
the Israeli
people
began
to
live
in
the
land
where
the Amor people-group
lived.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}After
Moses/I
sent
some
men
to
explore
the
area
near
Jazer
{\ADD{
city}}, Israeli
people
began
to
live
in
all
the
towns
in
that
region
and
expelled
the Amor people-group
who
lived
there.
\VS{33}Then
they
turned
{\ADD{
north}}
toward
the
Bashan
region,
but
King
Og
of
Bashan
and
all
his
army
attacked
them
at
Edrei
{\ADD{
town}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Do
not
be
afraid
of
Og,
because
I
am
going
to
enable
your
men
to
defeat
him
and
his
army,
and
to
take
possession
of
all
his
land.
You
will
do
to
him
what
you
did
to
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
who
ruled
in
Heshbon.”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}And
that
is
what
happened.
We Israelis
defeated Og’s
army,
and
killed
King
Og
and
his
sons
and
all
his
people.
Not
a
person
survived!
And
then
we Israelis
began
to
live
in
their
land.

\par }\Chap{22}{\SH King Balak summoned Balaam
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
the Israelis
traveled
west
to
the
area
of
Moab
that
was
in
the
valley
of
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}},
across
the
river
from
Jericho
{\ADD{
city}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}But
King
Balak,
the
son
of
Zippor,
who
ruled
Moab,
found
out
what
the Israelis
had
done
to
the Amor people-group.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
When
he
saw
that}}
the Israelis
were
very
numerous,
he
and
his
people
became
terrified.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}So
the
king
of
Moab
{\ADD{
went
to}}
the
leaders
of
the
Midian people-group
and
said
to
them, “This
huge
group
{\ADD{
of Israelis}}
will ◄wipe
out/destroy►
everything
around
them,
like
an
ox
devours
grass!”
\par }{\PP Balak
was
the
king
of
Moab.
\VS{5}He
sent
messengers
to
{\ADD{
a
prophet
named}}
Balaam,
who
was
living
in
his
own
area,
in
Pethor
{\ADD{
town}},
near
the
{\ADD{
Euphrates}}
River.
He
sent
this
message
to
request
that
Balaam
would
come
{\ADD{
to
help
him}}:
\par }{\PI “A
huge
group
of
people
has
arrived
here
from
Egypt.
{\ADD{
It
looks
like}}
they
are
covering
the
entire
land!
And
they
have
begun
to
live
close
to
us.
\VS{6}Because
they
are
very
powerful/numerous,
{\ADD{
we
are
afraid
of
them.
So}}
please
come
and
curse
them
for
me.
Then
my
army
may
be
able
to
defeat
them
and
expel
them
from
the
land
{\ADD{
where
they
are
now
living}}.
I
know
that
good
things
will
happen
to
the
people
whom
you
bless,
and
disasters
will
happen
to
the
people
whom
you
curse.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\ADD{
Balak’s
messengers,
who
were}}
leaders
of
both
the
Moab
and
Midian people-groups,
took
money
with
them
to
pay
Balaam
in
order
that
he
would
{\ADD{
come
and}}
curse
the Israelis.
They
went
to
Balaam
and
told
him
what
Balak
had
said.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Balaam
said, “Stay
here
tonight.
{\ADD{
Tomorrow
morning}}
I
will
tell
you
whatever
Yahweh
tells
me
that
I
should
say
to
you.”
\par }{\PP So
the
leaders
from
Moab
stayed
there
that
night.
\VS{9}During
the
night,
God
appeared
to
Balaam
and
asked
him, “◄Who
are/Tell
me
about►
these
men
who
are
staying
with
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Balaam
replied, “Balak,
the
king
of
Moab,
sent
these
men
to
tell
me
this:
\VS{11}‘A
huge
group
of
people
has
come
from
Egypt,
and
they
have
spread
all
over
this
area.
Please
come
immediately
to
curse
them.
Then
I
may
be
able
to
defeat
them
and
expel
them
{\ADD{
from
this
area}}.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}God
replied
to
Balaam, “Do
not
go
with
them!
I
have
blessed
those
people,
so
you
must
not
curse
them!”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}The
next
morning,
Balaam
got
up
and
told
Balak’s
men, “Go
back
home.
{\ADD{
But
go
by
yourselves,
because}}
Yahweh
is
not allowing
me
to
go
with
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}So
the
men
from
Moab
returned
to
King
Balak
and
they
reported
to
him, “Balaam
refused
to
come
with
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}But
Balak
sent
another
{\ADD{
group
of}}
leaders
to
Balaam.
It
was
a
group
that
was
larger
and
they
were
more
important
{\ADD{
than
the
men
in
the
first
group}}.
\VS{16}They
went
to
Balaam
and
told
him
this:
\par }{\PI “This
is
what
King
Balak
says: ‘Please
do
not
allow
anything
to
hinder
you
from
coming
here.
\VS{17}I
will
pay
you ◄a
lot
of
money/very
well►
{\ADD{
if
you
come}},
and
I
will
do
anything
that
you
ask
me
to
do.
Just
come
and
curse
these
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
for
me!’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}But
Balaam
answered
them, “Even
if
Balak
would
give
me
a
palace
filled
with
silver
and
gold,
I
would
not
do
anything
to
disobey
Yahweh, ◄my
God/the
God
whom
I
{\ADD{
worship}}►.
\VS{19}But
stay
here
one
more
night,
like
the
other
messengers
did,
and
I
will
find
out
if
Yahweh
has
anything
more
to
say
to
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}That
night
God
appeared
to
Balaam
again
and
said
to
him, “These
men
have
come
to
request
that
you
go
back
with
them,
so
you
may
go
with
them,
but
do
only
what
I
tell
you
{\ADD{
to
do}}!”
\par }{\SH Balaam’s
donkey
spoke
to
warn
him
\par }{\PP \VS{21}So
the
next
morning,
Balaam
put
a
saddle
on
his
donkey
and
he
departed
{\ADD{
with
two
of
his
servants}}
along
with
the
men
from
Moab.
\VS{22}{\ADD{
Even
though
God
had
given
Balaam
permission
to
go,
he
was
still
angry}}.
So
he
sent
one
of
his
angels
to
Balaam.
This
angel
stood
in
the
road
to
block
Balaam’s
path.
As
Balaam
and
the
two
servants
were
riding
on
their
donkeys,
\VS{23}Balaam’s
donkey
saw
the
angel.
The
angel
was
standing
in
the
road
and
was
holding
a
sword
in
his
hand,
{\ADD{
but
Balaam
did
not
see
him}}.
\par }{\PP Balaam’s
donkey
turned
off
the
road
into
a
field.
So
Balaam
struck
the
donkey
and
forced
it
to
go
back
onto
the
road.
\VS{24}Then
the
angel
stood
in
a
place
where
the
road
was
very
narrow,
between
two
vineyards,
with
walls
on
each
side
of
the
road.
\VS{25}When
the
donkey
saw
the
angel
standing
there,
it
walked
very
close
to
the
wall
{\ADD{
to
try
to
get
past
the
angel}}.
As
a
result,
it bashed
Balaam’s
foot
against
the
wall.
So
Balaam
struck
the
donkey
again.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Then
the
angel
went
further
along
the
road
and
stood
at
a
place
that
was
extremely
narrow,
with
the
result
that
the
donkey
could
not
get
past
at
all.
\VS{27}This
time,
when
the
donkey
saw
the
angel,
it
lay
down
{\ADD{
on
the
ground}}
with
Balaam
sitting
on
top
of
it.
Balaam
became
extremely
angry,
and
he
struck
the
donkey
again
with
his
walking
stick.
\VS{28}Then
Yahweh
enabled
the
donkey
to
speak!
It
said
to
Balaam, “What
bad
thing
have
I
done
to
you
that
caused
you
to
strike
me
three
times?”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Balaam
shouted, “I
struck
you
because
you
have
caused
me
to
appear
to
be
foolish!
If
I
had
a
sword
with
me,
I
would
kill
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}But
the
donkey
answered, “I
am
your
own
donkey [RHQ],
the
one
that
you
have
always
ridden!
Have
I
ever
done
anything
like
this
previously?”
\par }{\PP Balaam
said, “No.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Then
Yahweh
enabled
Balaam
to
see
the
angel
standing
on
the
road,
holding
a
sword
in
his
hand.
Balaam
{\ADD{
realized
that
it
was
an
angel
and}}
prostrated
himself
on
the
ground
in
front
of
the
angel.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}The
angel
asked
him, ‘◄Why
did
you
strike
your
donkey
three
times?/
You
should
certainly
not
have sruck
the
donkey
three
times! [RHQ]
I
have
come
to
block
your
path
because
what
you
are
planning
to
do
is
wrong.
\VS{33}Three
times
your
donkey
saw
me
and
turned
away
from
me.
If
it
had
not
done
that,
I
would
certainly
have
killed
you
already,
but
I
would
have
allowed
the
donkey
to
live.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Then
Balaam
said
to
the
angel, “I
have
sinned.
But
I
did
not
realize
that
you
were
standing
there,
trying
to
block
my
path.
So
if
you
do
not
want
me
to
continue
going,
I
will
return
home.”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}But
the
angel
replied, “I
will
allow
you
to
go
with
these
men,
but
you
must
say
only
what
I
tell
you
to
say!”
\par }{\PP So
Balaam
went
on
with
the
leaders
whom
Balak
{\ADD{
had
sent}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}When
King
Balak
heard
that
Balaam
was
coming,
he
went
to
meet
him
at
a
Moab
town
alongside
the
Arnon
{\ADD{
River}}
that
was
at
the
border
of
his
own
land.
\VS{37}{\ADD{
When
he
arrived
where}}
Balaam
was,
he
said
to
him, “I
sent
you [RHQ]
a
message
saying
that
you
should
come
immediately [RHQ]!
Why
did
you
not
come
immediately?
{\ADD{
Did
you
think
that}}
I
was
not
able
to
pay
you
a
lot
of
money
for
coming?”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}Balaam
replied, “I
have
come
here
now,
but
I
am
not
able
to
say
anything
{\ADD{
that
I
want
to}}.
I
will
say
only
the
words
that
God
tells
me
to
say [MTY].”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}Then
Balaam
went
with
Balak
to
Kiriath-Huzoth
{\ADD{
town}}.
\VS{40}There
Balak
killed
some
cattle
and
sheep
as
sacrifices,
and
offered
{\ADD{
parts
of
the
meat}}
to
Balaam
and
the
leaders
who
were
with
him.
\VS{41}{\ADD{
They
slept
there}},
and
the
next
morning
Balak
took
Balaam
part
way
up
{\ADD{
the
mountain}}
to
Bamoth-Baal
{\ADD{
village}}.
From
there,
they
could
see
some
of
the Israeli
people
who
were
down
below.

