Notes for Numbers
Numbers 1
jver 20; Nu 26:2; Jos 5:4; 1Ch 5:18
mEx 18:21; Nu 34:18; Dt 1:15; Jos 22:14
tEx 6:23; Nu 7:12; Ru 4:20; 1Ch 2:10; Mt 1:4; Lk 3:32
zS Ge 30:11; S Jos 13:24–28; Rev 7:5
mS Ge 35:18; 2Ch 17:17; Jer 32:44; Ob 1:19; Rev 7:8
qS Ge 30:13; Nu 26:44; Rev 7:6
iNu 10:14; Ps 20:5; SS 2:4; 6:4
Numbers 2
1 2:14 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also 1:14); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Reuel
Numbers 3
1 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me
tS ver 9; Ex 13:2; Nu 8:14; 16:9
zS Ge 29:34; S 46:11; Nu 1:47; 1Ch 15:4; 23:6; 2Ch 29:12
xS Ex 25:8; 30:13; 2Ch 30:19; Ps 15:1; 20:2; Eze 44:27
2 3:28 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts 8,300
aS Ex 25:10–22; Dt 10:1–8; 2Ch 5:2; Jer 3:16
cS Ex 25:31; 1Ch 28:15; Jer 52:19
3 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
4 3:50 That is, about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms
Numbers 4
cver 23; Nu 8:25; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 27; Ezr 3:8
kS Ex 25:13–15; 1Ki 8:7; 2Ch 5:8
1 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25
bEx 27:3; Nu 7:84; 2Ch 4:8; Jer 52:18
Numbers 5
eS Ex 29:45; Lev 26:12; 2Co 6:16
1 5:2 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
2 5:6 Or woman who commits any wrong common to mankind
pver 30; Pr 6:34; 27:4; SS 8:6
3 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
aJos 6:26; 1Sa 14:24; Ne 10:29
4 5:21 That is, may he cause your name to be used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, may others see that you are cursed; similarly in verse 27.
hIsa 43:28; 65:15; Jer 26:6; 29:18; 42:18; 44:12, 22; Zec 8:13
5 5:26 Or representative
Numbers 6
gPs 52:2; 57:4; 59:7; Isa 7:20; Eze 5:1
1 6:11 Or purification offering; also in verses 14 and 16
sS Ge 28:3; Dt 28:3–6; Ps 28:9; 128:5
uJob 29:24; Ps 4:6; 31:16; 80:3; 119:135
vGe 43:29; Ps 25:16; 86:16; 119:29
xPs 4:8; 29:11; 37:11, 37; 127:2; Isa 14:7; Jer 33:6; Jn 14:27
yDt 28:10; 2Sa 7:23; 2Ch 7:14; Ne 9:10; Jer 25:29; Eze 36:23
Numbers 7
dver 84, 88; Ex 40:10; 2Ch 7:9
gGe 45:19; 1Sa 6:7–14; 1Ch 13:7
sver 20; 1Ki 7:50; 2Ki 25:14; 2Ch 4:22; 24:14
1 7:13 That is, about 3 1/4 pounds or about 1.5 kilograms; also elsewhere in this chapter
2 7:13 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
3 7:14 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
4 7:16 Or purification offering; also elsewhere in this chapter
5 7:85 That is, about 60 pounds or about 28 kilograms
6 7:86 That is, about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms
Numbers 8
Numbers 9
Numbers 10
aver 8, 9; Nu 31:6; Ne 12:35; Ps 47:5; 98:6; 150:3
bNe 4:18; Jer 4:5, 19; 6:1; Hos 5:8; 8:1; Joel 2:1, 15; Am 3:6
gJer 4:5; 6:1; Eze 33:3; Joel 2:1
jEx 3:9; Jdg 2:18; 6:9; 1Sa 10:18; 2Ki 13:4; Ps 106:42
nNu 28:11; 1Sa 20:5, 24; 2Ki 4:23; 2Ch 8:13; Ps 81:3; Isa 1:13; Eze 45:17; 46:6; Am 8:5
dver 21; Nu 4:21–32
eDt 10:8; 31:9; Jos 3:3; Jdg 20:27; 2Sa 15:24
h2Ch 6:41; Ps 17:13; 44:26; 94:2; 132:8
iJdg 5:31; 1Sa 2:1; Ps 68:1; 92:9
Numbers 11
eNu 21:28; Ps 78:63; Isa 26:11
fDt 9:19; 1Sa 2:25; 12:23; Ps 106:23
gS Ge 20:7; Nu 21:7; Dt 9:20; Jnh 2:1
iNu 16:35; Job 1:16; Isa 10:17
1 11:3 Taberah means burning.
