Numbers 3:12

3:12 “Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

Numbers 22:29

22:29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “You have made me look stupid; I wish there were a sword in my hand, for I would kill you right now.”

Numbers 32:14

32:14 Now look, you are standing in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the Lord against the Israelites.

Numbers 32:23

32:23 “But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned against the Lord. And know that your sin will find you out.


tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) here carries its deictic force, calling attention to the fact that is being declared. It is underscoring the fact that the Lord himself chose Levi.

tn Literally “in the place of.”

tn The optative clause is introduced with the particle לוּ (lu).

tn The nuance of the perfect tense here has to be the future perfect.