\par }\Chap{23}{\SH Balaam blessed the Israeli people
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Balaam
said
to
King
Balak, “Build
seven
altars
for
me
here.
Then
kill
seven
young
bulls
and
seven
rams
{\ADD{
for
a
sacrifice}}.”
\VS{2}So
Balak
did
that.
And
then
he
and
Balaam
each
burned
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
{\ADD{
as
a
sacrifice}}
on
each
altar.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
Balaam
said
to
Balak, “You
stand
here
close
to
your
burned
offerings,
and
I
will
go
and
ask
Yahweh
if
he
has
something
else
to
tell
me.
Then
I
will
tell
you
what
he
says
to
me.”
\par }{\PP Then
Balaam
went
by
himself
to
the
top
of
a
hill,
\VS{4}and
God
appeared
to
him
there.
Balaam
said
to
him, “We
have
built
seven
altars,
and
I
have
killed
and
burned
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
{\ADD{
as
a
sacrifice
to
you}}
on
each
altar.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
Yahweh
gave
Balaam
a
message
to
give
to
King
Balak.
Then
he
said, “Go
back
and
tell
him
what
I
told
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}When
Balaam
returned
to
Balak,
Balak
was
standing
with
the
leaders
from
Moab
beside
the
offerings
he
had
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}.
\VS{7}This
is
the
message
that
Balaam
told
them:
\par }{\Q “Balak,
the
King
of
Moab,
summoned
me
to
come
here
from
Syria;
\par }{\QB he
brought
me
here
from
the
hills
at
the
eastern
side
of
Syria.
\par }{\Q He
said, ‘Come
and
curse
the
descendants
of
Jacob
for
me,
\par }{\QB saying
that
bad
things
will
happen
to
these Israeli
people!’
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But ◄how
can
I
curse
people
whom
God
has
not
cursed?/I
certainly
cannot
curse
people
whom
God
has
not
cursed!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q ◄How
can
I
condemn
people
whom
Yahweh
has
not
condemned?/I
cannot
condemn
people
whom
Yahweh
has
not
condemned!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
have
seen
them
from
the
tops
of
the
rocky
peaks.
\par }{\Q I
see
that
they
are
a
group
of
people
who
live
by
themselves;
\par }{\QB they
have
separated
themselves
from
other
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}◄Who
can
count
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
they
are
as
numerous
as particles
of ‘dust/dirt’?/No
one
can
count
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
they
are
as
numerous
as particles
of ‘dust/dirt’!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q ◄Who
can
count
even
a
quarter
of
the Israeli
people?/No
one
can
count
even
a
quarter
of
the Israeli
people!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q I
wish/hope
that
I
will
die
like
righteous
people
die;
\par }{\QB I
hope
that
I
will
die
{\ADD{
peacefully}}
like
they
will
die.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
Balak
said, “What
have
you
done
to
me [RHQ]?
I
brought
you
here
to
curse
my
enemies,
but
instead
you
have ◄blessed
them/asked
Yahweh
to
bless
them►!”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}But
Balaam
replied, “I
can [RHQ]
say
only
what
Yahweh
tells
me
to
say.
I
cannot
say
anything
else.”
\par }{\SH Balaam
prophesied
about
the Israelis
again
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
King
Balak
told
Balaam, “Come
with
me
to
another
place.
There
you
will
see
only
part
of
the Israeli
people,
and
you
will
be
able
to
curse
those
people
for
me.”
\VS{14}So
Balak
took
Balaam
to
a
field
on
the
top
of
Pisgah
{\ADD{
Mountain}}.
There,
again
he
built
seven
altars
and
offered
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
{\ADD{
as
a
sacrifice}}
on
each
altar.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
Balaam
said
to
the
king, “Stand
here
close
to
your
burned
offerings,
while
I
go
and
talk
with
Yahweh.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}So
Balaam
did
that,
and
Yahweh
appeared
to
Balaam
again
and
gave
him
another
message.
Then
he
said, “Go
back
to
Balak
and
tell
him
that
message.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}So
Balaam
returned
to
where
the
king
and
the
leaders
from
Moab
were
standing,
next
to
the
altar
where
Balak
had
burned
the
sacrifices.
Balak
asked
him, “What
did
Yahweh
say?”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Then
Balaam
told
him
this
message:
\par }{\Q “Balak,
listen
carefully;
\par }{\QB hear
what
I
have
to
say,
you
son
of
Zippor [DOU]!
\par }{\Q \VS{19}God
is
not
a
human
being.
\par }{\QB Humans
lie,
but
God
never
lies.
\par }{\Q He
never
changes
his
mind/thoughts,
as humans
do.
\par }{\Q Whatever
he
has
said
that
he
will
do,
he
does.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}He
commanded
me
{\ADD{
to
request
him}}
to
bless
{\ADD{
the Israelis}},
\par }{\QB So
he
has
blessed
them,
and
I
cannot
change
that.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}Yahweh
their
God
is
with/helping
them;
\par }{\QB they
have
declared
that
he
is
their
true
king.
\par }{\Q So
the
descendants
of
Jacob
will
not
be
harmed;
\par }{\QB they
will
not
have
any
troubles [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{22}God
brought
them
out
of
Egypt
{\ADD{
where
they
were
slaves}};
\par }{\QB he
is
as
strong
as
a
wild
ox.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}When
people
curse [PRS]
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
they
will
not
be
harmed;
\par }{\QB when
people
work
sorcery
on
them,
it
will
have
no
power.
\par }{\Q So
now
people
will
say
about
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB ‘God
has
done
wonderful
things
for
the Israelis!’
\par }{\Q \VS{24}They
are
very
strong,
like
lionesses
that
are
ready
to
attack
{\ADD{
other
animals}};
\par }{\QB they
stand
firm
like
lions.
\par }{\Q The
lions
refuse
to
rest
until
they
have
{\ADD{
killed
and}}
eaten
their
prey,
\par }{\QB and
drunk
the
blood
of
the
animals
they
slaughtered.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Then
Balak
said
to
Balaam, “If
you
will
not
curse
them,
then
{\ADD{
I
certainly}}
do
not
{\ADD{
want
you
to}}
bless
them!”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}But
Balaam
replied, “I
told
you
that
I
must
do
only
what
Yahweh
tells
me
to
do!”
\par }{\SH Balaam
prophesied
about
the Israelis
a
third
time
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
King
Balak
said
to
Balaam, “Come
with
me;
I
will
take
you
to
another
place.
Perhaps
it
will
please
God
to
allow
you
to
curse
them
from
that
place.”
\VS{28}So
Balak
took
Balaam
to
the
top
of
Peor
{\ADD{
Mountain}}
where
they
could
look
down
{\ADD{
and
see
the Israelis
in}}
the
desert.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Balaam
again
told
Balak, “Build
me
seven
altars
again
and
kill
seven
young
bulls
and
seven
rams
{\ADD{
for
a
sacrifice}}.”
\VS{30}So
Balak
did
what
Balaam
told
him
to
do.
He
burned
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
on
each
altar
as
sacrifices.

\par }\Chap{24}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Balaam
now
realized
that
Yahweh
wanted
to
bless
the Israeli
people,
{\ADD{
not
curse
them}}.
So
he
did
not
use magic/divination
{\ADD{
like
a shaman
would
do}}
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
wanted,
as
he
often
did.
Instead,
he
turned
toward
the
desert.
\VS{2}He
saw
the Israeli
people
camped
there
{\ADD{
in
their
tents}},
with
each
tribe
gathered
in
its
own
group.
Then
the
Spirit
of
God
took
control
of
him,
\VS{3}and
enabled
him
to
give
this
prophetic
message
to
Balak:
\par }{\Q “I,
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor,
am
giving
this
prophecy;
\par }{\QB I
am
speaking
as
a
man
who
sees
{\ADD{
what
will
happen
in
the
future}}
clearly
speaks.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
hear
this
message
from
God;
\par }{\QB I
see
a
vision
from
him
who
is all-powerful.
\par }{\QB My
eyes
are
open
as
I
prostrate
myself
in
front
of
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}You
descendants
of
Jacob,
your
tents
are
very
beautiful;
\par }{\QB they
are
truly
lovely!
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Your
tents
are
spread
out
{\ADD{
in
front
of
me
like
groves
of
palm
trees
in}}
valleys,
\par }{\QB like
gardens
alongside
a
river.
\par }{\Q They
are
like
strong aloe
trees/plants
that
Yahweh
has
planted,
\par }{\QB like
{\ADD{
strong}}
cedar
trees
{\ADD{
that
grow}}
along
the
rivers.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Your
water
buckets
will
always
be
full;
\par }{\QB the
seeds
{\ADD{
that
you
plant}}
will
always
have
plenty
of
water
{\ADD{
to
make
them
grow}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The Israelis’
king
will
be
greater
than
{\ADD{
King}}
Agag;
\par }{\QB the
kingdom
that
he
rules
will
be
honored.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}God
brought
the Israelis
out
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
leading
them
along}}
with
his
great
power [MTY]
like
a
wild
ox
has.
\par }{\Q He
devastates
all
the
nations
that
oppose
him;
\par }{\QB he
breaks
all
those
people’s
bones
into
pieces,
\par }{\QB and
shoots
them
with
his
arrows.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The Israelis
are
like
lions
that
crouch
and
lie
down,
{\ADD{
ready
to pounce
on
their
prey}} [SIM].
\par }{\Q They
are
like
lionesses
{\ADD{
that
are
resting,
but
ready
to
attack}};
\par }{\QB no
one [RHQ]
would
dare
to
arouse
them!
\par }{\PP {\ADD{
God}}
will
bless
everyone
who
blesses
you Israelis,
\par }{\Q and
he
will
curse
everyone
who
curses
you.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
King
Balak
was
extremely
angry
with
Balaam.
He
showed
with
his
hands
that
he
was
very
angry,
and
he
{\ADD{
shouted
at
Balaam}}, “I
summoned
you
here
to
curse
my
enemies!
Instead,
you
have ◄blessed/asked
God
to
bless►
them
three
times!
\VS{11}So
now,
get
out
of
here!
Go
back
home!
I
said
that
I
would
pay
you
a
lot
of
money
{\ADD{
if
you
cursed
them}},
but
Yahweh
has
prevented
you
from
getting
any
pay!”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Balaam
said
to
Balak, “{\ADD{
Do
you
not
remember
what}} [RHQ]
I
told
the
messengers
that
you
sent
to
me?
I
said,
\VS{13}‘Even
if
Balak
would
give
me
a
palace
filled
with
silver
and
gold,
I
would
not
disobey
Yahweh.
I
cannot
do
anything
bad
or
anything
that
is
good
{\ADD{
that
he
does
not
approve
of}}.’
And
I
told
you
that
I
could
say
only
what
Yahweh
says
to
me.
\VS{14}So
yes,
I
will
return
to
my
people,
but
first,
allow
me
to
tell
you
what
will
happen
to
you
Moab
people
in
the
future.”
\par }{\SH Balaam
prophesied
a
fourth
time
\par }{\PP \VS{15}So
Balaam
said
this
{\ADD{
to
Balak}}:
\par }{\Q “I,
Balaam,
son
of
Beor,
am
again
giving
a
prophecy,
\par }{\QB speaking
as
a
man
who
sees
{\ADD{
what
will
happen
in
the
future}}
clearly
speaks.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}I
hear
a
message
from
God;
\par }{\QB I
know
things
that
God,
who
lives
in
heaven,
has
{\ADD{
revealed
to
me}}.
\par }{\Q I
see
a
vision
from
him
who
is all-powerful.
\par }{\QB My
eyes
are
open
as
I
prostrate
myself
in
front
of
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}The
things
that
I
see
{\ADD{
in
the
vision}}
are
not
{\ADD{
going
to
happen}}
{\BD{
now}};
\par }{\QB I
see
things
{\ADD{
that
God
will
cause
to
happen}}
in
the
future.
\par }{\Q A
man
who
is
{\ADD{
a
descendant
of}}
Jacob
will
appear
like
a
star [MET];
\par }{\QB a
king
who
holds
a
scepter
will
be
one
of
the Israeli
people.
\par }{\Q He
will
crush
the
heads
of
you
people
of
Moab;
\par }{\QB he
will
wipe
out
the
descendants
of
Seth.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}The Israelis
will
occupy
Edom,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
conquer
their
enemies
{\ADD{
who
live
near}}
Seir
{\ADD{
Mountain}}.
\par }{\QB The Israeli
people
will
be
victorious/strong.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}A
ruler
who
is
a
descendant
of
Jacob
will
come;
\par }{\QB he
will
get
rid
of
the
people
who
still
live
in
the
city
{\ADD{
where
Balaam
first
met
Balak}}.”
\par }{\SH Balaam’s
final
prophecies
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
Balaam
looked
out
over
where
the
Amalek people-group
{\ADD{
lived}},
and
he
prophesied
this:
\par }{\Q “The
Amalek people-group
were
the
greatest
nation,
\par }{\QB but
they
will
be
wiped
out.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
he
looked
out
over
the
area
where
the Ken people-group
{\ADD{
lived}},
and
he
prophesied
this:
\par }{\Q “You
{\ADD{
think
that}}
the
place
where
you
live
is
secure/safe
\par }{\QB like
a
nest
that
is
made
in
the
cliffs [MET],
\par }{\Q \VS{22}but
you
will
be
wiped
out
\par }{\QB when
the
army
of
Assyria
conquers
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Balaam
ended
his
prophecies
by
saying,
\par }{\Q “Also, ◄who
can ‘survive/escape’
when
God
does
all
these
things?/no
one
will
be
able
to ‘survive/escape’
when
God
does
all
these
things!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Ships
will
come
from
Cyprus
{\ADD{
Island}},
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
the
men
in
those
ships}}
will
defeat
{\ADD{
the
armies
of}}
Assyria
and
Eber.
\par }{\QB But
God
will
get
rid
of
those
men,
too.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Then
Balaam
and
Balak
returned
to
their
homes.

