Numbers 14:23

14:23 they will by no means see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it.

Numbers 14:30

14:30 You will by no means enter into the land where I swore to settle you. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Numbers 18:5

18:5 You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be no more wrath on the Israelites.

Numbers 26:33

26:33 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 27:4

27:4 Why should the name of our father be lost from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among the relatives of our father.”

Numbers 27:8

27:8 And you must tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter;

Numbers 36:9

36:9 No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe. But every one of the tribes of the Israelites must retain its inheritance.”


tn The word אִם (’im) indicates a negative oath formula: “if” means “they will not.” It is elliptical. In a human oath one would be saying: “The Lord do to me if they see…,” meaning “they will by no means see.” Here God is swearing that they will not see the land.

tn The relative pronoun “which” is joined with the resumptive pronoun “in it” to form a smoother reading “where.”

tn The Hebrew text uses the anthropomorphic expression “I raised my hand” in taking an oath.

tn Heb “to cause you to dwell; to cause you to settle.”

tn The clause is a purpose clause, and the imperfect tense a final imperfect.

tn That is, the possession of land, or property, among the other families of their tribe.

tn The word is “brothers,” but this can be interpreted more loosely to relatives. So also in v. 7.

tn Heb “a man, if he dies.”