Numbers 16:2

16:2 and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders ¹  of the community, chosen from the assembly, ²  famous men. ³ 

Numbers 25:7

25:7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, ⁴  he got up from among the assembly, took a javelin in his hand,

Numbers 27:2

27:2 And they stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,

Numbers 29:7

The Day of Atonement

29:7 “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves; ⁵  you must not do any work on it.

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¹ tn Heb “princes” (so KJV, ASV).

² tn These men must have been counselors or judges of some kind.

³ tn Heb “men of name,” or “men of renown.”

⁴ tn The first clause is subordinated to the second because both begin with the preterite verbal form, and there is clearly a logical and/or chronological sequence involved.

⁵ tn Heb “afflict yourselves”; NAB “mortify yourselves”; NIV, NRSV “deny yourselves.”

sn The verb seems to mean “humble yourself.” There is no explanation given for it. In the days of the prophets fasting seems to be associated with it (see Isa 58:3-5), and possibly the symbolic wearing of ashes.