\par }\Chap{25}{\SH The Israelis worshiped Baal
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}While
the Israelis
were
camped
at
a
place
called
Acacia
{\ADD{
Grove}},
some
of
the
men
caused
themselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
God
by
having
sex
with
some
of
the
women
of
the
Moab
{\ADD{people-group
who
lived
in
that
area}}.
\VS{2}Then
those
women
invited
the
men
to
come
when
the
sacrifices
were
being
offered
to
their
gods.
The Israeli
men
{\ADD{
accepted}}.
They
went
to
the
feasts
with
the
women
and
worshiped
the
gods
of
the
Moab people-group.
\VS{3}By
doing
that,
those Israeli
people
joined
the
women
in
worshiping
the
god
Baal
{\ADD{
add
}}who
the
Moab people-group
thought
lived
on
Peor
Mountain.
That
caused
Yahweh
to
become
very
angry
with
his
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Yahweh
said
this
to
Moses/me: “Seize
all
the
leaders
of
those
men
who
are
doing
this
and
execute
them
while
I
am
watching.
Do
that
in
the
daytime.
After
you
do
that,
I
will
no
longer
be
angry
with
the Israeli
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}So
Moses/I
said
to
the
other Israeli
leaders, “Each
of
you
must
execute
your
men
who
have
joined
{\ADD{
others}}
in
worshiping
Baal.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}{\ADD{
But
later}},
while
Moses/I
and
many [HYP]
other
people
were
crying
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
while
they/we
were
watching,
one
of
the Israeli
men
brought
a
woman
from
the
Midian people-group
into
his
tent
{\ADD{
and
started
to
have
sex
with
her}}.
\VS{7}When
Phinehas,
who
was
the
grandson
of
Aaron,
saw
that,
he
grabbed
a
spear
\VS{8}and
rushed
into
the
man’s
tent.
He
thrust
the
spear
completely
through
the
man’s
body
and
into
the
woman’s
belly
{\ADD{
and
killed
both
of
them}}.
When
he
did
that,
the ◄plague/serious
illness►
{\ADD{
that
had
started
to
strike
the Israelis}}
stopped.
\VS{9}But 24,000
people
had
already
died
{\ADD{
from
that
plague}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{11}“Phinehas
has
caused
me
to
stop
being
angry
with
the Israeli
people,
by
being
as
eager
as
I
am
{\ADD{
to
stop
this
sinful
behavior}}.
I
was
ready
to
get
rid
of
all
the Israeli
people
because
I
was
extremely
angry,
but
Phinehas
has
prevented
me
from
doing
that.
\VS{12}Now
tell
him
that
I
am
making
a
special
peace
agreement
with
him.
\VS{13}In
this
agreement,
I
am
promising
to
give
to
him
and
to
his
descendants
the
right/authority
to
be
priests.
I
am
doing
this
because
{\ADD{
he
showed
that}}
he
was
very
eager
to
honor
me,
his
God,
by
stopping
this
sinful
behavior.
He
has
caused
the Israeli
people
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again
by
causing
them
to
be
forgiven
for
their
sin.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The Israeli
man
who
was
killed
with
the
woman
of
the
Moab people-group
was
named
Zimri.
He
was
the
son
of
Salu,
who
was
the
leader
of
a
family
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
\VS{15}The
woman’s
name
was
Cozbi.
She
was
the
daughter
of
Zur,
who
was
the
leader
of
one
of
the
clans
of
the
Midian people-group.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{17}“{\ADD{
Take
your
men
and}}
attack
the
Midian people-group
and
kill
them.
\VS{18}They
have
become
your
enemies,
because
they
tricked
you Israeli
people
and
induced/persuaded
many
of
you
to
worship
Baal,
and
because
{\ADD{
one
of
your
men
had
sex
with}}
Cozbi,
who
was
the
daughter
of
a
leader
of
the
Midian people-group.
She
was
killed
at
the
time
the
plague
{\ADD{
started
because
the
people
sinned}}
at
Peor
{\ADD{
Mountain}}.”

\par }\Chap{26}{\SH The people were counted again
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
the
plague
{\ADD{
ended}},
Yahweh
said
to
Eleazar
and
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Count
all
the
people
of
Israel
{\ADD{
again}}.
Write
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old
who
are
able
to
fight
{\ADD{
in
battles}},
along
with
their
family
names.”
\VS{3}So
while
the Israelis
were
on
the
plains
where
the
Moab people-group
lived,
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
told
this
to
the Israeli
leaders:
\VS{4}“Write
down
the
names
of
all
the Israeli
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old,
as
Yahweh
has
commanded
us.”
\par }{\PP {\ADD{
So
they
did
that}},
and
this
is
a
record
of
all
the
descendants
of
Jacob
who
came
out
of
Egypt
{\ADD{
who
were
still
alive}}.
\par }{\LI \VS{5-7}{\ADD{
They
counted}} 43,730
men
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
Jacob’s
oldest
son.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Hanoch,
Pallu,
Hezron,
and
Carmi.
\VS{8}Pallu’s
son
was
Eliab
\VS{9}and
his
grandsons
were
Nemuel,
Dathan
and
Abiram.
Dathan
and
Abiram
were
the
leaders
who
joined
with
Korah
to
conspire
against
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
rebelled
against
Yahweh.
\par }{\LI \VS{10}But
the
earth
opened
up
and
swallowed
them
and
Korah.
Yahweh
also
sent
a
fire
that
burned
up 250
men
who
supported
those
three
men.
That
was
a
warning
{\ADD{
to
all
the Israeli
people}}
that
they
should
respect
and
obey
the
leaders
whom
Yahweh
had
appointed.
\VS{11}But
the
descendants
of
Korah
did
not
die
{\ADD{
on
that
day}}.
\par }{\LI \VS{12-14}The Israeli
leaders
counted 22,200
men
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Nemuel,
Jamin,
Jakin,
Zerah,
and
Shaul.
\par }{\LI \VS{15-18}They
counted 40,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Gad.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Zephon,
Haggi,
Shuni,
Ozni,
Eri,
Arod,
and
Areli.
\par }{\LI \VS{19-22}They
counted 76,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Judah.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Shelah,
Perez,
Zerah,
Hezron,
and
Hamul.
Judah’s
other
two
sons,
Er
and
Onan,
died
in
Canaan
{\ADD{
without
having
had
any
children}}.
\par }{\LI \VS{23-25}They
counted 64,300
men
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Tola,
Puvah,
Jashub,
and
Shimron.
\par }{\LI \VS{26-27}They
counted 60,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Sered,
Elon,
and
Jahleel.
\par }{\LI \VS{28-34}They
counted 52,700
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
who
was
one
of
the
sons
of
Joseph.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Machir,
from
his
son
Gilead,
and
from
his
six
grandsons—Jezer,
Helek,
Asriel,
Shechem,
Shemida,
and
Hepher. Hepher’s
son
Zelophehad
did
not
have
any
sons,
but
he
had
five
daughters—Mahlah,
Noah,
Hoglah,
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
\par }{\LI \VS{35-37}They
counted 32,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
who
was
Joseph’s
other
son.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Shuthelah,
Becher,
Tahan,
and Shuthelah’s
son
Eran.
\par }{\LI \VS{38-41}They
counted 45,600
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Bela,
Ashbel,
Ahiram,
Shephupham,
and
Hupham,
and
from
Bela’s
two
sons—Ard
and
Naaman.
\par }{\LI \VS{42-43}They
counted 64,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan.
They
were
in
one
clan
descended
from
Shuham.
\par }{\LI \VS{44-47}They
counted 53,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Asher.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Imnah,
Ishvi,
and
Beriah,
and
from Beriah’s
two
sons—Heber
and Malkiel.
Asher
also
had
a
daughter
named
Serah.
\par }{\LI \VS{48-50}They
counted 45,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Jahzeel,
Guni,
Jezer,
and
Shillem.
\par }{\MM \VS{51}The
total
of
the Israeli
men
whom
the
leaders
counted
was 601,730.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{52}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{53}“Divide
Canaan
land
among
the
tribes.
Distribute
the
land
according
the
number
of
people
in
each
tribe
that
are
on
your lists.
\VS{54-56}Decide
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
stones
which
are
marked►
to
determine
which
group
will
get
which
area,
but
give
the largest
areas
to
the
groups
with
the
most
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{57}The
leaders
also
counted
the
male
descendants
of
Levi.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
\VS{58}These
also
included
people
from
the
clans
of
Libni,
Hebron,
Mahli,
Mushi,
and
Korah.
All
of
them
were
descendants
of
Levi.
Kohath
was
the ancestor
of
Amram,
\VS{59}whose
wife
was
Jochebed.
She
also
was
a
descendant
of
Levi,
but
she
was
born
in
Egypt.
She
and
Amram
had
two
sons,
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
and
their/our
{\ADD{
older}}
sister
Miriam.
\VS{60}Aaron’s
sons
were
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
\VS{61}But
Nadab
and
Abihu
died
when
they
burned
{\ADD{
incense
for
a
sacrifice}}
to
Yahweh
in
a
way
that
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\par }{\PP \VS{62}The
leaders
counted 23,000
men
from
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
But
these
men
were
not
counted
when
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people
{\ADD{
were
counted}},
because
they
were
not
given
any
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{63}Those
were
the
men
whom
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
said
should
be
counted.
They
counted
the Israeli
people
on
the
plains
where
the
Moab people-group
lived,
on
the
{\ADD{
east}}
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho
{\ADD{
city}}.
\VS{64}None
of
the
men
whom
they
counted
were
on
the lists
that
were
made
by
Aaron
and
Moses/me
when
the Israelis
were
in
the
Sinai
Desert,
\VS{65}because
Yahweh
had
said
about
them, “They
will
all
die
in
this
desert,”
{\ADD{
and
that
is
what
happened}}.
The
only
ones
who
were
still
alive
were Jephunneh’s
son
Caleb
and Nun’s
son
Joshua.