zEx 32:32; 1Ki 19:4; Job 6:9; 7:15–16; 9:21; 10:1; Isa 38:12; Jnh 4:3
ever 25, 29; 1Sa 10:6; 2Ki 2:9, 15; 3:12; Isa 32:15; 40:5; 63:11; Joel 2:28; Hag 2:5
lS Lev 26:43; Jos 24:27; Jdg 8:23; 1Sa 10:19; Job 31:28; Isa 59:13; Hos 13:11
qNu 23:19; 1Sa 15:29; Eze 12:25; 24:14
vver 26; Nu 24:2; Jdg 3:10; 1Sa 10:10; 19:20; 2Ch 15:1
wS ver 25; 1Ch 12:18; Rev 1:10
xEx 17:9; Nu 13:8; 26:65; Jos 14:10
a1Sa 10:5; 19:20; 2Ch 24:19; Jer 7:25; 44:4; 1Co 14:5
2 11:31 That is, about 3 feet or about 90 centimeters
3 11:32 That is, possibly about 1 3/4 tons or about 1.6 metric tons
fNu 14:18; Dt 9:7; Jdg 2:12; 2Ki 22:17; Ps 106:29; Jer 44:3; Eze 8:17
gS ver 18–20; Ps 106:15; Isa 10:16
4 11:34 Kibroth Hattaavah means graves of craving.
Numbers 12
iS Ge 20:3; S Mt 27:19; Heb 1:1
jDt 34:5; Jos 1:1–2; Ps 105:26
lJdg 14:12; 1Ki 10:1; Ps 49:4; Pr 1:6; Da 5:12
mEx 20:4; Job 19:26; Ps 17:15; 140:13; Isa 6:1
sS Lev 13:11; 2Ki 5:1, 27; 2Ch 16:12; 21:12–15; 26:19
1 12:10 The Hebrew for leprous was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
uEx 15:26; Ps 6:2; 147:3; Isa 1:6; 30:26; 53:5; Jer 17:14; Hos 6:1
Numbers 13
fver 30; Nu 14:6, 24; 34:19; Dt 1:36; Jdg 1:12–15
pNu 20:1; 27:14; 33:36; Dt 32:51; Jos 15:1
qJos 19:28; Jdg 1:31; 18:28; 2Sa 10:6; 1Ch 6:75
rNu 34:8; Jos 13:5; Jdg 3:3; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 14:25; 1Ch 13:5; 2Ch 7:8; Jer 52:9; Eze 47:16, 20; Am 6:14
uver 28; Dt 2:10; 9:2; Jos 11:21; 15:13; Jdg 1:20
vPs 78:12, 43; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Eze 30:14
yGe 3:7; Nu 20:5; Dt 8:8; 2Ki 18:31; Ne 13:15
1 13:23 Eshkol means cluster; also in verse 24.
lS Ge 10:15; Dt 7:1; 20:17; 1Ki 9:20; 10:29; 2Ki 7:6
qS Ge 13:10; Nu 22:1; 32:5; Dt 1:1; Jos 1:2; Jdg 3:28; Ps 42:6
Numbers 14
aS Ge 27:38; Ex 33:4; Nu 25:6; Dt 1:45; Jdg 20:23, 26; 2Sa 3:32; Job 31:29
gS Ge 34:29; Dt 1:39; Ps 109:11; Isa 33:4; Eze 7:21; 25:7; 26:5
jS Lev 9:24; Nu 16:4, 22, 45; 20:6; Jos 5:14; 2Sa 14:4; 1Ch 21:16; Eze 1:28
mS Ge 37:29, 34; Jdg 11:35; 2Sa 13:31; 2Ki 19:1; Ezr 9:3; Est 4:1; S Mk 14:63
oDt 7:8; 10:15; Ps 18:19; 22:8; 37:23; 41:11; 56:9; 147:11; Pr 11:20; Isa 62:4; Mal 2:17
sGe 26:24; 2Ch 32:7; Ps 118:6; Jer 41:18; 42:11
vS Ge 21:22; Dt 1:30; 2Ch 13:12; Jer 15:20; 46:28; Hag 1:13
zEx 23:21; Nu 15:31; 16:30; 1Sa 2:17; Eze 31:14; Mal 1:13
aDt 1:32; Ps 78:22; 106:24; Jn 3:15
eDt 9:14; 29:20; 32:26; Ps 109:13
nS Ex 20:6; 34:6; Ps 145:8; Jnh 4:2; Jas 5:11
pS Ex 34:9; 1Ki 8:34; Ps 85:2; 103:3
sEx 34:6; Ps 99:8; 106:23; Mic 7:18–20
tver 28; Dt 32:40; Jdg 8:19; Ru 3:13; 1Sa 14:39; 19:6; Isa 49:18; Jer 4:2; Eze 5:11; Zep 2:9
vPs 72:19; Isa 6:3; 40:5; Hab 2:14
xS Ex 14:11; 17:7; 32:1; Ps 81:7; 1Co 10:5
yver 16; S Ex 33:1; Nu 32:11; Dt 1:34; Ps 95:11; 106:26
cver 6–9; Dt 1:36; Jos 14:8, 14
dNu 26:65; 32:12; Ps 25:13; 37:9, 11
