Numbers 4:20

4:20 But the Kohathites ¹  are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die.”

Numbers 5:29

5:29 “‘This is the law for cases of jealousy, ²  when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, goes astray and defiles herself,

Numbers 30:6

Vows Made by Married Women

30:6 “And if she marries a husband while under a vow, ³  or she uttered ⁴  anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,

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¹ tn In the Hebrew text the verse has as the subject “they,” but to avoid confusion the antecedent has been clarified in the translation.

² tn Heb “law of jealousies.”

³ tn Heb “and her vows are upon her.” It may be that the woman gets married while her vows are still unfulfilled.

⁴ tn The Hebrew text indicates that this would be some impetuous vow that she uttered with her lips, a vow that her husband, whether new or existing, would not approve of. Several translate it “a binding obligation rashly uttered.”