\par }\Chap{27}{\SH The request of the daughters of Zelophehad
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}One
day
the
five
daughters
of
Zelophehad
came
{\ADD{
to
Moses/me}}.
They
were
Mahlah,
Noah,
Hoglah,
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
\VS{2}They
came
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
stood
in
front
of
Eleazar,
Moses/me,
the
tribal
leaders,
and
many [EUP]
other Israeli
people.
\VS{3}They
said, “Our
father
died
{\ADD{
during
the
time
that
we
were}}
in
the
desert,
and
he
did
not
have
any
sons.
But
he
was
not
among
those
who
supported
Korah,
who
rebelled
against
Yahweh.
He
died
just
because
he
was
a
sinner
{\ADD{
like
everyone
else}}.
\VS{4}◄Why
should
the
name
of
his
clan
disappear
{\ADD{
with
the
result
that
we
do
not
receive
any
land}}
only
because
our
father
had
no
sons?/It
is
not
right
that
the
name
of
his
clan
disappear
{\ADD{
with
the
result
that
we
do
not
receive
any
land}}
only
because
our
father
had
no
sons.► [RHQ]
So
give
us
some
land
like
our
relatives
will
be
getting!”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}So
Moses/I
asked
Yahweh
{\ADD{
what
to
do
about}}
their
request.
\VS{6}And
Yahweh
replied,
\VS{7}“What
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad
are requesting
is
right.
You
must
give
them
some
land,
just
as
you
are
giving
to
their
father’s
relatives.
Give
to
each
of
them
some
of
the
land
that
would
have
been
given
to
their
brothers
{\ADD{
if
they
had
any}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}“lso
tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘If
a
man
who
has
no
sons
dies,
give
the
things
that
his
sons
would
have
inherited
to
his
daughters.
\VS{9}If
the
man
has
no
sons
or
daughters,
give
to
his
brothers
the
things
that
his
sons
and
daughters
would
have
inherited.
\VS{10}If
the
man
had
no
brothers,
give
to
his
father’s
brothers
the
things
that
his
sons
or
daughters
or
brothers
would
have
inherited.
\VS{11}If
the
man’s
father
has
no
brothers,
give
to
his
closest
relative
the
things
that
the
others
would
have
inherited.’
That
will
be
a
rule
for
the Israeli
people,
because
I
am
giving
this
as
a
command
to
you,
Moses,
{\ADD{
to
tell
them}}.”
\par }{\SH Joshua
was
chosen
to
be
the Israelis’
new
leader
\par }{\PP \VS{12}One
day,
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Climb
to
the
top
of
the
Abarim
Mountains
{\ADD{
east
of
the
Jordan
River}}.
Then
look
out
over
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
the Israeli
people.
\VS{13}After
you
have
seen
it,
you
will
die [EUP]
just
like
your
{\ADD{
older}}
brother
Aaron
did.
\VS{14}The
reason
{\ADD{
that
you
will
die
and
not
enter
that
land}}
is
that
you
both
disobeyed
my
instructions/commands
in
the
Zin
Desert.
When
the Israeli
people
rebelled
against
me
there
at
Meribah,
near
Kadesh,
{\ADD{
I
told
you
to
speak
to
the
rock
to
cause}}
water
to
flow
out
of
it.
{\ADD{
But
because
you
struck
the
rock
instead
of
speaking
to
it}},
you
did
not
show
the
people
my
holy
power.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
Moses/I
said
this
to
Yahweh:
\VS{16}“Yahweh,
you
are
the
God
who
directs
the
spirits
of
all
people.
So
please
appoint
a
new
leader
for
the Israeli
people.
\VS{17}Appoint
someone
who
will
lead
your
people
when
they
go
to
fight
a
battle,
so
that
they
will
not
{\ADD{
just
wander
around}}
like
sheep
that
do
not
have
a
shepherd.” [SIM]
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Yahweh
replied, “Get
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
who
has
my
Spirit
within
him.
Lay
your
hands
on
him
{\ADD{
to
appoint
him}}.
\VS{19}Cause
him
to
stand
in
front
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
as
all
the
people
are
watching,
and
commission/appoint
him
to
be
the
new
leader
of
the Israeli
people.
\VS{20}Give
to
him
some
of
the
authority
that
you
now
have,
in
order
that
all
the Israeli
people
will
{\ADD{
know
that
they
must}}
obey
him.
\VS{21}When
you
all
need
me
to
guide
you,
Joshua
will
stand
in
front
of
Eleazar.
Then
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
marked
stones
on
the
ground►
Eleazar
will
find
out
what
they
should
do.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
He/I
presented
Joshua
to
Eleazar
and
to
all
the Israeli
people.
\VS{23}Moses/I
laid
his/my
hands
on
him
and
commissioned/appointed
him
to
do
the
work
that
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
to
tell
him
to
do.

\par }\Chap{28}{\SH The daily offerings
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
this
to
Moses/me:
\VS{2}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
Bring
to
me
the
offerings
that
will
be
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}.
When
they
are
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
And
tell
them
that
they
must
bring
them
at
the
proper/right
time.
\VS{3}Tell
them
that
what
they
must
bring
to
me
each
day
are
two
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
have
no defects.
They
must
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}.
\VS{4}They
should
bring
one
in
the
morning
and
the
other
early
in
the
evening.
\VS{5}They
must
also
bring
an
offering
of
grain, consisting
of
two quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour,
mixed
with
a quart
of
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{6}That
is
the
offering
that
they
must
bring
every
day.
They
started
to
bring
those
offerings
{\ADD{
while
you
were}}
at
Sinai
Mountain.
When
those
offerings
are
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}},
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
\VS{7}When
they
burn
each
lamb,
they
must
also
pour
on
the
sacred
altar
one quart/liter
of
wine.
\VS{8}In
the
evening,
when
they
offer
the
second
lamb,
they
must
also
bring
the
same
offerings
of
grain
and
wine
{\ADD{
as
they
burned
in
the
morning}}.
When
they
are
burned,
the
smell
will
also
be
very
pleasing
to
me.”
\par }{\SH The
offerings
on
the
Sabbath
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“On
each ◄Sabbath/rest
day►,
{\ADD{
you
must
bring}}
two
male
lambs
that
have
no defects.
Also
bring
a
grain
offering
of
four quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
and
a
wine
offering
of
four quarts/liters
of
wine.
\VS{10}Those
are
the
offerings
that
are
to
be
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each ◄Sabbath/rest
day►.
Those
are
in
addition
to
the
offerings
of
two
lambs
and
wine
that
you
must
bring
each
day.”
\par }{\SH The
monthly
offerings
\par }{\PP \VS{11}“On
the
first
day
of
each
month,
you
must
bring
to
me
an
offering
of
two
young
bulls,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
All
of
these
must
be
without defects.
They
must
all
be
burned
{\ADD{
completely
on
the
altar}}.
\VS{12}Also
bring
with
each
bull
an
offering
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
With
each
male
sheep
make
an
offering
of
four quarts
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{13}Also
bring
an
offering
of
two quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
with
each
lamb.
When
all
of
these
are
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}},
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
\VS{14}With
each
bull,
also
bring
two quarts/liters
of
wine.
With
each
male
sheep,
bring ◄1-1/3 quarts/1.2 liters►
of
wine.
With
each
lamb,
bring
one quart/liter
of
wine.
These
offerings
must
be
brought
on
the
first
day
of
each
month
and
burned
completely
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}.
\VS{15}In
addition
to
these
offerings
that
you
burn,
you
must
bring
to
me
one
goat
for
an
offering
{\ADD{
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed}}.”
\par }{\SH The
sacrifices
during
the
Festivals
of
Passover
and
Unleavened
Bread
\par }{\PP \VS{16}“The
Passover
Festival
must
be
celebrated
to
{\ADD{
honor}}
me
{\ADD{
each
year}}
on
the
fourteenth
day
of
the
first
month
{\ADD{
of
each
year}}.
\VS{17}The
Festival
of
Unleavened
Bread
will
start
on
the
next
day.
For
the
following
seven
days,
the
bread
that
you
eat
must
be
made
without
yeast.
\VS{18}On
the
first
day
of
that
festival,
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me,
and
you
must
not
do
any
work.
\VS{19}On
that
day,
you
must
bring
to
me
for
an
offering
that
will
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
two
young
bulls,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
all
have
no defects.
\VS{20}With
each
of
these
bulls,
bring
a
grain
offering
of
grain, consisting
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
With
the
male
sheep,
bring
an
offering
of
grain consisting
of
four quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{21}With
each
of
the
seven
lambs,
bring
an
offering
of
two quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
\VS{22}Also
bring
one
goat
for
a
sacrifice
to
cause
you
to
be
forgiven
for
your
sin.
\VS{23}Bring
these
offerings
in
addition
to
the
offerings
that
you
bring
each
morning.
\VS{24}The
smell
of
the
grain
that
is
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each
day
for
seven
days
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
Bring
the
grain
in
addition
to
the
animals
and
the
wine
that
you
burn
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}.
\VS{25}On
the
seventh
day
of
that
festival,
you
must
{\ADD{
again}}
gather
together
to
worship
me,
and
you
must
not
do
any
work.”
\par }{\SH The
sacrifices
during
the
Harvest
Festival
\par }{\PP \VS{26}“On
the
day
of
the
Harvest
Festival,
when
you
bring
to
me
the
first
grain
that
you
have
harvested,
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
Do
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
\VS{27}Bring
to
me
two
young
bulls,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
When
they
are
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}},
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
\VS{28}Also
bring
a
grain
offering
of
nice
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
For
each
bull,
bring
six quarts/liters,
and
with
each
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters,
\VS{29}and
with
each
of
the
lambs
bring
two quarts/liters.
\VS{30}Also
sacrifice
one
male
goat
to
cause
you
to
be
forgiven
for
your
sins.
\VS{31}Bring
these
offerings
and
the
offering
of
wine
in
addition
to
the
animals
and
grain
that
you
burn
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each
day.
{\ADD{
And
remember
that}}
the
animals
that
you
sacrifice
must
have
no defects.”

