14:10 However, the whole community threatened to stone them. 2 But 3 the glory 4 of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the tent 5 of meeting.
1 tn The idiomatic “on the day of” precedes the infinitive construct of נָכָה (nakhah) to form the temporal clause: “in the day of my striking…” becomes “when I struck.”
2 tn Heb “said to stone them with stones.” The verb and the object are not from the same root, but the combination nonetheless forms an emphasis equal to the cognate accusative.
3 tn The vav (ו) on the noun “glory” indicates a strong contrast, one that interrupts their threatened attack.
4 sn The glory of the
5 tc The Greek, Syriac, and Tg. Ps.-J. have “in the cloud over the tent.”
6 sn It is Moses and Aaron who prostrate themselves; they have the good of the people at heart.
7 tn The expression “the God of the spirits of all humanity [flesh]” is somewhat difficult. The Hebrew text says אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל־בָּשָׂר (’elohey harukhot lÿkhol-basar). This expression occurs in Num 27:16 again. It also occurs in some postbiblical texts, a fact which has prompted some scholars to conclude that it is a late addition. The words clearly show that Moses is interceding for the congregation. The appeal in the verse is that it is better for one man to die for the whole nation than the whole nation for one man (see also John 11:50).
8 tn The verb is the Qal imperfect יֶחֱטָא (yekheta’); it refers to the sinful rebellion of Korah, but Moses is stating something of a principle: “One man sins, and will you be angry….” A past tense translation would assume that this is a preterite use of the imperfect (without vav [ו] consecutive).