24:8 God brought them out of Egypt.
They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull;
they will devour hostile people 3
and will break their bones
and will pierce them through with arrows.
28:11 “‘On the first day of each month 4 you must offer as a burnt offering to the Lord two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished lambs a year old,
28:19 “‘But you must offer to the Lord an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs one year old; they must all be unblemished. 5
30:16 These are the statutes that the Lord commanded Moses, relating to 7 a man and his wife, and a father and his young daughter who is still living in her father’s house.
1 sn Even though the chapter seems wearisome and repetitious to the modern reader, it is a significant document. A. Rainey shows how it matches the exact ledgers of ancient sanctuaries (see ZPEB 5:202). The recording would have been done by the priestly scribes. Of the many points that can be observed here, it should not be missed that each tribe, regardless of its size or relative importance, was on equal footing before the
2 tn The text changes from direct address here to the third person form of the verb. If the MT is correct, then to make a smooth translation it would need to be made a passive (in view of the fact that no subject is expressed).
3 tn Heb “they will devour nations,” their adversaries.
4 tn Heb “of your months.”
5 tn Heb “unblemished they will be to you.” So also in v. 31.
6 tn Heb “they shall be to you without blemish.”
7 tn Heb “between.”