\par }\Chap{29}{\SH The sacrifices for the Festival of Trumpets
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“{\ADD{
Each
year}},
gather
together
to
worship
me
on
the
first
day
of
the
seventh
month,
and
do
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
On
that
day
{\ADD{
the
priests}}
must
blow
their
trumpets.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}When
the
offerings
{\ADD{
on
the
altar
on
that
day}}
are
being
completely
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
The
animals
that
you
must
bring
are
one
young
bull,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
have
no defects.
\VS{3}With
these
animals
bring
an
offering
of
grain consisting
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
With
the
bull,
bring
six quarts/liters.
With
the
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters,
\VS{4}and
with
each
of
the
seven
lambs
bring
two quarts/liters.
\VS{5}Also
offer
one
male
goat
in
order
that
you
will
be
forgiven
for
your
sins.
\VS{6}All
of
those
animals
are
in
addition
to
the
animals
that
are
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each
morning
and
on
the
first
day
of
each
month.
The
offerings
of
grain
and
wine
must
be
made
exactly
as
I
have
told
you
to
do.
When
these
offerings
are
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.”
\par }{\SH The
day
of
Atonement
\par }{\PP \VS{7}“{\ADD{
Each
year}},
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
seventh
month,
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
Do
not
eat
any
food
or
do
any
work
on
that
day.
\VS{8}When
you
burn
offerings
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
on
that
day,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
The
animals
that
you
must
bring
are
one
young
bull,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
have
no defects.
\VS{9}With
the
bull,
bring
an
offering
of
grain consisting
of
six quarts/liters
of
nice
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
With
the
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters.
\VS{10}With
each
of
the
lambs,
bring
two quarts/liters.
\VS{11}Also
bring
one
male
goat
to
{\ADD{
enable
me
to
forgive}}
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed,
and
the
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
you
burn
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each
day
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed.
Those
offerings
will
be
in
addition
to
the
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
are
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each
day.”
\par }{\SH The
Festival
of
Shelters
\par }{\PP \VS{12}“On
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
seventh
month
{\ADD{
of
each
year}},
you
must
all
gather
together
to
worship
me.
You
must
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
You
must
continue
to
celebrate
for
seven
days.
\VS{13}When
the
offerings
are
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}},
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
The
animals
that
you
must
bring
are 13
young
bulls,
two
male
sheep,
and 14
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
These
animals
must
have
no defects.
\VS{14}With
each
of
the 13
bulls,
bring
a
grain
offering
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
With
each
of
the
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters.
\VS{15}With
each
of
the 14
lambs,
bring
two quarts/liters.
\VS{16}Also
bring
one
male
goat
to
be
sacrificed
{\ADD{
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you}}
for
your
sins,
in
addition
to
the
offerings
of
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
are
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each
day.
\par }{\PP \VS{17-34}“or
the
next
six
days
of
the
festival,
you
must
also
bring
animals
to
sacrifice.
On
the
second
day,
bring
twelve
bulls.
On
the
third/next
day,
bring
eleven
bulls.
One
the
fourth/next
day,
bring
ten
bulls.
On
the
fifth/next
day,
bring
nine
bulls.
On
the
sixth/next
day,
bring
eight
bulls.
On
the
seventh/last
day,
bring
seven
bulls.
But
on
each
of
those
days,
all
the
other
sacrifices
and
offerings
that
you
bring
will
remain
the
same.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}“n
the
eighth
day
of
the
festival,
you
must
{\ADD{
again}}
gather
together
to
worship
me,
and
do
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
\VS{36}On
that
day,
you
must
bring
to
the
altar
one
bull,
one full-grown
ram,
and
seven
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
These
animals
must
have
no defects.
They
must
all
be
burned
on
the
altar,
and
their
smell
will
please
me.
\VS{37}Bring
also
with
the
bull
and
the
male
sheep
and
each
of
the
lambs
the
offerings
of
grain
and
wine
that ◄are
required/I
told
you
to
bring►.
\VS{38}Also
offer
one
male
goat
to
be
sacrificed
{\ADD{
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you}}
for
your
sins.
These
animals
will
be
in
addition
to
the
offerings
of
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
are
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}}
each
day.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}“t
your
festivals,
these
are
the
offerings
that
you
must
bring
to
me:
The
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}},
the
offerings
of
grain
and
wine,
and
the
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
Those
are
in
addition
to
the
offerings
that
you
give
to
me
because
you
promised
to
do
something,
and
other
special
offerings
that
you
want
to
give
to
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}Then
Moses/I
told
to
the Israeli
people
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.

\par }\Chap{30}{\SH Rules about special promises to Yahweh
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Moses/I
spoke
with
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
tribes.
He/I
told
them
these
commands
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
him/me:
\par }{\PP \VS{2}“If
a
man
solemnly
promises
Yahweh
that
he
will
do
something,
he
must
do
what
he
promised.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}“f
a
young
woman
who
is
still
living
with
her
parents
solemnly
promises
to
Yahweh
to
do
something,
\VS{4}and
if
her
father
hears
about
what
she
promised,
and
if
he
does
not
object,
she
must
do
what
she
promised [DOU].
\VS{5}But
if
her
father
hears
about
what
she
promised
and
does
not
allow
her
to
do
that,
then
she
does
not
need
to
do
what
she
promised.
Yahweh
will
forgive
her
for
not
doing
what
she
promised.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}“f
a
woman
promises
Yahweh
that
she
will
do
something,
but
then
she
gets
married,
\VS{7}if
her
husband
hears
about
what
she
promised
to
do,
and
he
does
not
object,
she
must
do
what
she
promised [DOU].
\VS{8}But
if
her
husband
hears
about
it
and
does
not
allow
her
to
do
that,
she
does
not
need
to
do
what
she
promised,
and
Yahweh
will
forgive
her
for
not
doing
what
she
promised.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“f
a
widow
or
a
woman
who
has
been
divorced
makes
a
promise,
she
must
do
what
she
promised.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}“f
a
woman
who
is
married
promises [DOU]
to
do
something,
\VS{11}and
if
her
husband
hears
about
it
but
does
not
object,
she
must
do
what
she
promised.
\VS{12}But
if
he
hears
about
it
and
does
not
allow
her
to
do
that,
she
does
not
need
to
do
what
she
promised,
and
Yahweh
will
forgive
her
for
not
doing
it.
\VS{13}A
woman’s
husband
may
require
her
to
do
what
she
has
promised,
or
he
may
not
allow
her
to
do
what
she
has
promised.
\VS{14}If
he
does
not
object
for
several
days
{\ADD{
after
he
hears
about
it}},
she
must
do
what
she
promised.
\VS{15}But
if
he
waits
a
long
time
after
she
has
promised
to
do
something
and
then
he
tells
her
that
he
will
not
permit
her
to
do
it,
if
she
does
not
do
what
she
promised,
{\ADD{
she
will
not
be
punished}};
her
husband
is
the
one
whom
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
will
punish.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Those
are
the
rules
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses/me
for
husbands
and
wives,
and
for
young
women
who
are
still
living
with
their
parents.

