Numbers 17:4

17:4 You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you.

Numbers 23:15

23:15 And Balaam said to Balak, “Station yourself here by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord there.

Numbers 31:13

31:13 Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went out to meet them outside the camp.


tn The verb is the Hiphil perfect of נוּחַ (nuakh, “to rest”), and so “to set at rest, lay, place, put.” The form with the vav (ו) consecutive continues the instruction of the previous verse.

tn The Hebrew text simply reads “the covenant” or “the testimony.”

tn Heb “he”; the referent (Balaam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn The verse uses כֹּה (koh) twice: “Station yourself here…I will meet [the Lord] there.”