Numbers 4:26

4:26 the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, ¹  which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve. ² 

Numbers 4:32

4:32 and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their sockets, tent pegs, and ropes, along with all their furnishings and everything for their service. You are to assign by names the items that each man is responsible to carry. ³ 

Numbers 6:8

6:8 All the days of his separation he must be holy to the Lord.

Numbers 8:18

8:18 So I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons among the Israelites.

Numbers 14:21

14:21 But truly, as I live, ⁴  all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.

Numbers 18:12

18:12 “All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the Lord, I have given to you. ⁵ 

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¹ tc This whole clause is not in the Greek text; it is likely missing due to homoioteleuton.

² tn The work of these people would have been very demanding, since the size and weight of the various curtains and courtyard hangings would have been great. For a detailed discussion of these, see the notes in the book of Exodus on the construction of the items.

³ tn Heb “you shall assign by names the vessels of the responsibility of their burden.”

⁴ sn This is the oath formula, but in the Pentateuch it occurs here and in v. 28.

⁵ tn This form may be classified as a perfect of resolve – he has decided to give them to them, even though this is a listing of what they will receive.