\par }\Chap{31}{\SH The Israelis attacked the Midian people-group
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
and
said,
\VS{2}“efore
you
die,
{\ADD{
tell
the}} Israeli
people
that
they
should ◄pay
back/get
revenge
on►
the
Midian people-group
for
what
they
did
to
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}So
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “Get
some
men
prepared
for
battle.
Yahweh
will
enable
them
to ◄pay
back/get
revenge
on►
the
Midian people-group
{\ADD{
for
what
they
did
to
us}}.
\VS{4}Select 1,000
men
from
each
tribe
to
fight.”
\VS{5}So 12,000
men
prepared
for
fighting
in
the
battle, 1,000
from
each
tribe.
\VS{6}When
Moses/I
sent
them
to
the
battle,
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
went
with
them.
He
took
with
him
some
of
the
things
from
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
trumpets
that
would
be
blown
to
give
the
signal
{\ADD{
to
start
the
battle}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The Israeli
men
fought
the
soldiers
from
the
Midian people-group,
as
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me
to
tell
them
to
do,
and
they
killed
every
man
from
the
Midian people-group.
\VS{8}Among
those
whom
they
killed
were
the
five
kings
of
the
Midian people-group—Evi,
Rekem,
Zur,
Hur,
and
Reba.
They
also
killed
with
a
sword
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor.
\VS{9}They
captured
all
the
women
and
children
of
the
Midian people-group
and
took
away
their
cattle,
their
flocks
of
sheep,
and
herds
of
goats,
and
all
their
other
possessions.
\VS{10}Then
they
burned
down
all
the
houses
in
the
towns
and
villages
where
the
people
of
the
Midian people-group
lived,
\VS{11}but
they
took
home
with
them
all
the
women
and
children
and
animals
and
possessions.
\VS{12}They
brought
all
these
to
Eliezer
and
Moses/me,
and
to
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people
who
were
at
their/our
camp
on
the
plains
where
the
Moab people-group
lived,
near
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.
\VS{13}Eleazar
and
all
the
leaders
of
the
people
and
Moses/I
went
outside
the
camp
to
greet/meet
with
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}But
Moses/I
was
angry
with
some
of
the
men
who
had
returned
from
the
battle.
He/I
was
angry
with
the
army
officers
and
the
men
who
were
commanders
of 1,000
men
and
those
who
were
commanders
of 100
men.
\VS{15}He/I
asked
them, “Why
did
you
allow
the
women
to
live [RHQ]?
\VS{16}They
are
the
ones
who
did
what
Balaam
suggested
and
urged/persuaded
our
people
to
worship
Baal
{\ADD{
instead
of
Yahweh}}.
As
a
result,
Yahweh
caused
a
plague
to
strike
his
people
while
they
were
at
Peor.
\VS{17}So,
now
you
must
kill
all
the
boys
of
the
Midian people-group,
and
also
kill
all
the
women
who
have
had
sex [EUP]
with
any
man.
\VS{18}Spare
only
the
girls
who
are
virgins [EUP].
You
can
keep
them
to
be
your
{\ADD{
wives
or
your
slaves}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}All
of
you
who
have
killed
someone
or
touched
the
corpse
of
someone
who
was
killed
{\ADD{
in
the
battle}}
must
stay
outside
the
camp
for
seven
days.
On
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day,
you
must
{\ADD{
perform
the
ritual
to}}
cause
you
and
those
whom
you
have
captured
to
become
acceptable
to
God
again.
\VS{20}You
must
also
wash
your
clothes
and
anything
{\ADD{
that
you
took
to
the
battle}}
that
is
made
of
leather
or
goat’s
hair
or
wood.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
Eleazar
said
to
the
soldiers
who
had
returned
from
the
battle, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
instructed
Moses:
\VS{22}You
must
put
into
a
fire
any
gold
or
silver
or
bronze
or
iron
or
tin
or
lead
things
{\ADD{
that
you
brought
back
from
the
battle}}.
\VS{23}Put
everything
that
will
not
burn
into
the
fire,
and
then
they
will
be
acceptable
for
you
to
use.
But
also
sprinkle
those
things
with
the
water
that
causes
things
and
people
to
become
acceptable
to
God.
The
things
that
would
burn
{\ADD{
if
you
put
them}}
in
a
fire,
sprinkle
them
with
that
water.
\VS{24}On
the
seventh
day,
wash
your
clothes,
and
then
you
will
become
acceptable
to
God
again.
After
you
do
that,
you
may
return
to
the
camp.”
\par }{\SH Dividing
the
captured
goods
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{26}“Tell
Eleazar
and
the
leaders
of
the
family
groups
that
they
must
write
down
a
list
of
all
the
goods,
the
women,
and
the
animals
that
were
captured
{\ADD{
in
the
battle}}.
\VS{27}Then
they
must
divide
all
those
things,
half
given
to
the
men
who
fought
in
the
battle
and
the
other
half
given
to
the
rest
of
the
people.
\VS{28}From
the
men
who
fought
in
the
battle,
take
one
from
every 500
people
and
from
every 500
cattle
and
donkeys
and
sheep,
to
be
a
tax
for
me.
\VS{29}Take
these
things
to
Eleazar
to ◄be
my
share/belong
to
me►.
\VS{30}And
from
the
half
that
belongs
to
the
ordinary
people,
take
one item
from
every 50.
That includes
people,
cattle,
donkeys,
sheep,
goats,
and
other
animals.
Give
those
things
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
take
care
of
my
Sacred
Tent.”
\VS{31}So
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
\par }{\PP \VS{32-35}There
were 675,000
sheep, 72,000
cattle, 61,000
donkeys,
and 32,000
virgins
that
they
had
captured
from
the
Midian people-group.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}The
men
who
fought
in
the
battle
took 337,000
sheep
{\ADD{
from
the
battle}},
\VS{37}and
they
gave 675
of
them
to
Yahweh.
\VS{38}They
took 36,000
cattle
and
gave 72
of
them
to
Yahweh.
\VS{39}They
took 30,500
donkeys,
and
they
gave 61
of
them
to
Yahweh.
\VS{40}They
took 16,000
virgins,
and
they
dedicated 32
of
them
to
Yahweh.
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Moses/I
gave
to
Eleazar
all
{\ADD{
the
animals}}
that
had
been
given
to
Yahweh,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\par }{\PP \VS{42-46}Moses/I
separated
what
those
who
had
fought
in
the
battle
received
from
what
the
other
people
received.
The
people
had
taken 337,500
sheep, 36,000
cattle, 30,500
donkeys,
and 16,000
virgins,
\VS{47}From
what
the
people
received,
Moses/I
took
one
from
every 50
items
and
dedicated
them
to
Yahweh.
That
included
animals
and
people.
As
Yahweh
commanded,
he/I
gave
them
all
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
took
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\PP \VS{48}Then
the
army
officers
and
those
who
commanded 1,000
men
and
those
who
commanded 100
men
came
to
Moses/me.
\VS{49}They
said, “We,
who
are
your
servants,
have
counted
the
soldiers
whom
we
command,
and
{\ADD{
we
found
that}}
none
of
them ◄is
missing/has
been
killed►.
\VS{50}So
{\ADD{
to
thank
Yahweh
for
that}},
we
have
brought
to
him
a
gift
of
the
gold
items
that
we
found
{\ADD{
after
the
battle}}:
Gold
arm
bands
and
bracelets
and
rings
and
earrings
and
necklaces.
This
will
enable
us
to
be
forgiven
for
our
sins.”
\par }{\PP \VS{51}So
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
accepted
the
gold
items
that
they
brought.
\VS{52}The
total
of
it
weighed
about ◄420
pounds/190 kg.►.
\VS{53}Each
soldier
had
taken
these
things
for
himself.
\VS{54}Eleazar
and
Moses/I
accepted
these
gold
items
from
these
commanders
and
put
them
in
the
Sacred
Tent
to
remind
the Israeli
people
about
how
Yahweh
{\ADD{
had
helped
them
defeat
the
Midian people-group}}.

\par }\Chap{32}{\SH The land east of the Jordan River
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
had
much
livestock.
They
saw
that
the
land
near
Jazer
{\ADD{
city}}
and
the
Gilead
{\ADD{
region
east
of
the
Jordan
River}}
had
good
{\ADD{
grass}}
for
the
animals
{\ADD{
to
graze
on}}.
\VS{2}So
their
leaders
came
to
Eleazar
and
the
other
leaders
of
the
people
and
Moses/me.
They
said,
\VS{3}“We
have
a
great
amount
of
livestock.
\VS{4}Yahweh
has
enabled
us Israelis
to
capture
some
land
that
is
very
good
for
animals
{\ADD{
to
graze
on}}—the
land
near
Ataroth,
Dibon,
Jazer,
Nimrah,
Heshbon,
Elealeh,
Sebam,
Nebo,
and
Beon
{\ADD{
towns}}.
\VS{5}If
it
pleases
you,
we
would
like
this
land
to
be
ours,
instead
of
land
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan
River.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Moses/I
replied
to
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben, “It
is
not
right
for [RHQ]
your
fellow Israelis
to
go
to
fight
in
wars
and
you
stay
here!
\VS{7}{\ADD{
If
you
do
that}},
you
will
cause
the
other Israelis
to
be
discouraged,
with
the
result
that
they
will
not
cross
{\ADD{
the
Jordan
River}}
to
the
land
that
Yahweh
is
giving
to
them [RHQ].
\VS{8}Your
ancestors
did
the
same
kind
of
thing.
I
sent
them
from
Kadesh-Barnea
to
see
what
the
land
{\ADD{
of
Canaan}}
was
like.
\VS{9}They
went
as
far
as
Eshcol
Valley,
but
when
they
saw
{\ADD{
the
huge
people
in}}
the
land,
{\ADD{
they
returned
and}}
caused
the Israeli
people
to
be
discouraged,
saying ‘We
should
not
try
to
enter
the
land
that
Yahweh
said
that
he
is
giving
to
us.’
\VS{10}So
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
them,
and
he
solemnly
declared
this:
\VS{11-12}‘From
all
the
people
who
came
out
of
Egypt,
the
only
ones
who
are
at
least 20
years
old
who
will
see
the
land
that
I
promised
to
give
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
are Jephunneh’s
son
Caleb
and Nun’s
son
Joshua,
because
they
trusted
me
completely.
None
of
the
other
people
who
came
out
of
Egypt
will
even
see
that
land,
because
they
have
not
completely
believed
in
my
{\ADD{
power}}.’
\VS{13}So
Yahweh
was
angry
with
the Israeli
people,
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
he
has
caused
us
to
wander
in
this
desert
for 40
years.
Finally,
all
the
people
who
had
sinned
against
Yahweh
{\ADD{
by
refusing
to
trust
him}}
died,
{\ADD{
one
by
one}}.
\VS{14}And
you
are
acting
like
your
ancestors
did!
You
sinful Israeli
people
are
going
to
cause
Yahweh
to
be
more
angry
with
you
{\ADD{
than
he
was
with
our
ancestors}}
\VS{15}If
you
stop
trusting
him,
he
will
cause
you
and
all
your
fellow Israelis
to
stay
longer
in
the
desert,
and
he
will
get
rid
of
all
of
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
the
{\ADD{
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad}}
said
to
Moses/me, “First
we
will
build
pens
for
our
animals
and
build
cities
for
our
families
here.
\VS{17}Then
our
families
will
live
in
strong
cities
with
walls
around
them,
and
they
will
be
safe
from
the
people
who
live
in
this
land.
Then
we
will
get
ready
to
fight
battles.
We
will
help
the
other Israelis
to
get
land
{\ADD{
on
the
other
side
of
the
river}}.
\VS{18}We
will
not
return
to
our
homes
until
every Israeli
has
received
some
land.
\VS{19}We
will
not
take
any
land
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}};
our
land
will
be
here
on
the
east
side.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}So
Moses/I
told
them, “{\ADD{Okay,
I
will
tell
you}}
what
you
all
must
do.
You
must
get
ready
to
fight
battles
for
Yahweh.
\VS{21}You
all
must
cross
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}
carrying
your
weapons.
\VS{22}After
Yahweh
helps
us
to
take
that
land
{\ADD{
from
the
people
who
live
there}},
you
will
be
permitted
to
return
to
your
homes.
You
will
have
done
what
you
have
promised
Yahweh
and
the Israeli
people
that
you
would
do,
and
you
may
keep
this
land
to
be
your
own,
given
to
you
by
Yahweh.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}“ut
if
you
do
not
do
these
things,
you
will
be
sinning
against
Yahweh,
and
he
will
punish
you
for
{\ADD{
that}}
sin.
\VS{24}Now
you
can
build
cities
for
your
families
and
pens
for
your
animals,
but
after
doing
that,
you
must
do
what
you
have
promised.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}The
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben
replied, “We
will
do
what
you
have
asked
us
to
do [MTY],
because
you
are
our
leader.
\VS{26}Our
wives
and
children
and
our
cattle
and
sheep
and
goats
will
stay
here
in
the
cities
in
the
Gilead
area,
\VS{27}but
we
will
prepare
to
go
to
battle.
We
will
take
our
weapons
and
go
across
{\ADD{
the
Jordan
River}}
and
fight
for
Yahweh,
just
as
you,
our
leader,
have
said.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}So
Moses/I
gave
instructions
about
them
to
Eleazar,
Joshua,
and
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
tribes.
\VS{29}Moses/I
said
to
them, “If
the
men
from
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben
prepare
for
battle
and
cross
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}
with
you,
in
order
to
do
what
Yahweh
desires
and
help
you
to
take
that
land,
give
them
the
Gilead
area
to
belong
to
them.
\VS{30}But
if
they
do
not
take
their
weapons
and
go
with
you
prepared
to
fight,
they
will
not
receive
this
land.
They
will
need
to
accept
some
land
in
Canaan,
like
the
rest
of
you
will
do.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}The
{\ADD{
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben}}
replied, “We
will
do
what
you
have
said
and
what
Yahweh
has
said.
\VS{32}We
will
cross
the
river
into
Canaan
land,
and
we
will
do
what
Yahweh
desires
and
be
prepared
for
battle.
But
our
land
will
be
{\ADD{
here}}
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}So
Moses/I
agreed
to
give
that
land
to
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben
and
to
half
of
the
tribe
of
Joseph’s
son
Manasseh.
That
land
was
previously
the
land
where
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
ruled,
and
the
land
where
Og,
the
king
of
Bashan
{\ADD{
region}},
ruled,
including
its
cities
and
surrounding
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{34}The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Gad
rebuilt
Dibon,
Ataroth,
Aroer,
\VS{35}Atroth-Shophan,
Jazer,
Jogbehah,
\VS{36}Beth-Nimrah,
and
Beth-Haran
cities.
Those
were
cities
with
strong
walls
around
them.
And
they
also
built
pens
for
their
sheep.
\par }{\PP \VS{37}The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben
rebuilt
Heshbon,
Elealeh,
Kiriathaim,
\VS{38}Nebo,
Baal-Meon,
and
Sibmah
cities.
When
they
rebuilt
Nebo
and
Baal-Meon,
they
gave
new
names
to
those
cities.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}The
descendants
of
Manasseh’s
son
Makir
went
to
the
Gilead
{\ADD{
region}}
and
compelled
the
people
of
the Amor people-group
to
leave
that
area.
\VS{40}So
Moses/I
gave
Gilead
to
the
family
of
Makir,
and
they
started
to
live
there.
\VS{41}Jair,
who
was
also
a
descendant
of
Manasseh,
went
and
captured
the
small
towns
in
that
region,
and
he
named
them
the
Towns
of
Jair.
\VS{42}A
man
named
Nobah
went
and
captured
Kenath
{\ADD{
city}}
and
the
nearby
towns,
and
then
he
put
his
own
name
to
be
the
new
name
of
that
area.

