Discovery BoxNumbers 11:32 
Context11:32 And the people stayed up 1 all that day, all that night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail. The one who gathered the least gathered ten homers, 2 and they spread them out 3 for themselves all around the camp.
Numbers 22:8
Context22:8 He replied to them, “Stay 4 here tonight, and I will bring back to you whatever word the Lord may speak to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
Numbers 35:28
Context35:28 because the slayer 5 should have stayed in his town of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to the land of his possessions.
1 tn Heb “rose up, stood up.”
2 sn This is about two thousand liters.
3 tn The verb (a preterite) is followed by the infinitive absolute of the same root, to emphasize the action of spreading out the quail. Although it is hard to translate the expression, it indicates that they spread these quail out all over the area. The vision of them spread all over was evidence of God’s abundant provision for their needs.
4 tn The verb לִין (lin) means “to lodge, spend the night.” The related noun is “a lodge” – a hotel of sorts. Balaam needed to consider the offer. And after darkness was considered the best time for diviners to consult with their deities. Balaam apparently knows of the
5 tn Heb “he.”
