The JPS Torah Commentary: Numbers

according altar Amorites ancient attested Balaam Balak Bible biblical blessing burnt offering camp Canaan Canaanite census chap chapter chieftains Chron clan command cultic Dathan and Abiram death Deut Deuteronomy divine Edom Egypt Eleazar Excursus Exod Exodus Ezek first-born God's hatta't Hebrew holy Ibn Ezra implies impurity Israel Israelites Josh Joshua Judah Judg Kadesh Kings Kohathites Korah land Levites Leviticus literally LORD LORD's meal offering means Midianites midrash Milgrom Mish Moab Moses Moses and Aaron Nazirite Numbers oracle priestly priests prophet punishment purification offering rabbis Ramban Rashbam Rashi refers rendering Reuben ritual Sabbath sacred sacrifice sancta sanctuary scouts Septuagint Sihon Sinai Tabernacle Targ Targum Temple Tent of Meeting term tithe Torah tradition Transjordan tribe verb verse wilderness word YHVH אֶחָד אִישׁ אֶלֶף אֲשֶׁר אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַכֹּהֵן וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי לֹא לַיהוָה לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה מִשְׁפַּחַת שָׁנָה