\par }\Chap{33}{\SH The Israelis’ journey from Egypt to Moab
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Here
is
a
list
of
the
places
where
the/we Israelis
went
as
Aaron
and
Moses/I
led
them/us
after
they/we
left
Egypt.
\VS{2}Yahweh
commanded
Moses/me
to
write
down
the
names
of
the
places
where
they/we
went.
\par }{\PI \VS{3}On
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
first
month
{\ADD{
of
the
year}},
the
day
after
we
celebrated
the ◄Passover/the
time
when
Yahweh
killed
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the
people
of
Egypt►,
they/we
left
Rameses
{\ADD{
city
in
Egypt}}
and
marched
boldly
while
the
Egyptian
army
was
coming
behind
them/us.
\VS{4}As
they/we
left,
the
people
of
Egypt
were
still
burying
the
bodies
of
their
firstborn
sons.
{\ADD{
By
killing
them}},
Yahweh
showed
that
the
gods
that
the
people
of
Egypt
worshiped
were
false
gods.
\par }{\PI \VS{5}After
leaving
Rameses,
they/we
first
went
to
Succoth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{6}Then
they/we
left
Succoth
and
went
to
Etham,
at
the
edge
of
the
desert,
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{7}Then
they/we
left
Etham
and
returned
to
Pi-Hahiroth,
to
the
east
of
Baal-Zephon,
and
set
up
their/our
tents
near
Migdol.
\par }{\PI \VS{8}Then
they/we
left
Pi-Hahiroth
and
walked
through
the
{\ADD{
Red}}
Sea
into
the
Etham
Desert,
and
set
their/our
tents
at
Marah.
\par }{\PI \VS{9}Then
they/we
left
Marah
and
went
to
Elim.
There
were
twelve
springs
and 70
palm
trees
there.
They/We
set
up
our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{10}Then
they/we
left
Elim
and
went
to
the
area
near
the
Red
Sea
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{11}Then
they/we
left
the
Red
Sea
area
and
went
to
the
area
near
the
Sin
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{12}Then
they/we
left
the
Sin
Desert
and
went
to
Dophkah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{13}Then
they/we
left
Dophkah
and
went
to
Alush
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{14}Then
they/we
left
Alush
and
went
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Rephidim,
where
they/we
had
no
water
to
drink.
\par }{\PI \VS{15}Then
they/we
left
Rephidim
and
went
to
the
Sinai
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{16}Then
they/we
left
the
Sinai
Desert
and
went
to
Kibroth-Hattaavah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{17}Then
they/we
left
Kibroth-Hattaavah
and
went
to
Hazeroth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{18}Then
they/we
left
Hazeroth
and
went
to
Rithmah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{19}Then
they/we
left
Rithmah
and
went
to
Rimmon-Perez
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{20}Then
they/we
left
Rimmon-Perez
and
went
to
Libnah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{21}Then
they/we
left
Libnah
and
went
to
Rissah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{22}Then
they/we
left
Rissah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Kehelathah.
\par }{\PI \VS{23}Then
they/we
left
Kehelathah
and
went
to
Shepher
Mountain
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{24}Then
they/we
left
Shepher
and
went
to
Haradah
{\ADD{
Mountain}}
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{25}Then
they/we
left
Haradah
and
went
to
Makheloth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{26}Then
they/we
left
Makheloth
and
went
to
Tahath
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{27}Then
they/we
left
Tahath
and
went
to
Terah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{28}Then
they/we
left
Terah
and
went
to
Mithcah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{29}Then
they/we
left
Mithcah
and
went
to
Hashmonah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{30}Then
they/we
left
Hashmonah
and
went
to
Moseroth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{31}Then
they/we
left
Moseroth
and
went
to
Bene-Jaakan
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{32}Then
they/we
left
Bene-Jaakan
and
went
to
Hor-Haggidgad
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{33}Then
they/we
left
Hor-Haggidgad
and
went
to
Jotbathah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{34}Then
they/we
left
Jotbathah
and
went
to
Abronah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{35}Then
they/we
left
Abronah
and
went
to
Ezion-Geber
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{36}Then
they/we
left
Ezion-Geber
and
went
to
Zin
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Kadesh
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{37}Then
they/we
left
Kadesh
and
went
to
Hor
Mountain,
at
the
border
of
Edom
land
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\VS{38}Aaron,
the
priest,
obeyed
Yahweh
and
climbed
up
the
mountain.
There
he
died,
on
the
first
day
of
their/our
fifth
month, 40
years
after
the/we Israelis
left
Egypt.
\VS{39}Aaron
was 123
years
old
when
he
died.
\par }{\PI \VS{40}(That
was
when
the
king
of
Arad
{\ADD{
city}}
heard
that
the/we Israelis
were
coming.
Arad
was
in
the
southern
part
of
Canaan,
where
the
Canaan people-group
lived.)
\par }{\PI \VS{41}The Israelis
left
Hor
Mountain
and
went
to
Zalmonah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{42}Then
they/we
left
Zalmonah
and
went
to
Punon
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{43}Then
they/we
left
Punon
and
went
to
Oboth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{44}Then
they/we
left
Oboth
and
went
to
Iye-Abarim,
which
was
on
the
border
of
the
Moab
region,
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{45}Then
they/we
left
Iye-Abarim
and
went
to
Dibon-Gad
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{46}Then
they/we
left
Dibon-Gad
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Almon-Diblathaim.
\par }{\PI \VS{47}Then
they/we
left
Almon-Diblathaim
and
went
to
the
Abarim
Mountains,
near
Nebo
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
\par }{\PI \VS{48}Then
they/we
left
the
Abarim
Mountains
and
went
to
the
plains
of
the
Moab
region,
near
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}},
across
from
Jericho.
\VS{49}They/We
set
up
our
tents
there;
their/our
tents
stretched
{\ADD{
for
several
miles/km.}}
from
Beth-Jeshimoth
to
Acacia.
\par }{\PP \VS{50}While
we
were
there
on
the
plains
of
the
Moab
{\ADD{
region}}
near
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}},
across
from
Jericho,
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me.
He
said,
\VS{51}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
When
you
cross
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}
and
enter
the
Canaan
{\ADD{
region}},
\VS{52}you
must
force
all
the
people
who
live
there
to
leave.
Destroy
all
their
carved
statues
and
all
their
idols
made
of
metal. Wreck
all
the
places
where
they
worship
{\ADD{
their
idols}}.
\VS{53}Take
their
land
from
them
and
start
to
live
there,
because
I
have
given
their
land
to
you
for
you
to
own.
\par }{\PP \VS{54}“ivide
up
the
land
by
throwing ◄lots/small
stones
which
have
been
marked►
{\ADD{
to
decide
which
group
will
get
which
area}}.
Give
the
larger
areas
to
the
groups
that
have
more
people,
and
give
the
smaller
areas
to
the
groups
that
have
fewer
people.
Each
tribe
will
receive
its
own
land.
\VS{55}If
you
do
not
force
the
people
who
live
there
to
leave,
they
will
cause
you
to
have
much
trouble.
They
will
be
like
sharp
hooks
in
your
eyes,
and
like
thorns
in
your
sides.
And
they
will
bring
trouble
to
you,
in
that
land
where
you
will
be
living.
\VS{56}And
then
I
will
punish
you,
as
I
had
planned
to
punish
them.”

\par }\Chap{34}{\SH The boundaries of the land of Canaan
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
You
will
soon
enter
Canaan
land,
and
it
will
become
yours.
These
will
be
the
borders
of
the
land:
\VS{3}On
the
south
you
will
receive
part
of
the
Zin
Desert,
near
the
border
of
the
Edom
{\ADD{
region}}.
On
the
east
side,
the
border
will
start
at
the
south
end
of
the
Dead
Sea.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}It
will
extend
to
a
little
south
of
the Scorpion
Pass,
and
extend
{\ADD{
west}}
through
{\ADD{
the}}
Zin
{\ADD{
Desert}}
and
south
of
Kadesh-Barnea.
From
there
it
will
extend
to Hazar
Addar
and
from
there
to
Azmon.
\VS{5}From
Azmon
it
will
extend
{\ADD{
west}}
to
the
dry riverbed
{\ADD{
at
the
border}}
of
Egypt
and
then
to
the
{\ADD{Mediterranean}}
Sea.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}The
border
on
the
west
will
be
the Mediterranean
Sea.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The
border
on
the
north
will
start
from
the Mediterranean
Sea
and
extend
{\ADD{
east}}
to
Hor
Mountain.
\VS{8}From
there
it
will
extend
to
Lebo-Hamath
and
then
to
Zedad.
\VS{9}From
there
the
border
will
extend
to
Ziphron,
and
it
will
end
at
Hazar-Enan.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}The
border
on
the
east
will
start
at
Hazar-Enan
and
extend
{\ADD{
south}}
to
Shepham.
\VS{11}From
there
it
will
extend
east
of
Ain
to
Riblah
and
then
along
the
hills
that
are
east
of
Galilee Lake.
\VS{12}Then
the
border
will
extend
south
along
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}
and
end
at
the
Dead
Sea.
\par }{\PP Those
will
be
the
borders
around
your
country.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}So
Moses/I
{\ADD{
told
all
that}}
to
the Israeli
people.
Then
he/I
said
to
them, “That
is
the
land
that
you
will
receive.
You
must
throw ◄lots/stones
that
have
been
marked►
to
decide
which
area
will
go
to
each
of
the
nine
and
a
half
tribes,
because
Yahweh
has
commanded
that
it
should
be
divided
among
them.
\VS{14}The
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
have
already
received
the
land
in
which
they
will
live.
\VS{15}They
have
received
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}},
across
from
Jericho.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{17}“These
are
the
men
who
will
divide
the
land:
First,
Eleazar
and
Joshua.
\VS{18}But
one
leader
{\ADD{
from
each
of
the
twelve
tribes
will
help
them
divide
the
land}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{19-28}“rom
the
tribe
of
Judah,
appoint Jephunneh’s
son
Caleb.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Simeon
appoint Ammihud’s
son
Shemuel.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
appoint Kislon’s
son
Elidad.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Dan
appoint Jogli’s
son
Bukki.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
appoint Ephod’s
son
Hanniel.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
appoint Shiphtan’s
son
Kemuel.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
appoint Parnach’s
son
Elizaphan.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Issachar
appoint Azzan’s
son
Paltiel.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Asher
appoint Shelomi’s
son
Ahihud.
\par }{\LI From
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
appoint Ammihud’s
son
Pedahel.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Yahweh
commanded
that
all
those
were
the
men
who
should
divide
the
Canaan
region
among
the Israeli
people.