1 14:25 Or the Sea of Reeds
lver 23, 30, 32; Nu 26:65; 32:13; 1Co 10:5; Heb 3:17; Jude 1:5
pEx 6:8; Dt 32:40; Ne 9:15; Ps 106:26; Eze 20:5; 36:7
uver 34; S Ex 16:35; Ac 13:18; Heb 3:9
cS Nu 13:32; 1Co 10:10; Heb 3:17
dNu 16:49; 5:9; 26:1; 31:16; Dt 4:3
ever 30; Nu 13:4–16
oS Ge 39:23; Dt 31:8; Jos 6:27; Jdg 1:19; 6:16; 1Sa 3:19; 18:14; 2Ch 1:1
tNu 21:3; Dt 1:44; Jos 12:14; 15:30; 19:4; Jdg 1:17; 1Sa 30:30; 1Ch 4:30
Numbers 15
1 15:4 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
2 15:4 That is, about 1 quart or about 1 liter; also in verse 5
3 15:6 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms
4 15:6 That is, about 1 1/3 quarts or about 1.3 liters; also in verse 7
5 15:9 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
6 15:9 That is, about 2 quarts or about 1.9 liters; also in verse 10
iEx 12:49; S Lev 22:18; Nu 9:14
nS Ge 50:10; S Lev 2:14; S Nu 18:27
7 15:24 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 27
jNu 14:40–44; Dt 1:43; 17:13; Ps 19:13
l2Ki 19:6, 20; Isa 37:6, 23; Eze 20:27
o1Sa 15:23, 26; 2Sa 11:27; 12:9; Ps 119:126; Pr 13:13
bS Lev 17:7; Jdg 2:17; Ps 106:39; Jer 3:2; Hos 4:12
cPs 78:37; Jer 7:24; Eze 20:16
dS Ge 26:5; Dt 11:13; Ps 103:18; 119:56
Numbers 16
1 16:1 Or Peleth—took men
mNu 17:5; Ps 65:4; 105:26; Jer 50:44
uNu 3:6; Dt 10:8; 17:12; 21:5; 1Sa 2:11; Ps 134:1; Eze 44:11
eEx 22:5; 23:11; Nu 20:5; 1Ki 4:25; Ne 13:15; Ps 105:33; Jer 5:17; Hos 2:12; Joel 2:22; Hag 2:19; Zec 3:10
fJdg 16:21; 1Sa 11:2; Jer 39:7
2 16:14 Or to deceive these men; Hebrew Will you gouge out the eyes of these men
rNu 27:16; Job 12:10; 27:8; 33:4; 34:14; Jer 32:27; Eze 18:4; Heb 12:9
zver 32; Jos 7:24; Isa 13:16; 14:21
fver 33; S Ge 37:35; 1Sa 2:6; Job 5:26; 21:13; Ps 9:17; 16:10; 55:15; Isa 14:11; 38:18
hIsa 64:1–2; Eze 47:1–12; Mic 1:3–4; Zec 14:4
qNu 26:10; Dt 28:46; Jer 44:29; Eze 14:8; 2Pe 2:6
tS Ex 30:1; 2Ki 12:3; Isa 1:13; 66:3; Jer 41:5; 44:3
Numbers 17
Numbers 18
kver 20; Ex 29:9; 40:13; Heb 5:4
nLev 6:16; 7:6, 31–34, 36; Dt 18:1; 2Ch 31:4
1 18:9 Or purification
xDt 7:13; 11:14; 12:17; 28:51; 2Ki 18:32; 2Ch 31:5; Ne 10:37; Jer 31:12; Eze 23:41; Hos 2:8; Joel 1:10; Hag 1:11
2 18:14 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD.
3 18:16 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
uver 24; Dt 10:9; 14:27; 18:1–2; Jos 13:33; Eze 44:28
vver 24; S Ge 28:22; Nu 31:28; Dt 14:22; Ne 10:37; 13:5; Mal 3:8
Numbers 19
Numbers 20
bver 14; Nu 13:26; 33:36; Dt 1:46; Jdg 11:17; Ps 29:8
gver 13; S Ge 13:7; Ex 17:2; 21:18
rEx 17:6; Isa 41:18; 43:20; Jer 31:9
xNu 27:14; Dt 32:51; Isa 5:16; 8:13
1 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.
dS ver 16; S Ge 25:30; S 36:16
eGe 24:3; Dt 4:39; Jos 2:11; 9:9
jS Ge 16:11; S 21:17; S Ex 2:23
nver 20; Nu 21:22; Dt 2:27; Jdg 11:17