Discovery BoxNumbers 7:3 
Context7:3 They brought 1 their offering before the Lord, six covered carts 2 and twelve oxen – one cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the tabernacle.
Numbers 19:4
Context19:4 Eleazar the priest is to take 3 some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times 4 directly in front of the tent of meeting.
Numbers 20:10
Context20:10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock, and he said to them, “Listen, you rebels, 5 must we bring 6 water out of this rock for you?”
1 tn Heb “and they brought.”
2 sn For a discussion and drawings, see W. S. McCullough, IDB 1:540. But see also D. J. Wiseman, IBD 1:254.
3 tn The verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive; it functions here as the equivalent of the imperfect of instruction.
4 sn Seven is a number with religious significance; it is often required in sacrificial ritual for atonement or for purification.
5 tn The word is הַמֹּרִים (hammorim, “the rebels”), but here as a vocative: “you rebels.” It was a harsh address, although well-earned.
6 tn The word order and the emphasis of the tense are important to this passage. The word order is “from this rock must we bring out to you water?” The emphasis is clearly on “from this rock!” The verb is the imperfect tense; it has one of the modal nuances here, probably obligatory – “must we do this?”