\par }\Chap{35}{\SH The towns given to the Levites
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
told
this
to
Moses/me
{\ADD{
while
the Israeli
people
were}}
on
the
plain
in
the
Moab
region
near
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}},
across
from
Jericho:
\VS{2}“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
from
the
land
that
they
will
receive,
they
must
give
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
some
cities
in
which
they
can
live.
They
must
also
give
them
some
land
around
these
cities.
\VS{3}Those
will
be
for
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
live
in,
and
around
the
cities
will
be
land
for
their
cattle
and
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
other
animals.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}“The
land
that
you
give
them
for
their
animals
must
extend
out
for ◄1,500
feet/450 meters►
from
the
walls
of
the
cities.
\VS{5}Also
measure ◄3,000
feet/900 meters►
in
each
direction
out
from
the
walls
of
each
city.
That additional
land
will
be
land
for
their
animals
outside
the
walls
of
the
cities.”
\par }{\SH The
cities
of
safety
\par }{\PP \VS{6}“ix
of
the
cities
that
you
give
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
will
be
cities
to
which
people
{\ADD{
can
run}}
to
be
safe.
If
someone
{\ADD{
accidentally}}
kills
someone
else,
the
one
who
killed
that
person
may
run
to
one
of
those
cities
to
be
safe.
\VS{7}You
must
also
give
to
the
descendants
of
Levi 42
other
cities
and
the
land
around
those
cities,
for
their
animals,.
\VS{8}The Israeli
tribes
that
have
the
most
people
must
give
them
more
cities
than
the
tribes
that
have
fewer
people
give.
Each
tribe
must
give
some
of
its
cities
to
the
descendants
of
Levi,
but
the
tribes
that
have
more
land
must
give
more
cities,
and
the
tribes
that
have
less
land
will
give
fewer
cities.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{10}“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
When
you
cross
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}
and
enter
the
Canaan
{\ADD{
region}},
\VS{11}you
must
choose
some
cities
to
which
people
can
run
to
be
safe/protected.
If
someone
kills
another
person ◄accidentally/without
planning
to
do
that►,
the
one
who
killed
that
person
may
run
to
one
of
those
cities
and
be
safe.
\VS{12}One
of
the
relatives
of
the
person
who
was
killed
may
think
he
must
avenge
his relative’s
death
{\ADD{
by
killing
the
murderer}}.
But
in
that
city,
the killer
will
be
safe
{\ADD{
because
the
people
in
that
city
would
kill
those
relatives
if
they
tried
to
get
revenge
there}}.
The
man
who
killed
someone
accidentally
{\ADD{
must}}
be
put
on
trial
in
a
court.
\VS{13}You
must
set
apart
six
cities
to
be
cities
to
which
someone
who
killed
another
person
accidentally
may
run
and
be
safe.
\VS{14}There
must
be
three
of
those
cities
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}
and
three
that
will
be
{\ADD{
on
the
west
side}},
in
the
Canaan
region.
\VS{15}Those
six
cities
will
be
cities
where Israeli
people
may
run
to
and
be
safe,
and
where
foreigners
and
other
people
who
are
living
among
you
can
also
run
to
and
be
safe.
Any
of
those
people
who
accidentally
kills
someone
may
run
to
one
of
those
cities
{\ADD{
and
be
safe/protected
there}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{16-18}“ut
{\ADD{
you
must
consider
that}}
anyone
who
kills
another
person
with
an
iron
weapon
or
with
a
big
rock
or
with
a
piece
of
wood,
is
a
murderer,
and
the
one
who
killed
the
other
person
must
be
executed.
\VS{19}A
relative
of
the
person
who
was
murdered
must
be
the
one
who
executes
the
murderer
as
soon
as
he
finds
him.
\VS{20}If
someone shoves
another
person
{\ADD{
over
a
cliff}}
or
throws
something
at
another
person
\VS{21}or hits
that
person
with
his
hand/fist
and
causes
that
person
to
die,
if
he
did
it
because
he
hated
that
person,
then
you
must
consider
that
he
is
a
murderer,
and
must
be
executed.
A
relative
of
the
person
who
was
killed
must
be
the
one
who
executes
the
murderer
as
soon
as
he
finds
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}“ut
someone
might
accidentally shove
someone
else,
or
accidentally
throw
something
at
another
person
and
hit
him,
not
because
he
hates
that
person.
\VS{23}Or
he
might
drop
a
rock
on
someone
that
he
did
not
see.
If
the
one
who
does
that
does
not
plan
to
hurt
anyone
and
does
not
hate
the
person
that
was
killed,
\VS{24}the
people
of
that
city
must
decide
whether
the
relative
of
the
dead
person
{\ADD{
has
the
right
to
get
revenge}},
or
whether
the
one
who
killed
the
other
person
{\ADD{
truly
did
it ◄accidentally/without
planning
to
do
it►}}.
\VS{25}{\ADD{
If
they
decide
that
the killer
planned
to
kill
the
other
person,
they
must
not
allow
him
to
stay
in
their
city.
But
if
they
decide
that
it
was
done
accidentally}},
they
must
protect
the killer
from
being
killed
by
the
dead
person’s
relative.
They
must
send
the killer
to
one
of
the
cities
where
he
will
be
safe/protected,
and
allow
him
to
stay
there
until
the Supreme
Priest
dies.
{\ADD{
After
that,
the killer
may
go
back
to
his
home,
because
the
dead
person’s
relative
no
longer
has
the
right
to
get
revenge}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}“ut
{\ADD{
while
the Supreme
Priest
is
still
living}},
the
person
who
is
in
that
safe
city
must
not
leave
that
city.
\VS{27}If
he
goes
outside
the
city,
and
if
a
relative
of
the
dead
person
finds
him,
that
relative
is
permitted
to
kill
that
person,
{\ADD{
and
people
will
not
consider
that
the
relative
is
guilty
of
murder.}}
\VS{28}The killer
must
stay
in
that
city
where
he
will
be
safe/protected
until
the Supreme
Priest
dies.
{\ADD{
He
will
be
safe
from
revenge
after
that,
because
the
death
of
the Supreme
Priest
will
be
considered
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
atone
for
that
murder}}.
After
that,
the killer
may
return
to
his
home.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}“ou
must
always
obey
those
regulations,
wherever
you
live.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}“f
someone
{\ADD{
is
accused
of}}
killing
another
person,
the
one
who
is
accused
may
be
executed
only
if
there
are
people
who
saw
him
do
it.
There
must
be
more
than
one
witness;
no
one
is
permitted
to
be
executed
if
there
was
only
one ◄witness/person
who
saw
him
do
it►.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}“f
there
is
a
murderer
who
truly
should
be
executed,
do
not
{\ADD{
spare
his
life
by}} accepting ◄a
ransom/money
for
him
not
to
be
killed►.
He
must
be
executed.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}“f
someone
has
run
to
a
city
where
he
will
be
safe/protected,
do
not
allow
him
to
give
you
money
in
order
that
you
will
permit
him
to
return
to
his
home
before
the Supreme
Priest
dies.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}“You
must
execute
people
who
truly
murder
others.
If
you
did
not
do
that,
you
would
be
causing
the
people
who
live
in
the
land
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.
Anyone
who deliberately
kills
an
innocent
person
must
be
executed.
\VS{34}I
am
Yahweh,
and
I
live
among
you Israelis,
so
do
not
spoil/pollute
the
land
by allowing
people
to
murder
others
without
being
punished.”

\par }\Chap{36}{\SH Land for Zelophehad’s daughters
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
family
leaders
of
the
clan
of
Gilead
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
went
to
Moses/me
and
the
other
family
leaders
of
the Israeli
people.
\VS{2}They
said
to
Moses/me, “Yahweh
commanded
you,
our
leader,
to
apportion
the
land
to
the Israeli
tribes
by
throwing ◄lots/stones
that
have
been
marked►
to
decide
{\ADD{
which
group
would
get
which
area}}.
Yahweh
also
commanded
you
to
give
the
land
that
belonged
to
our
fellow Israeli
Zelophehad
to
his
daughters.
\VS{3}But
if
his
daughters
marry
men
from
the
other Israeli
tribes,
that
land
will
no
longer
belong
to
our
tribe.
People
of
other
tribes
will
get
it.
So
some
of
our
land
will
no
longer
belong
to
us.
\VS{4}When
the
Year
of
Celebration
comes,
{\ADD{
when
all
the
land
that
has
been
bought
by
someone
is
returned
to
its original
owners}},
the
land
that
belonged
to
Zelophehad
will
belong
to
the
tribes
of
the
men
that
his
daughters
marry.
So
some
of
our
land,
the
land
that
we
received
from
our
fathers,
will
be
taken
from
us,
{\ADD{
and
we
will
never
own
it
again}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yahweh
told
Moses/me
what
to
reply
to
them,
so
Moses/I
said
this
to
them: “These
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
are
right.
\VS{6}This
is
what
Yahweh
is
saying
to
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad: ‘Each
of
you
may
marry
anyone
you
want
to,
but
you
must
marry
only
someone
from
your
own
tribe.’
\VS{7}In
that
way,
the
land
that
belongs
to Israelis
will
not
be
passed
from
one
tribe
to
another
tribe.
Each Israeli
will
keep
the
land
in
the
tribe
that
belonged
to
his
ancestors.
\VS{8}A
woman
who
inherits
her
father’s
land
may
get
married,
but
she
must
marry
someone
from
her
own
tribe.
In
that
way,
every Israeli
will
keep
the
land
that
belonged
to
his
ancestors.
\VS{9}The
land
must
not
be
passed
from
one
tribe
to
another
tribe.
Each Israeli
tribe
must
keep
the
land
that
it
received
from
its
ancestors.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Zelophehad’s
daughters
obeyed
what
Yahweh
told
Moses/me.
\VS{11}The
five
daughters—Mahlah,
Tirzah,
Hoglah,
Milcah
and
Noah—married
their cousins,
their
father’s
relatives.
\VS{12}The
men
whom
they
married
were
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
so
their
land
continued
to
belong
to
their
father’s
family
and
tribe.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Those
were
the
commands [DOU]
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses/me
to
tell
to
the Israelis,
while
they/we
were
on
the
plains
of
the
Moab
region,
close
to
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.
\par }